Kaatza Station Museum and Archives collection ➔ [Group photo of lumber mill workers from the #2 and #3 Planer Shed Day Shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C.]
Item
Identifier:
2023_06_01_009
Repository
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.kaatzastationmuseum.ca/
Repository Identifier
N01607.tif
Date
1941;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Group photo of 15 lumber mill workers from the #2 and #3 Planer Shed Day Shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C. The workers are posed inside of a warehouse in front of tall stacks of wooden planks. Six of the workers are seated on a dolly, 7 of them are standing, and 2 of them are sitting on metal joists suspended from the ceiling.The planer is a machine that smooths and cuts logs of rough lumber to desired thicknesses and dimensions.
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Cowichan Lake Land District;Youbou
Language
English
Notes
Caption reads "No. 2&3 Planer Shed, Day Shift, Industrial Timber Mills Ltd., Youbou B.C. 1941".
I.T.M. Youbou Mill, 1941. I.T.M. Youbou, 1940. Kaatza Station Museum & Archives, N01607, IWA Local 1-80, Wilmer Gold Photo Collection, ©United Steelworkers Local 1-1937.
Most of Gold's photos are oriented in landscape format. This is one of the few in portrait format.
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men;Sikh men;South Asian Canadian sawmill workers
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Timber [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85135386];Lumber trade [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85078814];Sawmill workers [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117788];Sawmills [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117790]
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