California Redwoods Logging Crew Real Photo Postcard

The logging of California's colossal redwood forests was a dominant industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, providing timber for the rapidly expanding United States. Photographed by A. W. Ericson, a renowned chronicler of the redwood industry from the 1880s to the 1920s, this scene depicts the arduous process involving numerous lumberjacks, specialized equipment like the steam donkey (evident by the cables and machinery), and essential pack animals such as mules for support in rugged terrain.