IMAGE
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 logger
- 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
Source
- 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
Rights
- Rights:
- Potlatch Corporation retains all rights in any trade name, or trademark of Potlatch Corporation related to these Items, and copyright to company magazines and newsletters until such copyrights transfer into the public domain. For more information, please contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives Department at libspec@uidaho.edu.
- Standardized Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/