Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1988.007.017 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
A rigging crew, these men set up and handle the working lines at a logging site. A series of cables can be seen near the ground. A rigging crew consists of a chokermen, who attaches the cables to the logs, and a chaser, who unhooks the cable. The rigging crew are directed by a rigging slinger. If you can identify any of these men, please contact the BC Forest Discovery Centre. |
Image File Name |
1936 - Rigging Crew - Great Central Lake - 1988007017 - jpg72 - 001 |
Date (y/m/d) |
1936/ / |
Place |
Great Central Lake |
Provenance |
Image is part of a photo album depicting logging operations at Great Central Lake in the 1930s. Bloedel, Stewart & Welch (BS&W) was formed in 1911 by US lumberman Julius Bloedel and railway contractors John Stewart and Patrick Welch. BS&W's first logging operation was at Myrtle Point, near Powell River. By 1925, BS&W had purchased and was logging extensive holdings of prime timber in the Union Bay, Menzies Bay, and Alberni areas on Vancouver Island. BS&W's Alberni operations included several logging camps on Great Central Lake (GCL). Camp 3, a railway camp, was located approximately 13 km up GCL on the east side. Camp 6, also a railway camp, was located at the head of the Lake at the mouth of the Drinkwater Creek. Camp 7 was a float camp and was moved from place to place as needed. Camp 8 was re-established as a logging camp headquarters after the closure of the Great Central Sawmill (1925-52) located at Boot Lagoon. Camp 9, another railway camp, was located approximately 10.5 km up GCL on the west side. |
Search Terms |
People Great Central Lake Bloedel, Stewart & Welch BS&W Rigging Cable Logging Chokerman Chaser Slinger Crew |
Collection |
Documentary, Vancouver Island |
People |
Dodsworth |
Subjects |
People People associated with manual labor Yarding & Loading |