Turkey Pond, near Concord, New Hampshire. A U.S. Department of Agriculture timber salvage sawmill. The timber sawed at Turkey Pond mill is salvaged from wood felled by the hurricane which hit New England in September 1938. Most of it has been in the pond since 1939. There is enough wood left to keep the mill going two more years

A black and white photo of a pile of logs. Office of War Information Photograph

Turkey Pond, near Concord, New Hampshire. Women workers employed by a U.S. Department of Agriculture timber salvage sawmill. Mrs. Elizabeth Esty and Florence Drouin, pond woman, use regular logging piles to bring the logs into place on the slip. The timber sawed at this mill is wood felled by the hurricane which hit New England, in September 1938

Turkey Pond, near Concord, New Hampshire. Women workers employed by a United State Department of Agriculture timber salvage sawmill. "The pit," where cut and trimmed lumber is sorted in piles according to size. In the background is part of the mill, and the sawdust pile

Turkey Pond, near Concord, New Hampshire. Women workers employed by a U.S. Department of Agriculture timber salvage sawmill. Mrs. Lucy De Greenia, who "takes away" from the edger. Her husband, Freeman De Greenia, works in the "sticking field" where the lumber from Turkey Pond is stacked to dry. Her husband, brother and his wife also work at the mill; family groups are encouraged both to make work pleasanter and to simplify the transportation problem

Turkey Pond, near Concord, New Hampshire. A U.S. Department of Agriculture timber salvage sawmill. The timber sawed at Turkey Pond mill is salvaged from wood felled by the hurricane which hit New England in September 1938. Most of it has been in the pond since 1939. There is enough wood left to keep the mill going two more years

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Summary

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of workers, war production, aircraft, airfield, the 1930s -1940s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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Date

01/01/1943

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Contributors

Collier, John, 1913-1992, photographer

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Location

merrimack county

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Library of Congress

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http://www.loc.gov/

No known restrictions. For information, see U.S. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Black & White Photographs http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/071_fsab.html

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