Clearing up at Castle Fraser — Gale 1953
This Aberdeen Journals Photograph is courtesy of Aberdeen Journals and Forestry Commission, Moray and Aberdeenshire Forest District who hold the image.
Hopefully this is a set up image of men working to clear some large blown trees. In this case a large heavy chain saw is being used to cut some of the limbs and stems. One assumes the two men throwing the log would stand well clear of the large part of the tree trunk the saw is cutting once it started again. The individual chain teeth can be seen and indicates the saw is not cutting and may have a problem as it seems to be the centre of focus of a number of people. It is also difficult to see what the man with the axe is cutting and again may be posed. It is still a very graphic photograph though.
Can anyone be named?
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Groups: Forestry Areas, Forestry in Action, Gale 1953, Groups of people, Northeast Scotland , Tools, equipment and clothing