Sub-series 1.9: Miscellaneous photographs ➔ [Floodgate construction]

Item
Identifier:
2020_06_07_203
Repository
Cowichan Valley Museum and Archives
Repository Web Site
https://www.cowichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca/
Date
1940s;Estimated dates
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Image of rows of houses near a body of water. A floodgate is being constructed in the foreground to create a mill pond for the Mayo Lumber Co. Kapoor Singh's house can be seen in the background.
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Alberni Land District;Cowichan Valley Regional District
Notes
Printfile reads: "Roll #1 2-25 and M/M Mayo";Caption in Paldi Remembered reads: "Building the floodgate (foreground) to create the mill pond. Kapoor's house is in background; it burned down while the Kapoors were in India and was rebuilt on the same site. Chinese settlement is to the right."
Rights Statement
Copyright not evaluated
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Houses;Bodies of water;Lumber industry [info:lc/vocabulary/graphicMaterials/tgm006124];Construction [info:lc/vocabulary/graphicMaterials/tgm002475];South Asian business enterprises [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh95006803]
Related person
Mayo Lumber Co. (depicts)