Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2016.003.004 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Raising of spar tree. Bloedel, Stewart & Welch, at Menzies Bay. |
Image File Name |
1920-40 - Raising Spar Tree - Menzies Bay - 2016003004 - jpg72 - 001 |
Year Range from |
1920 |
Year Range to |
1940 |
Place |
Menzies Bay |
Provenance |
In the 1920's and 30's, Bloedel, Stewart & Welch had large railroad logging camps near Menzies Bay, British Columbia, Comox and Myrtle Point. 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. In 1951 Bloedel, Stewart and Welch merged with H.R. MacMillan to form MacMillan Bloedel Limited. A spar tree is the tree used as the highest anchor point in a high lead cable logging setup. |
Search Terms |
logging railroad tracks spar tree Bloedel, Stewart & Welch BS&W menzies bay macmillan bloedel M&B Crane Steam Donkey |
Collection |
Logging T&E |
People |
Riven |
Subjects |
People people associated with manual labor Heavy Equipment Yarding & Loading |