Cookhouse in Newburg, Humboldt County
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Title
Cookhouse in Newburg, Humboldt County
Subject
Humboldt County Food
Description
Newspaper Photo of a logging outfit waiting for dinner at the Newburg camp owned by Eel River Lumber Company.
Creator
Bunnell
Source
Times-Standard, 1968
Publisher
The Times-Standard
Date
1906, 1907
Relation
Humboldt State University Special Collections
Homeboldt
Humboldt County Collection
Format
Black and White
Image/jpeg
41.91cm x 15.24
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
Humboldt.County.Collections.Cookhouses
Coverage
Humboldt County
1906, 1907
Alternative Title
Logging Crew at the Cookhouse
Abstract
This image is a quintessential example of a logging crew and the importance of food in their lives. Many articles have been published about the high level of activity that loggers maintained, and the high level of calories necessary to sustain them. This description indicates that a logging outfit with bad food would not attract good workers, and that cooks were a highly prized commodity in the early days of logging the redwoods. Within this picture there are a few named characters, including; C.F. Lucas, John Lucas, Edgar Lucas, Mrs. Jessen, Joe Spinney, and Charles McGinnis.
Date Created
11/23/2015
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Black and White Photograph
Physical Dimensions
41.91cm x 15.24
Files
Collection
Citation
Bunnell, “Cookhouse in Newburg, Humboldt County,” Humboldt Hindsight is 2020, accessed May 12, 2024, https://homeboldt.omeka.net/items/show/45.