This postcard was printed during the 1910s and depicts a log raft scene on the Tangipahoa River near Hammond, Louisiana, documenting timber transport in a southern river setting.
River logging formed a central part of the Gulf South lumber economy, with waterways used to move cut timber from inland forests to mills and shipping points. The Tangipahoa River served as a working corridor for this activity, where logs were gathered into rafts and guided downstream by laborers using poles and balance techniques to control movement and direction.
The image shows multiple log rafts floating across calm water, with workers standing atop the timber as they navigate the current. Hand-colored tones enhance the reflective surface of the river and the surrounding tree line, while the printed caption identifies both the location and the logging activity, preserving a visual record of early twentieth-century industrial practice in the region.
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