Keyword: sawmill

Bill Atkin's Mill at Camp Creek, 1946-47

Bill Atkin's mill at Camp Creek, 1946-47

Internal ID:	0079.0001
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1947

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill in operation showing head rig and cut-off saw running.

Internal ID:	0157.0001
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Canyon Creek Sawmills

Canyon Creek Sawmills Ltd. - Trailer on site at Valemount, BC.

Internal ID:	0117.0002
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Harvesting Ice

Two men harvesting ice and two horses pulling ice sleigh, with lumber mill in background.

Internal ID:	0118.0002
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Silver Ridge Sawmill

Roller deck at Silver Ridge Sawmill, by Elizabeth Lake in Cranbrook, BC. Cranbrook Foundry which was owned and operated by MacKinnon family, put in flow chutes.

Internal ID:	0153.0002
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1945

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill powered by bull dozer engine, shaft and belt; horses skid logs to site.

Internal ID:	0157.0002
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Canyon Creek Sawmills

Canyon Creek Sawmills Ltd. Valemount, BC Bunkhouse on site.

Internal ID:	0117.0003
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. This portable mill was built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by the MacKinnon family.

Internal ID:	0153.0003
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family.

Internal ID:	0157.0003
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Canyon Creek Sawmills

Canyon Creek Sawmills Ltd Valemount, BC - bunkhouses.

Internal ID:	0117.0004
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. The portable mill was built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by the MacKinnon family.

Internal ID:	0153.0004
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill in operation showing head rig and cut-off saw running.

Internal ID:	0157.0004
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Cedarside Sawmill

Canyon Creek Sawmills Ltd. Valemount, BC. Cedarside sawmill.

Internal ID:	0117.0005
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. The portable mill was built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by the MacKinnon family. Fred Barr is operating the saw.

Internal ID:	0153.0005
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill in operation showing sawdust being discharged.

Internal ID:	0157.0005
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

French Creek Sawmill

States that word has been sent that Mr. Romano has faith in the country's future prosperity and plans to erect a sawmill on French Creek.

Internal ID:	0052.0006
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	January 8th 1866

Canyon Creek Mill

Canyon Creek mill at km 10.5, east of Canoe.

Internal ID:	0090.0006
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Canyon Creek Sawmills

Canyon Creek Sawmills Ltd. Valemount, BC Yard office.

Internal ID:	0117.0006
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Atkin's Mill

Atkin's Mill and Cookhouse. The location of the mill possibly in Valemount.

Internal ID:	0121.0006
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1942

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill in operation showing cog-driven feed platform.

Internal ID:	0157.0006
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Sawmill Site along Railway

Old sawmill site along railway, showing factory chimney stacks.

Internal ID:	0115.0007
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Canyon Creek Sawmills

Canyon Creek Sawmills Ltd. Valemount, BC - Dry Kiln.

Internal ID:	0117.0007
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Atkin's Mill

Big saw used for milling logs inside Atkin's mill. The location of mill is possibly Valemount.

Internal ID:	0121.0007
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1942

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. The portable mill built by the Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by the MacKinnon family.

Internal ID:	0153.0007
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Canyon Creek Sawmills

Canyon Creek Sawmills Ltd. Valemount, BC - bunkhouse on site.

Internal ID:	0117.0008
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Atkin's Mill

Harry Partridge inside Atkin's mill, location of mill possibly Valemount.

Internal ID:	0121.0008
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1942

Canyon Creek Sawmills

Canyon Creek Sawmills Ltd. Valemount, BC -steel mill building.

Internal ID:	0117.0009
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Atkin's Mill

Inside Atkin's mill, the shadow of a man working on the Big Saw used for milling logs, possibly filing teeth. Location of mill possibly Valemount.

Internal ID:	0121.0009
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1942

Silver Ridge

Newspaper article mill originally on site considered outside city limits but is now inside limits moved to new location with expansion in mind.

Internal ID:	0050.0010
Medium:	Newspaper
Date:	December 15th 1965

Canyon Creek Sawmills

Canyon Creek Sawmills Ltd. Valemount, BC - planer mill and mill yard.

Internal ID:	0117.0010
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Atkin's Mill

Atkin's mill - The fender off a car was used as the "spout" to shoot out the sawdust - it was a perfect size and shape. A man and a horse with a "drag" behind, went around all day over the sawdust, scraping it out of the way.

Internal ID:	0121.0010
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1942

Letcher Lumber Co., Waldo. B.C.

Letcher Lumber Company, Waldo, BC Mr. Letcher Sr. in foreground

Internal ID:	0157.0010
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1939

Canyon Creek Sawmills

Canyon Creek Sawmills Ltd. Valemount, BC - dry kiln and mill yard.

Internal ID:	0117.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill in operation showing skidding hoist for moving mill.

Internal ID:	0157.0011
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Canyon Creek Sawmills

Canyon Creek Sawmills Ltd. Valemount, BC - Office and Warehouse.

Internal ID:	0117.0012
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	0000

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill in operation showing saw on head rig cutting log vertically.

Internal ID:	0157.0013
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill in operation showing a log going to head rig.

Internal ID:	0157.0015
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Sawmill in operation showing working on a landing.

Internal ID:	0157.0016
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill in operation showing Fred Barr operating head rig.

Internal ID:	0157.0017
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Internal ID:	0157.0018
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Steam Sawmill

A steam-powered sawmill on a postcard addressed to Mrs. H.R.Foxlee, Robson, BC.

Internal ID:	0131.0019
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1935

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill showing head rig and saw operating.

Internal ID:	0157.0019
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill showing a log going to head rig.

Internal ID:	0157.0020
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Jewell Lumber Company

Jewell Lumber Company mill at Fort Steele..

Internal ID:	2506.0029
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1925

Kootenay Spruce Mills Logging Truck Rollover c.1950

Logging truck rollover near Mineral Lake c.1950 Kootenay Spruce Mills was located at Mineral Lake, it was owned and operated by Cranbrook Sash & Door. (Crestbrook & Tembec)

Internal ID:	0523.0030
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1945

Jewell Lumber Company

Interoir view of the Jewell Lumber Company at Fort Steele c. 1925

Internal ID:	2506.0030
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1925

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill in operation using old tractor as power source.

Internal ID:	0157.0032
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill in operation using old tractor as power source.

Internal ID:	0157.0033
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Sawmill in operation using team of horses to skid logs over corduroy to landing.

Internal ID:	0157.0034
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family.

Internal ID:	0157.0035
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Double exposure showing saws in sawmill

Internal ID:	0157.0036
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family

Internal ID:	0157.0037
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family

Internal ID:	0157.0038
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill in operation showing log feed mechanism.

Internal ID:	0157.0039
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family.

Internal ID:	0157.0040
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Sawmill in operation showing chokerman setting cables to skid logs.

Internal ID:	0157.0041
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Sawmill in operation showing operators and labourers.

Internal ID:	0157.0042
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family.

Internal ID:	0157.0043
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill in operation showing large belt roller.

Internal ID:	0157.0044
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Truck loaded with lumber leaving mill site.

Internal ID:	0157.0045
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Truck loaded with lumber coming out of mill site.

Internal ID:	0157.0047
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family. Sawmill in operation showing horse drawn logging.

Internal ID:	0157.0048
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. White shirt and tie indicate business meeting? Unknown names of men

Internal ID:	0157.0049
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co. Sawmill

The jack ladder feed into Wardner's Crows Nest Pass Lumber Company sawmill,, 1910.

Internal ID:	2660.0049
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Using a cross-cut saw to fall a tree at sawmill site.

Internal ID:	0157.0050
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co. Sawmill

The Crows Nest Pass Lumber Company sawmill at Wardner. The company sold a large volume of wood to the prairies as that area developed.

Internal ID:	2660.0050
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1910

Barr and Kennelly Mill

Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Portable mill built by Cranbrook Foundry. Foundry was owned and operated by MacKinnon family.

Internal ID:	0157.0051
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1948

Kennelly Sawmill

Kennelly Sawmill established 1951 in Cranbrook, BC

Internal ID:	0157.0052
Medium:	Photograph
Date:	1953

Kootenay Spruce Mills at Mineral Lake c.1944

Mike Melody and fellow sawmill worker standing on the log pond in front of Cranbrook Sash & Door, Mineral Lake Mill. Mike Melody was 16 in this picture he is the logger standing closer to the camera,Dan Melody added: Mike was 16 at the time of this photo, making it the Summer of 1944. He was learning to run the logs and was just pulled out of the lake for the third time can anyone help identify the man behind him?