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View of the topping of a "gin pole" tree

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Title
View of the topping of a "gin pole" tree
Date Created
[between 1950 and 1959?]
Extent
1 photograph : black and white ; 65 x 65 cm
Subject Lumber industry; Machinery; Equipment; Trees
Geographic Location Northwest Bay (B.C.)
Person Or Corporation Foster, Jack
Genre Photographs
Type Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
Photographs formed part of an album entitled "MacMillan and Bloedel Limited Logging and Mill, 1940-1950's." Picture caption: Over and down goes the top of the "gin pole" tree. Jack Foster, a second rigger at Northwest Bay Division, can be seen clinging to the tree below and left of the cut. Topping is the first stage of erecting spar tree on new setting. This particular tree was better than usual in that it was several feet higher (approx 150 ft) than the main spar, affording easier raising of the "dead one".
Identifier RBSC-ARC-1343-BC-1930-345-168-169a; RBSC_ARC_1343_BC_1930_345_0169a
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-1930-345-168-169a
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
64fd18b6-7948-4309-89f1-4b5ae3c5a315
DOI
10.14288/1.0350524
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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

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