This 1946 real photo postcard documents the Union Lumber Company mill in Fort Bragg, California, capturing a key industrial site along the Mendocino Coast during the postwar lumber era.
Fort Bragg developed around timber extraction and milling operations that supplied building materials throughout California. By the mid-twentieth century, large-scale lumber companies operated expansive mill complexes with drying sheds, conveyor systems, rail spurs, and elevated water towers that defined the town’s industrial skyline.
The photograph shows a broad mill yard with log booms floating in the foreground water, a large timber-framed mill structure at center, and a tall wooden water tower rising above the complex. Conveyor trusses and auxiliary buildings extend across the background, illustrating the scale of processing operations. The lower margin caption identifies the site as Union Lumber Co., Fort Bragg, Calif., and the posted 1946 back situates the card within the immediate post–World War II production period.
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