This Was Logging

This Was Logging: A Photographic Journey Through the Pacific Northwest’s Lumber Boom (1890-1925)

“Someday,” Big Fred Hewett declared in his Humboldt Saloon, “these pictures will show how the boys used to do it.” He foresaw a time when the Pacific Northwest’s “Big Woods” would fade into memory, and the call for “Logs! More Logs!” would echo no more.

Through the lens of timber photographer Darius Kinsey, and with over 200 pictures made from wet plate celluloid negatives and pr…