booming grounds | BC Forest Discovery Centre

1983.002.011 - Print, Photographic

Hillcrest Mill at Masachie Lake, B.C. Log booming in the water is also visible. "W.H. Gold Photographer" stamped on the back.

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2002.020.002 - Print, Photographic

Photograph of a Timberland Milll on the Fraser River, near Tannery Road. The river served as a booming grounds for the mill.

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2002.020.009 - Print, Photographic

Booming grounds. "Timberland. Van Island. Duncan." written beneath the picture. Note the locomotive at the end of the bridge. Likely a Climax as Timberland owned five Climaxes.

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2009.014.331 - Print, Photographic

Photograph depicting two sidewinder boats (also known as a dozer boat) "herding" logs away. The boats belonged to MacMillan Bloedel's Kennedy Lake Division. Several floating logs can be seen. Written on a piece of paper found alongside photograph: "The logs are herded away by these boats, then sorted according to species and quality. The chain of events and work called logging culminates here at the booming grounds, but wads of logs will continue...

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2016.003.003 - Print, Photographic

Logs being dumped into a body of water. Written on the back: "Dumping logs off trains into salt water. Elk River Timber Co. Vancouver Island."

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2016.003.005 - Print, Photographic

A log boom being transported by tugboats. "B&K" clearly visible on the side of one of the boats. Written on the back: "B&K Logging Co. Brown's Bay. Seymour Narrows. Vancouver Island."

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2018.057.099 - Print, Photographic

Logs being dumped at Nanaimo Lakes.

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2019.012.011i - Print, Photographic

"Nitinat Log Dump Cowichan Lake 1951" written on the back.

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2019.019.004a-b - Print, Photographic

Two photographs of a shore near a camp. .a): Photograph from a dirt road. Log boom and A-frame are clearly visible. .b): Same area are .a), but photographer is now closer to the A-frame and standing in front of two oil drums. A-frame is releasing logs into the water.

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2020.002.029a - Print, Photographic

MacMillan Bloedel boom boats at Kennedy Lake. These boats are also called sidwinders and dozer boats. "Kennedy Lake" is clearly visible on one of the boat's side.

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2020.002.029b - Print, Photographic

MacMillan Bloedel log boom and bundler at Kennedy Lake. Boom boats are also visible. Millstream sort across the bay.

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2020.016.002 - Print, Photographic

Steam tugboat "ACTIVE" leaving with a log boom.

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2022.015.038 - Print, Photographic

Sawmill operations at MacMillan Bloedel's Northwest Bay division. Logs being boomed.

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2022.019.005 - Print, Photographic

Aerial photograph of Chemainus Mill, 1963. Overhead view of mill buildings with large loads of lumber in various piles, with residences on the right. Booming grounds and wharf are clearly visible. "George Allen Aerial Photos Ltd." stamped on the bottom left.

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2022.028.001a-b - Print, Photographic

Two photos depicting log booming/loading sites at Rock Bay. .a): "Loading Site, Fish Lake, Rock Bay," written on the back. Depicts locomotive going over a wooden bridge with a full load of logs. "B.C.M.T & T Co" on the engine and 6 on the cab. It likely stands for B.C. Mills Timber & Trading company. .b): "Loading at Fish Lake. Hastings Sawmill Co. Rock Bay, BC," written on the back. Same area as .a) but at a different angle. The booming gr...

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2022.044.009a-b - Print, Photographic

Photographs depict logging/sawmilling operations at Alberni. .a): Image is captioned "Boom-Grounds." Depicts Alberni Canal with a clearly visible A-Frame and steam donkey. There are logs in the water. Written on the back: "The "A" Frame where they make the "Davies" raft. Franklin-Alberni Canal" .b): Image is captioed "Port Alberni." Various buildings and boats can be seen. Written on the back: "B.S.+W. mill in the distance."

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