8 x 10 photographs labeled on the back "Gippo Mill Lumbering Camp west of Hillboro, OR." Found with others dated 1953.
According to the Encyclopedia of Oregon, "The term “gyppo logging” refers to timber harvesting conducted by small, mobile, independently owned companies that rely on contracts with larger logging firms, sawmills, or timber owners. The origin of “gyppo” remains unclear, though it emerged in early twentieth-century labor conflicts with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in the Pacific Northwest who used the pejorative moniker to identify and disparage small companies that “gypped” their employees on forthcoming salaries, or itinerant (“gypsy”) outfits and workers who sought employment during IWW strikes. Over the years, independent loggers frequently adopted and used the term with pride, though today many prefer the title 'contract logger.'"
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