Labour Activism History: Photographs ➔ [Group photo of mill workers at the Shingle Mill in Fanny Bay, B.C.]

Item
Identifier:
2023_07_01_014
Repository
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.kaatzastationmuseum.ca/
Repository Identifier
P0945a & P0945b
Date
1936;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Twelve mill workers pose for a photo at the Fanny Bay Shingle Mill on Vancouver Island. Five of the men are seated on stacked bundles of shingles, while the other seven sit behind them on a raised wooden deck. Tall piles of lumber and bundled shingles surround them.
Language
English
Notes
Label on back reads "p0945". Crossed-out text on back reads "Victoria". Pencil caption on back reads "Fanny Bay Cape Mudge - Valdez[sic] Island". Blue pen date on back reads "1936". Stamp on back reads "W. H. Gold Photographer Youbou, B.C.". Blue pen caption on back reads "Fanny Bay Shingle mill".
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];Shingle industry [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85121476]