Labour Activism History: Photographs ➔ [Portait of sawyer Sarwan Sujan at the CIPA Sawmill in Nanaimo, B.C.]

Item
Identifier:
2023_07_01_027
Repository
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.kaatzastationmuseum.ca/
Repository Identifier
P2733a & P2733b
Date
December 1 1974;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
CIPA Lumber Co. sawyer Sarwan Sujan turns away from his workstation at CIPA's Nanaimo Sawmill to pose for a photo. Before him is a console with a large radial scale and several switches, knobs and buttons. Behind the console, mill machinery is visible through a glass pane. From File "CIPA Sawmill, Nanaimo". CIPA Lumber Co. Ltd. is a subsidiary of ITOCHU Corporation.
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Nanaimo Land District;Nanaimo
Language
English
Notes
Label on back reads "P2733". Stamp on back reads "International Woodworkers of America A.F.L—C.I.O.—C.L.C. Local 1-80 351 Brae Rd., Duncan, B.C. Phone 746-6131". Date on back reads "Dec 74". Pen caption on back reads "CIPA Sarwan Sujan — Sawyer" Red pen text on back reads "100%". Pencil caption on back reads "Sawyer Sarwan Sujan — "
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men;South Asian Canadian sawmill workers
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Labor unions [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136516];Labor unions--Canada [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008106524];Labor unions--Canada--History [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009128451];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]