Crannell Humboldt County Little River Redwood Company Order Status 1940s Real Photo Postcard

This vintage postcard captures a bustling logging operation, likely dating from the late 19th or early 20th century, a period defined by extensive timber extraction. The river is densely packed with felled timber, characteristic of a log drive or river drive, a primary and often hazardous method for transporting logs from remote forest camps to downstream sawmills before the widespread adoption of logging railroads and trucking. Structures on the bank, likely part of a lumber camp or staging area, support the riverside operations, with figures visible amidst piles of logs.