Labour Activism History: Photographs ➔ [Group photo of lumber mill workers from the night shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C.]

Item
Identifier:
2023_07_01_012
Repository
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.kaatzastationmuseum.ca/
Repository Identifier
P0757a & P0757b
Date
August 1 1939;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Sixty-one lumber mill workers from the Night Shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd. pose for a photograph at the log deck of a Youbou, B.C. sawmill. They are arranged in three rows, with the first row being seated on a pile of lumber, the second row standing behind them, and the third row further behind standing on milling equipment and taller piles of lumber. On the lefthand side of the image, one man is partially obstructed by a beam, and only his legs are visible.
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Cowichan Lake Land District;Youbou
Language
English
Notes
Caption on photo reads "Night Shift - Industrial Timber Mill, Youbou, B.C. Aug, 1939." Pencil Label on back reads "P0757". Caption on back reads "4 [illegible] x 4 1/4 " deep. [illegible] 100% Night Shift - [illegible]". Blue pen text on back reads "110". Red ink stamp on back reads "W. H. Gold Photographer Youbou, B.C.". Black ink stamp on back reads "Jul - 4 1968".
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]