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Spring pulpwood drive on the Brown company timber holdings in Maine. Although a good deal of wood is left as a "rear," the jam on Dennison Bog Brook has been broken
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Credit lineSpring pulpwood drive on the Brown company timber holdings in Maine. Although a good deal of wood is left as a "rear," the jam on Dennison Bog Brook has been broken. 1943-01-01. Collier, John, Jr., Collier, John. Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information Collection, Library of Congress. Public domain.
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Spring pulpwood drive on the Brown Company timber holdings in Maine. An extra large "head" of water is released to break the jam in Dennison Bog Brook
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