“ THE LUMBERMAN “ 1970s LOGGING & LUMBERJACKS IN OREGON PACIFIC NORTHWEST EDUCATIONAL FILM 98574

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Browse our products on Amazon: This is a 1971 color film made by Bert van Bork entitled “The Lumberman“ was part of the “Our Changing Way of Life“ series of films released by Encyclopedia Brittanica. The film looks at the seachanges that have come to the timber and logging industries (and more were to come as the environmental movement was in a nascent stage at the time this film was made). The film discusses the past and present of the life of a forest worker and not only how these workers’ lives have changed, but how the industry treats the forests themselves. EB Films presents, The Lumberman. The movie opens with an aerial view of mountains and forest – timber country in the Pacific Northwest. A map of the United States overlays the screen showing the millions of acres of commercial forest in the country: 31. Sweeping vistas of the forest 1:05. “Our changing way of life. The Lum