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Photographer: Steve Stoessel
Taken: August 29, 2021
Caption: Delaware River Log Drive
Additional Description: The forests along the Delaware River provided timber, which was much in demand by builders and at boatyards downriver. Logs were lashed together and piloted by skilled and adventurous raftsmen to Trenton and Philadelphia. Delilah Babcock Collection
Submitted: September 1, 2021, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p607402
File Size: 0.147 Megabytes

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