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"'Airing the blankets' at Maxville, (Wallowa County) Oregon - 1924."

"Bowman-Hicks Lumber Co. commissary tickets as used at Maxville - 1920's. Tickets were dark blue on pink paper."

"Sunday afternoon entertainment in Maxville, (Wallowa County) Oregon - 1923." Wearing what appears to be a wig under a hat and a fake mustache, one man points a six-shooter pistol at another man who seems to have a face mask on. He has his hands up,…

"Two boys and a man playing a ukelele stand on top of a Bowman-Hicks #4 Shay locomotive - Maxville, Oregon - 1923"

"'Doing the washing' at Maxville, (Wallowa County) Oregon - 1923." [Note the outhouse located discreetly behind the trees in the background.]

Ed Puckett is standing next to a "cold deck." [Log storage pile that is necessary when sawing is not immediately performed. This helps to keep the wood from shrinking or cracking and also helps prevents fungi and infestations.] Behind him from left…

"The Snuffer boys with a team of horses - Maxville, Oregon - June 1923. Company woodcutters for Bowman-Hicks."

"Bowman-Hicks Lumber Co. Skidder near Maxville, Oregon (Wallowa County) - circa 1920's"

"Three unidentified men standing in Maxville, (Wallowa County) Oregon - 1924. Background buildings from left: Post office, store, and bunkhouse on extreme right."

"Chris Kline, engineer of #5 Heisler and Charley Swofford, supply house clerk - Maxville, Oregon - 1923."