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First Line: Young Charlotte lived by the mountain side in a wild and lonely spot

Summary: The singer lists the negatives of life working in a lumber camp and on a log drive including the absense of women and alcohol. He vows to quit this line of work and get married.

First Line: Come, all young men a-wanting of courage bold undaunted

Lumberjacks posing outside lumber camp buildings with oxen and horses. Two men are playing fiddles while other pose with peaveys.

(photo negative purchased at antique store in Turtle Lake, WI. May 2012)

52 men pose outdoors at a logging camp near Augusta, Wisconsin. The names of 24 of the men appear on the back of the photo but are not all readable.
The following is a transcription of the names on the back of the photo. Hard to determine names are…

Ten men pose around a sled loaded with logs and pulled by four horses. Dozens of other logs are piled up next to the sled.

(Photo purchased in 2012 at antique store in Osseo, WI. Seller indicated it was part of a collection associated with H.E.…