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  1. 2017.010.003 - Check, Bank

    Heading: "Statement of employee's earnings and deducations by Alaska Pine Company Limited Moresby Division, Q.C.I." Pay (cheque) stub, Alaska Pine Co., 1953-1959. Long slip of paper detailing payment to a logger (presumably donor's father, Peter Tokar). Gross pay is $283.25 (~$2,896.78 in 2021). On the bottom right of the cheque: "Detach and retain this stub In your own interest you must advise the time office of any change of address or ...

    Record Type: Archive

    1953-59 - Pay (cheque) stub, Alaska Pine Co. - unk - 2017010003 - jpg72 - 001-002
  2. 2017.010.006 - Print, Photographic

    Black and white photograph of three loggers standing in front of a fallen tree. Donor identified the man in the center as her father, Peter Tokar. The other two men are unidentified. Donor additionally supplied that on the back of the photograph "Duncan 1947" is written.

    Record Type: Photo

    1947 - Peter Tokar in center - Dunan - 2017010006 - jpg72 - 001
  3. 2017.010.007 - Print, Photographic

    The donor, Sharon Tokar, identified the man on the left as her father, Peter Tokar. She also believes the man on the right is Walter Ladowski, though she wasn't 100% certain.

    Record Type: Photo

    1959 - Peter Tokar & Walter Ladowski - Duncan - 2017010007 - jpg72 - 001
  4. 2017.010.009 - Print, Photographic

    Donor identified man on the right with the chainsaw is her father, Peter Tokar. Unknown who is on the left. The two men are performing an undercut, which is when someone creates a V-shaped notch cut into the side of the tree in the direction they want it to fall.

    Record Type: Photo

    1959 - Peter Tokar doing an undercut - Duncan - 2017010009 - jpg72 - 001
  5. 2017.010.010 - Print, Photographic

    Peter Tokar with chainsaw cutting into a tree.

    Record Type: Photo

    1959 - Peter Tokar and chainsaw - Duncan - 2017010010 - jpg72 - 001
  6. 2022.023.001a-g - Print, Photographic

    Seven photographs depicting the falling and loading of large Douglas-fir logs for the 1970 World Fair that was held in Osaka, Japan. .a) - .c) are coloured, the rest are black and white. All photographs were taken in Caycuse and were taken by BC Forest Service. .a): Yellow car parked in front of Douglas-fir. Encapsulates how large these trees were. .b): Falling of large fir for Osaka. One man (Peter Tokar) cuts into a tree with a chainsaw. No...

    Record Type: Photo

    2022.023.001a

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