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Photograph identification: The portable mill making its first pile of sawdust. Note the absence of hard hats and a canopy on the tractor. Tom Golithon drove the truck and (son) Bill Golithon on the front end loader. About two miles above Strawberry Valley, Yuba County. Photographer is Marge Holmes. CSU Chico holds digital copy only.
Soper-Wheeler Company Soper-Wheeler Barton Hill Sawmill (Strawberry Valley, Calif.) Soper-Wheeler Portable Sawmill Logging Sawmills--Equipment and supplies Sawmills
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