Kendall Maryland Garrett Co Ghost Town Men Logging Horses Real Photo Postcard

Logging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was a foundational industry, primarily relying on manual labor and animal power. The image depicts a group of loggers alongside their draft horses in a cleared forest, a common sight as timber was harvested for burgeoning industrial and urban development. These horses, often known as lumberjacks' horses or logging horses, were indispensable for skidding felled trees to collection points or waterways, performing arduous tasks that predated widespread mechanization.