Vintage photos of the old-school lumberjacks who fell giant trees with axes, 1890-1935
Back when there weren’t any fancy chainsaws or big machines, lumberjacks had to do the tough work of chopping trees with axes and saws. It was super hard, risky, and didn’t pay much. They lived in basic places, moving around for tree-cutting jobs. These lumberjacks stayed in cramped bunkhouses that smelled awful—like a mix of…