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  1. 1990.040.001 - Print, Photographic

    Booming grounds at Salmon River. Many floating logs can be seen.The river enters the Johnstone Strait and the Pacific Ocean near the town of Kelsey Bay. "Salmon River, Kelsey Bay, B.C. E.E. Robinson - Honeymoon Bay B.C. July 26/89" written on the back.

    Record Type: Photo

    1989 - Log Boom - Salmon River - 1990040001 - jpg72 - 001
  2. 1990.040.002 - Print, Photographic

    Two men cutting into the base of a large tree with a powersaw. Written on the back: "Salmon River 1940's Dewy Anderson, Manager Tom coats, Run Camp Ed. Munroe, Bull bucker E.E. Robinson, Scaler Around 18 sets, hand faller Power saws came in 1945 Brick Forest Toolt(?) Pictures. Donkey Puncher. His job."

    Record Type: Photo

    1940s - Powersaw - Salmon River - 1990040002 - jpg72 - 001-002
  3. 1990.040.003 - Print, Photographic

    Two men performing an undercut with a powersaw (or chainsaw). Written on the back: "Salmon River Early 1940s E.E. Robinson I Scaled here for 3 yrs. 1943-44-45."

    Record Type: Photo

    1943-45 - Powersaw Undercut - Salmon River - 1990040003 - jpg72 - 001
  4. 1990.040.004 - Print, Photographic

    Watchman's Shanty at Kelsey Bay, Salmon River. It is a small wooden building placed next to railway tracks. A Watchman's Shanty would also be called a gatehouse. Before electronically-triggered crossing gates were commonplace, railroads would typically keep an employee at busy crossings to lower gates and stop traffic when trains approached.

    Record Type: Photo

    1943-45 - Watchman's Shack - Kelsey Bay - 1990040004 - jpg72 - 001
  5. 1990.040.005 - Print, Photographic

    Two choker setters attaching cables to logs for transport.

    Record Type: Photo

    1942 - Cable Logging - Salmon River - 1990040005 - jpg72 - 001
  6. 1990.040.006 - Print, Photographic

    A crane(?) loaded on a flatcar. There is a layer of snow on the ground and beside the tracks is a water tank for steam engine refueling.

    Record Type: Photo

    1940s - Crane on flatcar - Salmon River - 1990040006 - jpg72 - 001
  7. 1990.040.007 - Print, Photographic

    Steam donkey loaded on a flatcar

    Record Type: Photo

    1940s - Steam Donkey on flatcar - Salmon River - 1990040007 - jpg72 - 001
  8. 1990.040.008 - Print, Photographic

    A Caboose with "Salmon River Logging Co. LTD No. 6" visible on the sliding door.

    Record Type: Photo

    1940s - Salmon River Caboose - Salmon River - 1990040008 - jpg72 - 001
  9. 1990.040.009 - Print, Photographic

    Steam donkey owned by Salmon River Logging Company in a forest.

    Record Type: Photo

    1940s - Steam donkey - Salmon River - 1990040009 - jpg72 - 001
  10. 1990.040.010 - Print, Photographic

    Locomotive owned by Salmon River Logging Company on some railroad tracks and flanked by dense forestry on either side.

    Record Type: Photo

    1942 - Locomotive on Tracks - Salmon River - 1990040010 - jpg72 - 001
  11. 1990.040.011 - Print, Photographic

    Salmon River Logging Company. Wide shot depicting a partially logged forest and a steam donkey. Lower left is a spar tree and seven flatcars loaded with logs.

    Record Type: Photo

    1943-45 - Spar Tree - Salmon River - 1990040011 - jpg72 - 001
  12. 1999.700.001 - Winch

    Murdie 2 drum yarder Model: 75. Serial No.: 320 Duplicate Accession# 2020.019.001 assigned July 2020, deleted March 2022.

    Record Type: Object

    Winch
  13. 2002.020.001 - Print, Photographic

    Photograph of three men sitting on some logs and five more men standing at a steam donkey. "Timberland. Van Island. From J.G. Robson Sr." written beneath the picture.

    Record Type: Photo

    unk - Timberland Steam Donkey - Vancouver Island - 2002020001 - jpg72 - 001
  14. 2002.020.013 - Print, Photographic

    Horses hauling logs on a wooden bridge. "J.G. Robson Shingle Mill at Tynehead, BC" written on the picture. "Photo by G.A. Mattice" stamped on the bottom left corner.

    Record Type: Photo

    1908-10 - Horses on Bridge - Tynehead - 2002020013 - jpg72 - 001

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