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MacMillan Bloedel Limited fonds

Roger Pinette, foreman of MacMillan Bloedel's wood preserving division, treatment plant, checks a batch of utility poles being inserted into a pressurized cylindrical retort for treatment

Description

Photograph is part of a news release issued April 21, 1975.

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Title
Roger Pinette, foreman of MacMillan Bloedel's wood preserving division, treatment plant, checks a batch of utility poles being inserted into a pressurized cylindrical retort for treatment
Date Created
1975-04-21
Description
Photograph is part of a news release issued April 21, 1975.
Extent
1 photograph : black and white ; 21 x 25 cm
Subject
Wood; Electric lines
Geographic Location
Alberni (B.C.)
Person Or Corporation
Pinette, Roger
Genre
Photographs
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Notes
See MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. Inventory, Box 112-6. (Corporate Communications, Newsreleases). The news release informs that "[t]the poles undergo preserving treatment in a copper-based solution that turns them green, in addition to giving the poles a much longer lifespan than those treated in traditional oil-based preservatives.
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1343-BC-1930-78-8; RBSC_ARC_1343_BC_1930_078_0008
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-1930-78-8
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
3dd2b810-1b79-48e9-9e19-aaaeae8793eb
DOI
10.14288/1.0351801
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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