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Brooks, Scanlon, O'Brien Co. Ltd, workers on a tree, June 22nd

Description

Photograph depicts a number of men standing on a fallen log which to be used as flagpoles at [Kew Gardens?]. Written on the image: "length 237 ft, diameter at butt 4 ft top 14 inches, Brooks, Scanlon, O'Brien Co. Ltd, Stillwater, B.C., June 22nd, [1918?].

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Title
Brooks, Scanlon, O'Brien Co. Ltd, workers on a tree, June 22nd
Date Created
[1918?]-06-22
Description
Photograph depicts a number of men standing on a fallen log which to be used as flagpoles at [Kew Gardens?]. Written on the image: "length 237 ft, diameter at butt 4 ft top 14 inches, Brooks, Scanlon, O'Brien Co. Ltd, Stillwater, B.C., June 22nd, [1918?].
Extent
1 photograph : black and white ; 13 x 6 cm
Subject
Lumber industry; Trees; Employees; Flagpoles
Geographic Location
Bend (Or.) ; Powell River (B.C.) ; Stillwater (B.C.)
Genre
Photographs
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
In 1909 M.J. Scanlon and D.F. Brooks of Brooks-Scanlon in Minneapolis purchased land and property rights held by the Canadian Industrial Company and later that year Powell River Paper was incorporated for the purpose of newsprint manufacture. Photographs come from a file relating to the BrooksScanlon Lumber Company [Brooks, Scanlon, O'Brien Company Limited?] operations.
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1343-BC-1930-134-1; RBSC_ARC_1343_BC_1930_134_0001
Collection
MacMillan Bloedel Limited fonds
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. MacMillan Bloedel Limited fonds. RBSC-ARC-1343-BC-1930-134-1
Date Available
2016-06-15
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images are provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
AIPUUID
53fcc28a-08eb-42e9-9759-f0dfd16d7231
DOI
10.14288/1.0349915
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Images are provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca