State Historical Society of Iowa

Logs Hauled on a Sleigh by a Team of Horses in Seward, Alaska, between 1900 and 1930

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Six-horse team hitched to sleigh loaded with large logs. Eight men are posed near the sleigh with one of them standing on the top of the logs.
Courtesy of Library of Congress, "Logs being hauled on a sleigh by a team of horses along the government railway, 35 miles from Seward," between 1900 and 1930

Description

This photograph shows logs being hauled on a sleigh by a team of horses near Seward, Alaska, in about 1900. The population of Seward, Alaska, was 534 people in 1910 and 2,693 in 2010. In 1900, the major industries in Seward were logging and fishing. Today, tourism is the major industry.

Source-Dependent Questions

  • Is Seward, Alaska, urban or rural? Use evidence from the image to support your answer.
  • How did this kind of transportation help these workers to do their job?

Citation Information 

"Logs being hauled on a sleigh by a team of horses along the government railway, 35 miles from Seward," between 1900 and 1930. Courtesy of Library of Congress