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View of the felling of a diseased tree

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Title
View of the felling of a diseased tree
Date Created
1953-10
Extent
1 photograph : black and white ; 65 x 65 cm
Subject
Lumber industry; Woodcutting
Geographic Location
Alberni (B.C.) ; Sproat Lake (B.C.)
Person Or Corporation
Grimard, Johnny; Oscarson, Eric
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: Fallers Johnny Grimard and Eric Oscarson knock down a diseases Douglas fir in a Sproat Division block being cleaned of over-mature diseased, and windfall trees. Note the 2 types of blazes being used to show fallers which trees are to come down. A conventional axe cut is shown surrounded by a painted ring. Either blaze is used. Harmac News. 1953. October.
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1343-BC-1930-345-176; RBSC_ARC_1343_BC_1930_345_0176
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-1930-345-176
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
10.14288/1.0350925
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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