Keyword: Logger
Gordon Dowker
Gordon Dowker logging at Goldfields, Saskatchewan. Gordon owned property at McBride, B.C. and worked there as a farmhand. He is described as book-smart and knowing many things.
| Internal ID: | 0118.0001 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1939 |
Canadian Forestry Corps, Revelstoke
Manufacturers Independent Forestry Company, Revelstoke, B.C. June 12,1917. The Canadian Forestry Corps was an administrative corps of the Canadian Army. It was created during the First World War when it was discovered that huge quantities of wood were needed for use on the Western Front.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0005 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | June 12th 1917 |
Carl Lofgren
Carl Lofgren handlogging with peavey and crosscut saw.
| Internal ID: | 0092.0009 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Horse Logging
Two white horses pulling a load of logs into the water with four men helping the driver.
| Internal ID: | 0112.0014 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1900 |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1948 |
Cutting Shakes
Man cutting cedar shakes, using fro and mallet.
| Internal ID: | 0107.0023 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre and Carvings
Unused colour chrome postcard of the Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre with 2 large wooden figures (Lumberjack & Hunter) carved by Bud Amy of Skookumchuck. Operated by Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0025 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1965 |
Horse Logging
Two white horses pulling a load of logs into the water with four men helping the driver.
| Internal ID: | 0112.0025 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1900 |
Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre and Carvings
Unused colour chrome postcard of the Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre with 2 large wooden figures (Lumberjack & Hunter) carved by Bud Amy of Skookumchuck. Operated by Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0026 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1965 |
Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre
Unused colour chrome postcard of Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre with 2 large wooden figures (Hunter & Lumberjack) carved by Bud Amy of Skookumchuck. Operated by Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce. Printed in Canada.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0027 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1960 |
Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre
Unused colour chrome postcard of Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre with 2 large wooden figures (Hunter & Lumberjack) carved by Bud Amy of Skookumchuck. Operated by Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce. Printed in Canada.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0028 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1960 |
Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre
Unused colour chrome postcard of Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre with 2 large wooden figures (Hunter & Lumberjack) carved by Bud Amy of Skookumchuck. Operated by Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce. Printed in Canada
| Internal ID: | 0039.0029 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1960 |
Loading Poles at Mile 110, 1936
Carl Lofgren and George Korsvik loading poles on railcars with gin pole method at Mile 110, 1936.
| Internal ID: | 0070.0029 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1936 |
Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre
Unused colour chrome postcard of Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre with 2 large wooden figures (Hunter & Lumberjack) carved by Bud Amy of Skookumchuck. Operated by Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce. Printed in Canada
| Internal ID: | 0039.0030 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1960 |
Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre and Large Wooden Lumberjack Figure
Unused colour chrome postcard of Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre and large wooden lumberjack figure carved by Bud Amy of Skookumchuck. Operated by Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce. Printed in Canada.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0033 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1960 |
Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre and Large Wooden Lumberjack Figure
Unused colour chrome postcard of Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre and large wooden lumberjack figure carved by Bud Amy of Skookumchuck. Operated by Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce. Printed in Canada.
| Internal ID: | 0039.0034 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1960 |
Tembec Photos-100 Year Book
By Camp 17-Feb.1955 L to R-V.Mosher-thru top, J.Parsons-Outside, F. Putnam, Don Hazelbaker & A. Dickinson
| Internal ID: | 2247.0034 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
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 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1948 |
Two loggers standing behind a full logging truck
Two loggers standing behind a full logging truck at the Mineral Lake Mill. Can anyone identify these loggers?
| Internal ID: | 0523.0044 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
Three loggers sitting on tractor with a yarding arch.
Three loggers sitting on tractor with a yarding arch. Mineral Lake Mill.
| Internal ID: | 0523.0045 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
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 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1948 |
Two loggers sitting on logs
Two loggers taking a break from logging. Mineral Lake area. Can anyone help identify the loggers?
| Internal ID: | 0523.0057 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
A portrait of a logger standing on the road.
A logger standing on the Mineral Lake Mill road. Notice the Cranbrook Sash & Door Mill in the background. Can anyone help identify this logger?
| Internal ID: | 0523.0058 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
Logger holding a Pike Pole standing on the log pond at Mineral Lake.
Logger holding a Pike Pole standing on the log pond. In lumbering they are used to control logs floating on a river in a log drive and constructing log rafts. Pike poles used in log rafting were originally made of wood, typically spruce or fir. In the mid-1960s they began to be made of aluminum tubing plugged with a wooden knob to maintain buoyancy. Specialized logging tools of similar appearance are peavey and cant hook. Can anyone help identify this logger?
| Internal ID: | 0523.0059 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
John Falat and 1944 logging truck
John Falat walking towards 1944 logging truck on logging road 1947
| Internal ID: | 0070.0061 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1947 |
Horse Logging
Jim McKirdy, presumed to be horse logging, Valemount, BC
| Internal ID: | 0127.0061 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1946 |
Two loggers standing on walkway on the log pond at Mineral Lake.
Two loggers standing on walkway on the log pond, one holding a Pike Pole. Can anyone help identify these loggers?
| Internal ID: | 0523.0061 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
John Falat's load 1947
Art hauling logs in 1947 with John Falat's 1944 truck. One man on ground at back of truck with peevee, one on top of load.
| Internal ID: | 0070.0062 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1947 |
Horse Logging
Jim McKirdy, presumed to be horse logging, Valemount, BC
| Internal ID: | 0127.0062 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1946 |
Barr and Kennelly Mill
Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Using team of horses to skid logs over corduroy to landing.
| Internal ID: | 0157.0062 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1948 |
A logger standing by a Cranbrook Sash & Door logging truck.
A logger standing by a Cranbrook Sash & Door logging truck. Can anyone help identify this logger?
| Internal ID: | 0523.0063 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
A logger sitting and eating beside the Cook House at Mineral Lake.
A logger sitting and eating beside the Cook House at Mineral Lake. Can anyone help identify this logger?
| Internal ID: | 0523.0064 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
A portrait of two loggers at Mineral Lake
Two loggers at Mineral Lake Mill, one holding a axe. Can anyone help identify these loggers?
| Internal ID: | 0523.0066 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
A logger standing in front of the Mineral Lake Mill.
A logger standing in front of the Mineral Lake Mill. Can anyone help identify this logger
| Internal ID: | 0523.0068 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
A logger walking on a log pond.
A logger walking on the logs on the Mineral Lake log pond. Can anyone help identify this logger?
| Internal ID: | 0523.0071 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
Landing Clean-up
Wood cutting and clean up of landing, Valemount, BC
| Internal ID: | 0127.0072 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
A portrait of a hunter.
This photo was taken in the area around the Mineral Lake Mill. There was often run-ins with different kinds of animals. Can anyone help identify this hunter?
| Internal ID: | 0523.0072 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
Logger stacking wood.
A logger stacking wood in front of the Mineral Lake Mill. Can anyone help identify this logger?
| Internal ID: | 0523.0079 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
A portrait of a logger sitting in front of the Mill.
A logger sitting in front of the Mineral Lake Mill. Can anyone identify this logger?
| Internal ID: | 0523.0082 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
A portrait of a logger.
A logger standing in front of Mill building at Mineral Lake. Can anyone help identify?
| Internal ID: | 0523.0093 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
A logger standing with his bulldozer.
A logger standing with his bulldozer, at the Mineral Lake Mill. Can anyone help identify this logger?
| Internal ID: | 0523.0102 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
Barr and Kennelly Mill
Barr and Kennelly Mill at Gold Creek. Tree fallers at work.
| Internal ID: | 0157.0118 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1948 |
Kennedy and Moore Sawmill
Winter logging at the Kennedy and Moore mill, 1919. Skidding logs out with horses.
| Internal ID: | 0070.0257 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1919 |
Log Deck
Men standing on log deck, 1919, possibly Kennedy and Moore mill.
| Internal ID: | 0070.0259 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1919 |
1945/46 Bailey and Battensby mill crew of men
1945/46 Bailey and Battensby mill at Albreda which is home of Henry Lenko now. Crew of men pictured are Jules Frye, Mike Frye, Virgil Kimmel, Fred Frye, Murdock Bailey, Sambo, Smith, Charlie Frye. Mrs. Battensby was sometimes cook otherwise Murdock cooked. Lumber was hauled by an old Ford truck to Atkin's planer at Cedarside. It was noted Murdock lost his hair in the 1918 flu.
| Internal ID: | 0070.0272 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
Horse Logging
Team of horses, Shorty and Dan, skidding log, logger unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0070.0294 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Horse Logging at Burton City, c. 1910
Logging with horses, Burton City, B.C. with Sid Leary 3rd from left (standing). Log being skidded is gigantic by today's standards.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0305 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1910 |
Ella Frye
Ella Frye pictured with a double bitted axe, cross cut saw and her dog.
| Internal ID: | 0070.0331 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Lindsley Bros. Flume
Lindsley Bros. Flume, Edgewood, B.C Written on back of photo by Mary Woods, nee Mills: W.A. Calder's flume. He logged on the "Calder Pre-emption" in Fire Valley for Lindsley Bros. of Spokane
| Internal ID: | 0131.0496 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Horse Logging
Horse logging with sleigh, bringing out the cut in winter.
| Internal ID: | 0070.0587 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Bailey and Battensby Sawmill
The Murdoch Bailey and Battensby sawmill situated at the Fisher place at Albreda, where the Lenko house is now. Crew of men pictured are Jules Frye, Mike Frye, Virgil Kimmel, Fred Frye, Murdock Bailey, Sambo, Smith, Charlie Frye. Mrs. Battensby was sometimes cook, otherwise Murdock cooked. Lumber was hauled by an old Ford truck to Atkin's planer at Cedarside. It was noted Murdock lost his hair in the 1918 flu epidemic.
| Internal ID: | 0070.0588 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1945 |
Giant Cedar
Three lumberjacks on springboards attempting to fall a giant cedar, location unknown.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0623 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1900 |
Evan Loseth
Evan Loseth and worker horse logging, hauling with a sled. Possibly Valemount
| Internal ID: | 0070.0737 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 1915 |
Hospital Ambulance
B.C. Spruce Mills faller injured at work, requiring hospital ambulance.
| Internal ID: | 0050.0806 |
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| Medium: | Newspaper |
| Date: | September 2nd 1926 |
Bucking Wood
Two unidentified men with cross saw saw.
| Internal ID: | 0070.0876 |
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| Medium: | Photograph |
| Date: | 0000 |
Horse Logging at Burton City, c. 1910
Logging with horses, Burton City, B.C. with Sid Leary 3rd from left (standing). Log being skidded is gigantic by today's standards.
| Internal ID: | 0131.0920 |
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| Medium: | Postcard |
| Date: | 1910 |
