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Close up of a wanigan Item Info

Title:
Close up of a wanigan
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1935
Approximated Date:
yes
Description:
Close-up of an early wannigan made entirely out of wood without any metal fastenings. The large sweep was used for steerage for this craft made from cedar logs bound together with pieces of wild cherry vine. Later wannigans were built on rubber pontoons and outboard motors were used for steerage (not propulsion). In the photograph, men work on one of the sweeps.
Subjects:
rafts rivers loggers
Location:
United States;Idaho;Nez Perce County;North Fork Clearwater River
Latitude:
46.858006
Longitude:
-115.677832
Source:
Potlatch Corporation Historical Archives, 1900-2007, MG 457, University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives
Finding Aid:
https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv40829
Source Identifier:
457_203_46_009
Type:
image;stillimage
Format:
image/jpeg

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Preferred Citation:
"Close up of a wanigan", Potlatch Lumber Company Photograph Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/plcphotos/items/plcphotos535.html
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