The twin photographic prints are glued and stapled to cardboard that is too small for the purpose.

Osborne & Taylor (with unidentified man) felling giant tree (totara or rimu), Shannon, 1902 1 B&W stereoview [‘modern’, poorly mounted twin photographic prints] {left print damaged}

Made from glass negative (stereogram) – see Acc.#s2002.002 box 1 negative g. See also – Acc.#s2002.003.0001 (original (?) print stereoview).

Both men stand at each side of the tree with their axes in the scarf (undercut). The unidentified man stands at right.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

Printed bottom of picture - Tree Felling, Shannon. N.Z. F. T. Series No. 889

Mr Taylor & Mr Osborne felling giant tree (totara or rimu), Shannon, 1902 1 B&W postcard

Both men stand at each side of the tree holding their axes against the tree. The tree has been scarfed (undercut) at right ready for backcut to bring the tree down.

See also – Acc.#s2002.083.0003 copy photo. See also – Acc.#2002.010.0003 (HHS Photograph Collection) faded enlargement.

Also copies and similar photos believed to exist in SHC (Shannon Historical Collection – seperate to HHS Archives) and in HHS (Horowhenua Historical Society) Collection.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

Penciled on back of one of the copies – N Clayton Logs for the Mill Also written on back of this copy with black & red felt-tip pens – 3 36 Also stamped on back of this copy with blue ink - John Cleland Photo Studio Ltd. Ph. 78-878

Written on back of other copy with blue pen – N. Clayton. Bullook Team carting logs.

Osborne’s bullock team pulling log along wooden tramway, Shannon, 1902 1 B&W photo print, copy (plus additional copy)

Mr Taylor, Mr Osborne (2nd & 4th from left) & 4 men (unidentified) with log. Appears to be another man obscured behind 2nd man at right, hat only is visible.

The 4 men in #.0001 are pictured here.

Used in book – “From Bush & Swamp”, page 84, with caption - The bullock teams had to work as hard as the bushwackers in the timber milling days. Here a bullock team pulls a felled log from the bush along a tramway.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

Penciled on back of one of the copies – N Clayton Messrs Osborne & Taylor Bushfelling Shannon

Also stamped on back of this copy with blue ink - John Cleland Photo Studio Ltd. Ph. 78-878

Written with red pen on yellow self-adhesive paper attached to back of this copy – 93.5%

Mr Osborne & Mr Taylor felling giant tree (totara or rimu), Shannon, 1902 1 B&W photo print, copy (plus additional copy)

Both men stand at each side of the tree with their axes in the scarf (undercut). Another man (unidentified) stands at right, and he is also pictured in photos #.0001 (2nd from right) & #.0002 (right). See #.0003 same tree, different view.

Mr Osborne & Mr Taylor pictured in #.0002 (2nd & 4th from left).

Used in book – “From Bush & Swamp”, page 85, with caption - Messrs Osborne and Taylor are two of the three bushwackers posing beside a giant of the forest they are about to fell.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

Penciled on back - Messrs Taylor & Osborne felling tree in Shannon

Stamped on back with blue ink - John Cleland Photo Studio Ltd. Ph. 78-878

Mr Taylor & Mr Osborne felling giant tree (totara or rimu), Shannon, 1902 1 B&W photo print, copy

Both men stand at each side of the tree holding their axes against the tree. The tree has been scarfed (undercut) at right ready for backcut to bring the tree down. See #.0004 same tree, different view.

These men pictured in #.0002 (2nd & 4th from left).

See also – Acc.#2002.010.0003 (HHS Photograph Collection) faded enlargement.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

Written on back with blue pen - Osborne’s Bullock Team Shannon 1902

Osborne’s Bullock Team hauling logs along bush tramway, Shannon, 1902 1 B&W stereoview [mounted twin photographic prints]

Made from glass negative (stereogram) – see Acc.#s2002.002 box 1 negative d.

Mr Taylor, Mr Osborne (2nd & 4th from left) & 4 men (unidentified) with log. Appears to be another man obscured behind 2nd man at right, hat only is visible.

See also – Acc.#s2002.083.0002 print made from one of the glass negative stereo images and used in book – “From Bush & Swamp”, page 84, with caption - The bullock teams had to work as hard as the bushwackers in the timber milling days. Here a bullock team pulls a felled log from the bush along a tramway.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

Written on back with blue pen - Felling a tree in Shannon

Osborne & Taylor (with unidentified man) felling giant tree (totara or rimu), Shannon, 1902 1 B&W stereoview [mounted twin photographic prints] {right print damaged}

Made from glass negative (stereogram) – see Acc.#s2002.002 box 1 negative g.

Both men stand at each side of the tree with their axes in the scarf (undercut). Another man (unidentified) stands at right.

See also – Acc.#s2002.083.0004 print made from one of the glass negative stereo images and used in book – “From Bush & Swamp”, page 85, with caption - Messrs Osborne and Taylor are two of the three bushwackers posing beside a giant of the forest they are about to fell.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”