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Mystery Photograph  Number 5
Solved
Mystery sawmill
Can anyone identify this unknown deep south sawmill?  Its a large sawmill with a electricity, and that may be a powerhouse on the right. I would date this from anywhere between 1910-1940, though due to the quality of the print place it circa 1930. Please let me know if anyone can help place this scene.

From Ed Vosatka: 
This is the sawmill at Oldsmar, FL, c. 1919.  This photo is in the Florida
Photographic Collection, catalog no.  N032414.
http://fpc.dos.state.fl.us/general/n032414.jpg
Incidentally, the building at the right is a dry kiln.  To the right of it
is a log loader, but I can't tell if it's a Decker, McGiffert, or what.  The
power house is on the left.  Unfortunately, there are no other photos of
this mill in the collection.
Thanks Ed for your contribution.


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