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Kaatza Station Museum and Archives collection ➔ [Group photo of South Asian lumber mill workers from the #1 Planer Day Shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C.]

Item
Identifier:
2023_06_01_010
Repository
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.kaatzastationmuseum.ca/
Repository Identifier
N01603.tif
Date
July 1 1941;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Group photo of 13 South Asian lumber mill workers from the #1 Planer Day Shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C. Six workers are seated on sawhorses, the rest are standing. The workers are posed on the deck of a building at the logging camp[?]. The planer is a machine that smooths and cuts logs of rough lumber to desired thicknesses and dimensions. Back Row: Sandager S. Chahl; Harbent S. Sandhu; Rasham S. Atwal; Hazura S. Singh; Sham S. Uppal; Rajmal S. Johal; Hansraj S. Bahala. Front Row: Buran S. Gill; Swarn S. Sihota; Charn S. Attwal; Hardit S. Gill; Santa S. Gill; Gurbux S.Singh.
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Cowichan Lake Land District;Youbou
Language
English
Notes
I.T.M. Youbou, 1941. Kaatza Station Museum & Archives, N01603, IWA Local 1-80, Wilmer Gold Photo Collection, ©United Steelworkers Local 1-1937. This photo's entry in the Labour History exhibit collection provides some additional information. It states that Industrial Timber Mills Ltd. became British Columbia Forest Products, and associates this photo with the 1943 report that South Asians at the Youbou Mill were "100% unionized".
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men;Sikh men
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]