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  1. 1991.007.001 - Print, Photographic

    Small photo depicting the Bear Creek Trestle at Port Renfrew. Multiple tree stumps at the base of the bridge with dense forestry visible in the background.

    Record Type: Photo

    1950 - Bear Creek Trestle - Port Renfrew - 1991007001 - jpg72 - 001
  2. 1991.007.002 - Print, Photographic

    Nimpkish Valley. Dense forestry and a mountain range can be seen. Canadian Forest Products logging camp Woss is also visible in the distance.

    Record Type: Photo

    1947 - Camp Woss - Nimpkish Valley - 1991007002 - jpg72 - 001
  3. 1991.007.003 - Print, Photographic

    Nimpkish River, forest at the sides of the river being logged. Camp Woss can be seen in the distance. Written on the back: "Timber fell along right of way(?), virgin valley. Lots of trees". The word virgin is used to refer to new land or other wood land that has never been industrially cultivated before.

    Record Type: Photo

    1946 - Camp Woss Virgin Valley - Nimpkish Valley - 1991007003 - jpg72 - 001
  4. 1991.007.004 - Print, Photographic

    Man standing between trucks and a Northwest Model 6 shovel on an unpaved dirt road. On the back of one of the Northwest Model 6 shovel is "Bloedel, Stewart & Welch". Written on the back: "1947. Building Grade(?) Railway to work Nimpkish River. "Franklin River Camp B." Model 6 Northwest Shovel front + 8 R Cat Sterling Trucks."

    Record Type: Photo

    1947 - BS&W shovel and Caterpillar trucks - Coleman Creek - 1997007004 - jpg72 - 001
  5. 1991.007.006 - Print, Photographic

    Man standing in front of a large log. Written on the back: "Vernon. Nov. --1958. Blondie Clark. Logger of the 30's." Vernon likely refers to Vernon Lake. Canadian Forest Products had a logging camp there. It is located in the top end of the Nimpkish watershed.

    Record Type: Photo

    1958 - Blondie Clark - Vernon Lake - 1991007006 - jpg72 - 001
  6. 1991.007.009 - Print, Photographic

    Skidder and steam donkey. Written on the back: "1941 Franklin River Skidder #3 190 tons of ledgerwood steel 16 drums + lots of gears plus interlock Heel blocks for holding anchor + skyline over 2000 ft. 2 '' skyline '' 2 lines ''. On Board Heel Boom Drum mounted [???] '' '' spotting line for skeleton cars '' '' [???] 7/8'' for skyline 2 1/2 ton ledgerwood carriage Fly 6 chokers. '' "

    Record Type: Photo

    1941 - BS&W Skidder - Franklin River - 1991007009 - jpg72 - 001
  7. 1991.007.010 - Print, Photographic

    Caterpillar tractor with bunkhouses behind it. Written on the back: "Building Camp Woss. Finishing(?) roof. Army D8 (8R) 1946 Prefab bunkhouses from Hula(?) N. Van."

    Record Type: Photo

    1946 - Building Camp Woss - Nimpkish Valley - 1991007010 - jpg72 - 001
  8. 1991.007.012 - Print, Photographic

    Bulldozer loading dump truck with gravel ballast. Written on the back: "1951 Loading shovel at Bear Creek Camp. Converting from rail to truck at Three Rivers site just outside Bear Creek Camp. Set up called a Grizzly for loading guard(?)"

    Record Type: Photo

    1951 - Shoveling at Bear Creek Camp - Port Renfrew - 1991007012 - jpg72 - 001
  9. 1991.007.013 - Print, Photographic

    Steam crane loading a Douglas-fir onto a flatcar. Written on the back: "Taken from seat of D8 1H Series. 1951 Camp 3 Youbou BC Forest Products Steam crane loading nice size Fir on rail car Gordon Melkan(?) [???] crane Killed [???] Nanaimo Bridge collapse."

    Record Type: Photo

    1951 - steam crane & Douglas Fir - Youbou - 1991007013 - jpg72 - 001

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