Photo Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1991.007.013 |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Steam crane loading a Douglas-fir onto a flatcar. Written on the back: "Taken from seat of D8 1H Series. 1951 Camp 3 Youbou BC Forest Products Steam crane loading nice size Fir on rail car Gordon Melkan(?) [???] crane Killed [???] Nanaimo Bridge collapse." |
Image File Name |
1951 - steam crane & Douglas Fir - Youbou - 1991007013 - jpg72 - 001 |
Date (y/m/d) |
1951/ / |
Place |
Camp 3, Youbou |
Provenance |
Camp 3 was established in the 1920s. By 1929 there were close to 200 loggers working at the camp. It closed during the Great Depression and re-opened in 1934. It was taken over by Industrial Lumber Mills Co. with BC Forest Products later taking over operations in 1946. In 1985 the camp was razed. Founded by E. P. Taylor, British Columbia Forest Products Limited (BCFP) was a forestry company that operated from 1946 to 1986. BCFP operations included timber production, pulp and paper, veneer, plywood and transportation. For many years, it was considered to be the second largest forest company operating in British Columbia. Fletcher Challenge Limited of New Zealand purchased BCFP in 1987 and merged it with Crown Forest Industries. (From First Growth) |
Search Terms |
D8 Steam crane Youbou Camp 3 BC Forest Products BCFP flat car douglas-fir |
Collection |
Heavy Equipment |
People |
Melkan, Gordon Gray |
Subjects |
Railway Vehicles Yarding & Loading |