California Lumberjacks Felling Giant Redwoods, 1915
1915 was a time when tree logging work was at its peak in Humboldt County, California. Up to then, the redwood forest covered more than two million acres of the coast of California. This location attracted ambitious lumbermen looking for work from all over the nation. An additional gold rush brought others to the region, making it one of the most popular work locations at the time.
Visions like these were not uncommon during those days. Seeing the amount of work it took to take down one tree before more technological solutions were invented really makes the job way more impressive, don’t you think?