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- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Log Skidding Teams]
- Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company log skidding teams and slip tongue log skidders, and cut timber in the foreground.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Logging Ox Cart]
- Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company logging ox cart pulling two logs. Stacked timber is shown on the left as well as a man operating the cart.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Lumber Shed Interior - 2]
- Photograph of the interior of a Southern Pine Lumber Company shed, either the dry shed or dressed lumber shed.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Lumber Yard]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard showing hand-stacked lumber drying.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Lumber Yard Alleyway]
- Photograph of a view down an alleyway in the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard. Also depicted is a worker hauling a cart of lumber. Note the primitive electric light poles. The dynamo, or electrical generator, was located in the dry kiln boiler room and used the boilers to produce power.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Lumber Yard - Central View]
- Photograph of the center of the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard taken from atop the water tower. Company housing can be seen in the background.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Lumber Yard - from Special Tower]
- Photograph of the central section of the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard, looking down from a 35 foot special tower.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Lumber Yard - Looking South]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard, showing hand stacked lumber air-drying, with employees loading and unloading lumber carts. This view is looking south.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Lumber Yard - Southwestern View]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard, looking southwest from atop the water tower. Company housing is depicted in the background.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Lumber Yard - Western View]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard looking west from atop the water tower. Company housing are shown in the background.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Lumber Yard with Housing in the Background]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company lumber yard with company housing depicted in the background.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Machine Shop]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company machine shop where steam locomotives were maintained. A locomotive is shown inside the shop.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Main Office in Diboll]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company main office building in Diboll, Texas.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Manufactured Lumber Shed]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company manufactured lumber shed from the northwest.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Mill No. 2 from the Mill Pond]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill number 2 looking across the mill pond from the unloading dock of the yellow pine mill (mill no. 1). This mill was built between December 1906 and April 1907. All sawmill equipment was in a 40x155 feet area and the lath mill annex was 28x60 feet. Although it was sometimes called the hardwood mill, it also cut pine. The mill's daily capacity during a daytime run was 60,000 feet of pine and 40,000 feet of hardwoods, with a day and night yellow pine capacity of 120,000 feet. Hardwoods were not cut at night. Sawmill 2 was dismantled in 1954.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Mill Pond]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company mill pond showing pine timber recently unloaded into the pond. Also depicted are mill pond workers standing near empty rail cars on the unloading dock.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Mill Pond Workers]
- Photograph of three Southern Pine Lumber Company mill pond workers loading a log onto the "endless chain" to be dragged into the sawmill.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Mill Ponder Workers at the Bottom of the "Endless Chain"]
- Photograph of three Southern Pine Lumber Company mill pond workers guiding and loading logs onto the endless chain at the mill pond, where logs were pulled by the chain into the saw mill.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Mules]
- Photograph of two large Southern Pine Lumber Company mules used in logging, along with a company employee, who are likely a part of a skidder team. The skidder is not shown.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Office and Staff]
- Photograph of Southern Pine Lumber Company's Diboll office and office staff.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Office Building - Second Floor]
- Photograph of the State National Bank building in downtown Texarkana, Arkansas, in which the Southern Pine Lumber Company offices were located on the second floor. The building was located at 101 E. Broad Street.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Office Worker at Accounts Desk]
- Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company office worker seated at the accounts desk, Texarkana, Arkansas, 1903.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Office Worker at Safe]
- Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company office worker near two safes. This is likely in the Texarkana, Arkansas main office.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Oxen Crew]
- Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company oxen crew and oxen in the woods.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Oxen Crew - 2]
- Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company oxen crew with oxen in the woods.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Pine Products]
- Photograph of three pine boards produced by the Southern Pine Lumber Company. Three boards measure 1" x 24" x 16' and two measure 1" x 29" x 16'.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Pine Products - 2]
- Photograph of three pine boards measuring 1" x 30" manufactured by the Southern Pine Lumber Company.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Planing Mill]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company planing mill, aerial view.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Planing Mill and Loading Dock]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company loading dock and freight cars from the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad and the St. Louis Southwestern Railway. The planing mill is seen in the background. The planing mill had a daily capacity of 250,000 board feet.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Planing Mill Boilers]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company planing mill boilers, showing two company employees.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Planing Mill Engine Room]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company planing mill engine room taken with flashlight. The mill was powered by a 500 horsepower Corliss engine.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Planing Mill from Water Tower]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company planing mill from atop the water tower. Also shown are men with lumber carts and stacks of lumber. The January 18, 1908 issue of American Lumberman reports that the planing mill had one 8x30 sizer, one 8x18 sizer, four 15-inch No. 2 combination matchers, six 9-inch matchers, one 10-inch outside molder, one 15-inch inside molder, six swing cutoff saws, two resaws, two edgers, one lath machine, and two blowers. It was 252 by 80 feet in area, employed 43 people and had a daily capacity of 275,000 feet of lumber.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Planing Mill - General View]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company planning mill interior showing lumber, machinery, and an employee. The planing mill was 14,000 square feet with machinery made by Hall & Brown Wood Working Machinery Company, including the inside molder, outside molder, a double sizer, one 18-inch machine, three 15-inch machines, six 9-inch machines, two resaws and two edgers. The planing mill had a capacity of 250,000 daily board feet.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Planing Mill - General View - 2]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company planing mill, viewed from atop the rough lumber shed. Here the lumber was dressed. The January 18, 1908 issue of American Lumberman reports that the planing mill had one 8x30 sizer, one 8x18 sizer, four 15-inch No. 2 combination matchers, six 9-inch matchers, one 10-inch outside molder, one 15-inch inside molder, six swing cutoff saws, two resaws, two edgers, one lath machine, and two blowers. It was 252 by 80 feet in area, employed 43 people and had a daily capacity of 275,000 feet of lumber.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Planing Mill Interior and Workers]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company planing mill, mill machinery, and mill workers. The planing mill was 14,000 square feet with machinery made by Hall & Brown Wood Working Machinery Company, including the inside molder, outside molder, a double sizer, one 18-inch machine, three 15-inch machines, six 9-inch machines, two resaws and two edgers. The planing mill had a capacity of 250,000 daily board feet.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Planing Mill Interior and Workers - 2]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company planning mill, machinery, and workers. The planing mill was 14,000 square feet with machinery made by Hall & Brown Wood Working Machinery Company, including the inside molder, outside molder, a double sizer, one 18-inch machine, three 15-inch machines, six 9-inch machines, two resaws and two edgers. The planing mill had a capacity of 250,000 daily board feet.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Planing Mill Interior - North End]
- Photograph of the interior of the Southern Pine Lumber Company planing mill from the north end. The January 18, 1908 issue of American Lumberman reports that the planing mill had one 8x30 sizer, one 8x18 sizer, four 15-inch No. 2 combination matchers, six 9-inch matchers, one 10-inch outside molder, one 15-inch inside molder, six swing cutoff saws, two resaws, two edgers, one lath machine, and two blowers. It was 252 by 80 feet in area, employed 43 people and had a daily capacity of 275,000 feet of lumber.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Planing Mill Interior - South End]
- Photograph of the interior of the Southern Pine Lumber Company planing mill from the south end, showing mill machinery. The January 18, 1908 issue of American Lumberman reports that the planing mill had one 8x30 sizer, one 8x18 sizer, four 15-inch No. 2 combination matchers, six 9-inch matchers, one 10-inch outside molder, one 15-inch inside molder, six swing cutoff saws, two resaws, two edgers, one lath machine, and two blowers. It was 252 by 80 feet in area, employed 43 people and had a daily capacity of 275,000 feet of lumber.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Planing Mill - Southwest]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company planing mill from the southwest. The January 18, 1908 issue of American Lumberman reports that the planing mill had one 8x30 sizer, one 8x18 sizer, four 15-inch No. 2 combination matchers, six 9-inch matchers, one 10-inch outside molder, one 15-inch inside molder, six swing cutoff saws, two resaws, two edgers, one lath machine, and two blowers. It was 252 by 80 feet in area, employed 43 people and had a daily capacity of 275,000 feet of lumber.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Right of Way]
- Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company right of way in the woods, showing cut timber piled alongside.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Right of Way - 2]
- Photograph of a Southern Pine Lumber Company right of way in the woods, showing timber piled alongside.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Saw Filer Shop]
- Photograph of two Southern Pine Lumber Company workers filing circle saws in a saw filer's workshop.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Sawmil No. 1 from Mill Pond]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill no. 1 from across the mill pond with logs in the foreground. To the right is the log unloading dock. A mill pond worker is also shown standing on logs in the pond. Also known as "mill 1," it cut yellow pine. Construction for this mill began on March 1, 1903, and the mill became operational on June 12 of the same year. It replaced the original mill that was built in 1894. The mill was powered by a 500 horse powered Filer & Stowell 24x40 inch Corliss steam engine. American Lumberman reports that in 1907 the mill had a daily capacity of 240,000 board feet of lumber and 65,000 feet of lath. This mill was destroyed by fire on January 7, 1968 and rebuilt by September of that year.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Sawmill 1 - Southeast]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill 1 looking southeast across the unloading dock. Note the mill pond workers standing on logs in the middle of the pond. This mill cut yellow pine. Construction for this mill began on March 1, 1903, and the mill became operational on June 12 of the same year. It replaced the original mill that was built in 1894. The mill was powered by a 500 horse powered Filer & Stowell 24x40 inch Corliss steam engine. American Lumberman reports that in 1907 the mill had a daily capacity of 240,000 board feet of lumber and 65,000 feet of lath. This mill was destroyed by fire on January 7, 1968 and rebuilt by September of that year.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Sawmill 2 Engine Room]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill 2 engine room. This is a Corliss steam engine built by Filer & Stowell.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Sawmill 2 Interior - South]
- Photograph of the interior of the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill 2 from the south, showing mill workers posing for the photograph. This mill was built between December 1906 and April 1907. All sawmill equipment was in a 40x155 feet area and the lath mill annex was 28x60 feet. Although it was sometimes called the hardwood mill, it also cut pine. The mill's daily capacity during a daytime run was 60,000 feet of pine and 40,000 feet of hardwoods, with a day and night yellow pine capacity of 120,000 feet. Hardwoods were not cut at night. Sawmill 2 was dismantled in 1954.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Sawmill Aerial View]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill and mill firehouse, aerial view. The mill pond is shown in the background. Construction for this mill began on March 1, 1903, and the mill became operational on June 12 of the same year. The mill was powered by a 500 horse powered Filer & Stowell 24x40 inch Corliss steam engine, producing 250,000 board feet daily as well as 60,000 feet of lath. It replaced the original mill that was built in 1894. This mill was destroyed by fire on January 7, 1968 and rebuilt by September of that year.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Sawmill Interior]
- Photograph of the interior of Southern Pine Lumber Company's sawmill and various mill workers. Construction for this mill began on March 1, 1903, and the mill became operational on June 12 of the same year. The mill was powered by a 500 horse powered Filer & Stowell 24x40 inch Corliss steam engine, producing 250,000 board feet daily as well as 60,000 feet of lath. It replaced the original mill that was built in 1894. This mill was destroyed by fire on January 7, 1968 and rebuilt by September of that year.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Sawmill No. 1]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill number 1, burner, mill pond, and fuel house. This view is from atop the water tower. Also known as "mill 1," it cut yellow pine. Construction for this mill began on March 1, 1903, and the mill became operational on June 12 of the same year. The mill was powered by a 500 horse powered Filer & Stowell 24x40 inch Corliss steam engine. American Lumberman reports that in 1907 the mill had a daily capacity of 240,000 board feet of lumber and 65,000 feet of lath. It replaced the original mill that was built in 1894. This mill was destroyed by fire on January 7, 1968 and replaced with a modern sawmill by September of that year.
- [Southern Pine Lumber Company Sawmill No. 1 from Mill Pond]
- Photograph of the Southern Pine Lumber Company sawmill 1, also called the yellow pine mill, looking from the mill pond. The log loading dock is depicted on the right. Notice the "endless chain" incline descending from the mill into the pond. The white buildings to the left of the mill are power houses.