Tie Drive on Green River, near Green River, Wyoming.

The image shows the Green River near Green River, Wyoming during a tie drive, where lumber was floated down the rivers intended for use as ties on the railroad. The iconic rocks north of Green River are seen in the background and the city of Green River below, with cottonwood trees along the riverbank and logs stacked up like floating toothpicks at the forefront of the image.

Photo By/Credit

USFWS

Date Shot/Created

Circa late 1800s to early 1900s

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

Tie drive on the Green River near Green River, Wyoming. Photographer and exact date unknown. Courtesy of the Sweetwater County Museum. Lumber was floated down rivers as a way to transport logs intended for use as ties on the railroad around the early 1900s and late 1800s.