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Title supplied by cataloger. Typed caption on back: "CUTLINE: #5 91-71 (B) Public Relations ALLIS-CHALMERS Milwaukee, Wis. 53201 Pickering's 50-year-old monorail and some four miles of overhead rail are being phased out. Maintenance is expensive, replacement parts difficult to obtain. (Above) Monograil en route from dry sorting shed. The east wall of the shed is being converted into a series of sideloader bays, where lumber will be accumulated by grade from the extended dry chain. (Below) A load creaks around a turn." Written in ink on back: "Ca. 1971 (10-22-'71" Standard, Calif. (?)." Stamped on back: "This print furnished by Allis-Chalmers Public Relations Milwaukee, Wis. 53201." Views of the monorail used to transport lumber between stations at the Pickering Lumber Company, circa 1971; General Subjects Photography Collection, PC-GS-Industry; California Historical Society.
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