Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2019.037.004H |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Colour photo of chopping block loads in gondolas. Gondola branded "CN 15S309." Headed for Sea World in Cleveland, Ohio. Half loads were loaded at Sooke Lake due to the Kinsol Trestle being condemned. A small switch engine (green in back of photo) moved the half loads to Deerholme where they were fully loaded. This was the last load to cross the Kinsol Trestle. (unsure if photo is at Deerholme or Sooke Lake). |
Image File Name |
unk-Last Load to Cross Kinsol Trestle-Vancouver Island-2019037004H-jpg72-001 |
Date (y/m/d) |
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Place |
Vancouver Island |
Provenance |
During the Depression, Jube and his older brother Ardiel (Ardy) made money after school and on the weekends by working on the log booms in the Sooke Basin. In 1968, Jube and Ardy were hired by the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) to produce and manage their Timber Show, which led to the formation of Wickheim Timber Shows. Wickheim Timber Shows preformed all over the world - from Australia to Japan, in Norway, Sweden, Chile, the United States and Canada. Including Expo 70 (Osaka, Japan), Expo 86 (Vancouver, BC), a special performance for Prince Charles and Lady Diana, as well as 8 seasons with SeaWorld Parks. Between them, the brothers won 14 World Log Rolling Championships in 15 years. |
Search Terms |
logging sports load shipment Gondola switch car chopping block Cowichan Valley CN Deerholme Sooke Lake |
Collection |
Logger Sports |
People |
Wickheim Canadian National |
Subjects |
Railway Vehicles Timber Shows Documentary, Vancouver Island |