Caption

Floating worker. Floating is a way of transporting timber in flowing waterways from the forests in the interior of northern Sweden to downstream mines and sawmills, which were often located on the coast. The timber was allowed to follow the flowing water in rivers. Flotation in Sweden is said to have started on a larger scale during the 14th and 15th centuries in connection with the rise of mining and the need for large quantities of wood for ore mining and iron production. Image on Swedish stamp

Date

Apr 03, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Alf Jönsson

Reference

BRK26G87_309

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NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46.1Mb (15.4Mb) / 14.7in x 12.2in / 4400 x 3660 (300dpi)

Keywords

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