A logging family and dog pose on a redwood tree that they are in…

A logging family and dog pose on a redwood tree that they are in the midst of cutting down, early 20th century. Redwoods were logged in California beginning in the 1850s, but the logging gained intensity with the introduction of new technology in the early 1900s. Over 90% of redwoods were cut down, with the last few stands protected by the creation of national parks in the 1960s.