Hauling a log down a hill, Fresno County, CA, 1919. The front end was made of iron. The photo exists in Fresno county records, taken by local photographer Pop Laval.
Hauling a log down a hill
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Hauling a log down a hill
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#2The funny part is how AI now has me trained to really scrutinize "old timey" looking photos.
Not that I doubted this one of course, since you know what you're doing, it just struck me that looking for off details has become such a habit.
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@John in NM,
I agree. and not just old timey photos. The adage of "a picture is worth a thousand words" has become "a picture is worth two words," and those words are "probably AI." 
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#4I guess they had less gravity back then or this was taken just before tragedy struck.
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Image source: https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/13030/c8qr4w1b/
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#6Having a huge green log balanced over the axle does look awfully sketchy, but I bet they loaded that way because it was a lot easier when using non-hydraulic methods. The front end of the truck must have been pretty heavy, and I bet the gearbox only lasted a few years under that kind of work.
