Labour Activism History: Photographs ➔ [Group photo in the lunchroom at Mayo Lumber in Nanaimo, B.C.]

Item
Identifier:
2023_07_01_033
Repository
Kaatza Station Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.kaatzastationmuseum.ca/
Repository Identifier
P2895a & P2895b
Date
September 1 1980;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Nine lumber mill workers sit at two tables in the Mayo Lumber Company lunchroom. The tables are covered with lunchboxes, thermoses, and equipment, including hardhats. Two instructional posters are pinned to the rear wall. From File "Mayo Lumber and Mayo Forest Products".
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Nanaimo Land District;Nanaimo
Language
English
Notes
Leftmost poster reads "Don't let an unpleasant task hang over your head - get it over with!". Rightmost poster reads "Stick it in my what?". Label on back reads "P2895". Caption on back reads "Mayo Lumber Lunchroom". Date on back reads "Sept/80".
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian 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]