Scenes from Potlatch Forests, Inc., pulp and paper operations, Lewiston, Idaho. Warehouse employees in the foreground are busy packing loads of Clearwater facial tissue into cardboard boxes in the fall of 1964. The small boxes of tissues pass through a conveyer belt onto a rectangular table for shipping. A tall stack of boxes containing Clearwater toilet paper is nearby. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York, for inclusion in Potlatch Forests' annual report.
Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Paper industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Warehouses--Idaho--Lewiston; Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID);
Scenes from Potlatch Forests, Inc., pulp and paper operations, Lewiston, Idaho. A Potlatch Forests, Inc., employee is pictured in late September, 1964, as he walks alongside #2 Lime Kiln. Potlatch Forests, Inc., along with Weyerhaeuser and Boise-Payette Lumber (later renamed Boise Cascade) were involved in lumber operations on a large scale in Idaho. Potlatch Forests would move its headquarters from Lewiston to San Francisco in 1965. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York. (Additional information provided by a reader)
Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Paper industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID);
Scenes from Potlatch Forests, Inc., pulp and paper operations, Lewiston, Idaho. A series of photographs were taken in late September and early October, 1964, of Potlatch Forests' operations in Idaho for inclusion in the company's annual report. Workers are shown here in a modern warehouse filling boxes of Clearwater toilet tissues. Rows of toilet paper are stacked on tall metal shelving to be loaded into the open cardboard boxes that pass by on conveyer belts. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.
Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Paper industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Warehouses--Idaho--Lewiston;
Scenes from Potlatch Forests, Inc., pulp and paper operations, Lewiston, Idaho. A kneeling employee of Potlatch Forests, Inc., examines one roll on the C-fold facial tissue line at the Idaho facility. There may have been 200 rolls running, extending the length of the September, 1964, photograph. As each roll would unwind around the rollers folding into a c pattern, it would run along the bottom and go through the saw house. They were cut down to size prior to being put into facial tissue boxes. This machine was later phased out as it was replaced by the I-fold machines that made the interfolding facial tissue. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York. ALBUM 15. (Additional information on the C-fold facial tissue line & process provided by a reader)
Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Paper industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID);
Close up photo of a section of an old growth Douglas fir, almost 13 feet in diameter as measured by the U.S. Forest Service, installed outside of the new Flora B. Tenzler Memorial Library, one of the branches of the Pierce County Library system, in Lakewood. The old growth tree was logged on the holdings of the Northwest Door Company near Packwood in 1946. The 586-year-old tree was determined to be the largest Douglas fir felled by man The cross section of fir used to stand outside the entrance of the Northwest Door Company at 1203 East D Street when Herman E. Tenzler was president of the company. Photograph ordered by Cole & Weber Advertising. (TNT 7-1-65, A-9)
Logs; Tree stumps--Lakewood--1960-1970; Flora B. Tenzler Memorial Library (Lakewood);
In June of 1965, Douglas Tenzler was photographed standing next to a section of an old growth Douglas fir, almost 13 feet in diameter, which was installed outside of the new Flora B. Tenzler Memorial Library at 6300 Wildaire Road SW in Lakewood, one of the branches of the Pierce County Library system. The cross section of fir used to stand outside the entrance of the Northwest Door Company when Herman E. Tenzler was president of the company. The enormous old growth tree was cut on the company's timber holdings near Packwood in 1946. The log monument was officially unveiled on July 1, 1965, in a Lakes Summer Festival ceremony by its donor, Herman E. Tenzler. The library is named in honor of Mr. Tenzler's late wife. Photograph ordered by Cole & Weber Advertising. TPL-6598 (TNT 7-1-65, A-9)
Logs; Tree stumps--Lakewood--1960-1970; Flora B. Tenzler Memorial Library (Lakewood);
Man in hard hat surveys stand of tall trees. This photograph was taken on Potlatch Forests property in the Lewiston, Idaho, area, for possible inclusion in the company's annual report. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.
Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Trees;
Scenes from Potlatch Forests logging operations. Two men watch as a crane lifts a log from a stack loaded on a nearby logging truck. The log joins others already placed on open rail cars. Potlatch employed 9,540 persons company-wide. It owned nearly 1,000,000 acres of land, and enjoyed record sales of 182.9 million in 1964. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York, for Potlatch Forests, Inc., annual report. (TNT 2-24-65, A-3)
Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Logs; Hoisting machinery; Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID);
Pulp and paper operations at Potlatch Forests, Inc., Lewiston, Idaho. View of Potlatch employees in pulp and paper mill; large rolls of paper on right portion. Cast-iron Lamb machinery in use. According to Potlatch's annual report, the company employed 9,540 persons and owned nearly 1,000,000 acres of forests in three states. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York, for company report. (TNT 2-24-65, A-3)
Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Paper industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID);
Elevated July 13, 1965, view of Potlatch Forests, Inc., land in Lewiston, Idaho. Man in hard hat on hilltop is looking at tree-filled landscape with river flowing adjacent to the property. Potlatch Forests had 440,000 acres in Idaho alone in addition to 113,000 acres in Washington and another 383,000 acres in Arkansas. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York, for company report. (TNT 2-24-65, A-3)
Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Trees; Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID);
ca. 1966. As the 1960s progressed, so did logging operations. Machinery became more modernized and more capable in picking up and moving logs. The above scene from an unidentified timber location demonstrates how many logs can be easily picked up by a large loader. The loader, running on probable rubber tires, would be able to transport the logs to the waiting truck.
Scenes from Idaho logging operations. Two men sitting beside an enormous tree appear to be studying a map of the forest area in this mid-July, 1966, photograph. They are Potlatch Forests, Inc., employees as evidenced by the pfi logo on their hard hats. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.
Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970;
1966 Scenes from Idaho plywood mill. Potlatch Forests, Inc., workers are pictured shifting plywood sheets from an assembly line onto large wheeled carts in mid-July, 1966. Once stacked, they are moved off the carts in rows and numbered. The men pictured were just a few of the many hired by Potlatch Forests, one of the area's largest employers. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.
Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970;
Scenes from Idaho logging operations. Two Potlatch Forests, Inc., employees survey the dense forestlands near Lewiston, Idaho, in mid-July, 1966. They are possibly the same men pictured in A150112, image 28. Hard hats were de rigueur although no other safety clothing is apparently worn. The men were probably wearing heavy duty boots as a precaution. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.
Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Forests--Idaho;
Scene from Idaho Potlatch Forests logging operations. Shot from a possible hillside is a common scene from logging operations: logs being carefully loaded onto a waiting truck. A dirt road has been carved from the encroaching forest in order trees may be harvested. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.
Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Logs;
Sections from a dense forest have been harvested and a dirt road carved out of a hillside to transport logs to nearby Potlatch Forests mills in Idaho. Color photograph taken in July of 1966 for Malcolm McGhie, New York industrial consultant. (scan from original color positive, no print on file)
Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Logs;
1966 Idaho logging operations. After the logs are harvested, they are brought to one of the many Potlatch Forests, Inc., mills near the Jaype, Idaho, area. Piles of logs are stacked near the large mill above. The plumes of smoke emerging from several chimneys indicate the mill is apparently in full operation. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York. (Additional identification provided by a reader)
Potlatch Forests, Inc.; Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Paper industry--Idaho--1960-1970;
Logger, chainsaw in hand, examines tree in this photograph dating from July of 1966. The name "Frank" Feller was written on the image storage sleeve. It is not clear whether Feller referred to "Frank's" last name or his occupation as a person who cuts down, or "fells," trees. The stand of trees were believed to be located near the Lewiston, Idaho area and part of the Potlatch Forests property. (scan from original color positive, no print on file)
Saws; Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID);
1966 Scenes from Idaho logging operations. During a moment of leisure, two Potlatch Forests, Inc., employees clutch a small hatchet while in the Idaho forests in mid-July, 1966. One man is smoking a pipe. The hatchet's blade is whimsically inscribed "Hello Mom." Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.
Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Axes; Pipes (Smoking);
Scenes from Idaho logging operations. A man steadies the stacked load of logs before the heavily laden truck departs for a Potlatch Forests, Inc., mill in July, 1966. Other workers are busy dragging logs and clearing the land to make logging roads. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.
Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Logs; Tractors--Idaho;
1966 scenes from plywood mill. Wearing heavy gloves to protect his hands, a Potlatch Forests, Inc., employee bends over to shift plywood boards at a Lewiston-area mill in mid-July, 1966. Mounds of sawdust coat the mill floor. The large piece of machinery beside him may have been utilized to cut the boards. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.
Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Machinery; Plywood;
Men at work in plywood mill associated with Potlatch Forests, Inc., Lewiston, Idaho. These mill employees are caught in action, shifting plywood from racks to stacks. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.
Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Paper industry--Idaho--1960-1970;
Two lumber company "cruisers" examine stand of trees on Potlatch Forests' land near Lewiston, Idaho in this photograph from July of 1966. Timber cruisers are employed to estimate the value of timber in a tract of forest before the trees are cut down. (scan from original color positive, no print on file)
Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970;
A logger looks back from his skidder to check on the logs he is dragging to the landing where they will be loaded and transported to Potlatch Forests mills in Idaho. Another tractor or skidder is further in the background. Color photograph was taken in July of 1966. (scan from original color negative, no print on file)
Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Logs;
1966 Scenes from Idaho plywood mill. A Potlatch Forests, Inc., employee carefully monitors the Chip-N-Saw machine located in one of the company's plywood mills in July, 1966. He is seated at the controls of the Canadian Car (Pacific) machine and keeps a steady eye on the large piece of machinery. A "no smoking" sign warns workers not to light up in the presence of the Chip-N-Saw. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York.
Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Machinery;
1966 Scenes from Idaho pulp and paper mill. This is the pope reel of the #2 paper board machine. Paper from this machine was normally used in liquid packaging, i.e., milk cartons. Ice cream and butter cartons could also be produced from this paper. The paper board would later be coated with plastic resin to make it waterproof. A Potlatch Forests, Inc., employee monitors the many gauges in the background. Photograph ordered by Malcolm McGhie, industrial consultant, New York. (Additional information provided by a reader)
Potlatch Forests, Inc. (Lewiston, ID); Lumber industry--Idaho--1960-1970; Paper industry--Idaho--1960-1970;
Caught in the act of falling is a slender tree on Rayonier property in Grays Harbor. At the time of this July 1966 photograph, the company had been established in Washington state for forty years. It now has a global presence and supplies its timber to paper, pulp, and other wood products markets. (no print on file, scan from original negative)
Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Saws;
This enormous tree has been partially cut through by an employee of Rayonier, Inc., in Grays Harbor, in the summer of 1966. Although the worker is pictured with a small ax, larger tools would have been necessary to saw through the base of this giant tree. (no print on file, scan from original negative)
Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Axes;
On July 20, 1966, a Rayonier employee directed the operator of this loader to carefully deposit these logs onto the last rail car so they could be transported to one of the company's mills. Rayonier was founded in 1926 and quickly became the largest single manufacturer of dissolving pulps in the world. (scan from original negative, no print on file) (www.rayonier.com-article)
Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Hoisting machinery; Logs;
A bright yellow loader has its log-filled grapple suspended in the air as a Rayonier worker prepares his truck to transport the cargo to one of the company's mills in Grays Harbor where the logs would be processed. (no print on file, scan from original color positive)
Rayonier, Inc. (Grays Harbor); Lumber industry--Grays Harbor--1960-1970; Logs; Hoisting machinery;
