Clearing 1953 windblow in Deeside
Photograph courtesy of Sandy Tough, Huntly.
One of a series of 7 high quality photographs showing the blown timber clearing up operations progressing after the devastating storm in Jan 1953 that wiped out most of the medium and older aged forests in North East Scotland. The location is not identified but thought to be somewhere in Deeside and the people featured are unnamed. Any help to identify location or people would be greatly appreciated.
This photograph demonstrates the tangled complex of tree trunks and branches that the fellers had to deal with as they cut up the fallen and broken stems into usable products. The two fellers are working with a cross cut saw which requires quite a large working space for operation – much more than with the modern powered chain saw.
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