Binder 4 - Southern Pine Lumber Company Operations
Photographs in this binder primarily document Southern Pine Lumber Company's operations other than it's sawmills, including Pulpwood Operations, Treating Plant, Fiberboard, Machine Shop, Commissary, Temple-White Company, Temple Associates Box Factory, Temple Lumber Company, Temple Manufacturing Company, Love Wood Products Company, and Angelina Furniture Company, in the 1940s-1960s
Ice House Construction
Ice House Construction
Construction of a new ice house at the SPLCo Commissary.
Ice Plant Construction Site, 1949
Ice Plant Construction Site, 1949
From the February 1949 Buzz Saw, "Location of SPLCo's new modern ice plant which is to be in operation before hot weather comes again. The new plant will furnish plenty of ice for residents of Diboll and surrounding areas."
Treating Plant Tour
Treating Plant Tour
A group on tour of the Southern Pine Lumber Company Treating Plant watches as treated utility poles are removed from a treating cylinder.
Cutting Fence Posts
Cutting Fence Posts
Arthur Temple, Jr. (2nd from left) looks on as fence posts are cut.
Cutting Poles and Log Peeler
Cutting Poles and Log Peeler
Cutting poles for fence posts and running them through the log peeler.
Stripping Logs for Use as Fence Posts
Stripping Logs for Use as Fence Posts
Workers use a machine to strip logs to use as fence posts.
Cuttting Logs for Fence Posts
Cuttting Logs for Fence Posts
Workers cut log poles into fence posts.
Poles for Treating Plant
Poles for Treating Plant
Workers cut poles that will be sent to the treating plant.
Loading Pulpwood onto a Truck
Loading Pulpwood onto a Truck
A woods crew loads pulpwood onto a truck. loading pulpwood onto truck. Pictured in the background, from left, Kenneth Nelson, Bobby Farley, and Nig Powell operates the crane.
Driving Poles Loaded into Gondolas, 1950
Driving Poles Loaded into Gondolas, 1950
Driving poles are loaded into gondolas at the hardwood yard in May 1950.
Poles Loaded into Railroad Cars
Poles Loaded into Railroad Cars
Driving pole logs are loaded into Texas and New Orleans Railroad cars at the mill.
O.L. Gresham Loading Logs, 1950
O.L. Gresham Loading Logs, 1950
Independent contractor O. L. Gresham loads logs or driving poles into a boxcar, June 1950.