Ainsworth Sawmill 100 Mile House
- NA-24003
- Item
- 1968
Part of Forest Service photographs
Ainsworth Sawmill 100 Mile House
Part of Forest Service photographs
Cariboo adventure : [Giscome Sawmill]
SUMMARY: Interview with William Hime, Manager of Giscome Saw Mill, by John Barnes, about: natural resources, timber, lumbering, industry, saw mill processing; including sounds from saw mill and an interview with unidentified manager of hotel at Quesnel.
Construction Of Western Plywood Plant Quesnel
Part of Forest Service photographs
Construction Of Western Plywood Plant Quesnel
Part of Forest Service photographs
Construction Of Western Plywood Plant Quesnel
Part of Forest Service photographs
Construction Western Plywood Plant Quesnel
Part of Forest Service photographs
Construction Western Plywood Plant Quesnel
Part of Forest Service photographs
Part of Tales of pioneer survival : New Horizons Oral History Project collection
RECORDED: Windermere (B.C.), 1982-06-10 SUMMARY: Dixon Anderson grew up living with his grandparents in Canim Lake. He tells stories about life on the homestead, and tells many tall tales. He worked in a sawmill, cut Christmas trees, hunted, and worked as a fishing guide;
Dunkley Lumber Sawmill Quesnel
Part of Forest Service photographs
Part of Forest Service photographs
Part of Forest Service photographs
Part of Imbert Orchard fonds
RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Herb Gardner was interviewed while holding the office of Mayor of Williams Lake. He describes the federal building; the regional board; urban planning; and the electoral process. Before elections, people were appointed to the board. Demographics of the district. Mr. Gardner offers his own personal history; born in Quesnel and lived in Barkerville; stories about old timers; his father came into the country in 1900, and was a shoemaker before becoming a miner; eventually his father ran a stopping house on a ranch; in 1928 the family moved to Quesnel and worked in the saw mill business. He describes what Williams Lake was like back then.
TRACK 2: Mr. Gardner comments about how smaller sawmills were driven out by economics and larger ones took their place; the lumber industry and how it drives the economy of Williams Lake; prospecting and cattle ranching; stampedes; how much he likes living in Williams Lake. He compares living in Quesnel to living in Williams Lake. He discusses the future and the progress of Williams Lake.
The item is a reel of travelogue film showing scenic highlights and points of interest along Highway 97 in the Okanagan and Cariboo. Includes footage of car ferries (the M.V. "David Lloyd-Jones" and M.V. "Lequime") on Okanagan Lake; highlights of Kelowna International Regatta; abandoned mine equipment and shaft; Barkerville (before its restoration); sawmill in Quesnel; a parade and rodeo events at the Williams Lake Stampede.
H.J. Gardner And Son Mill Horsefly Lake
Part of Forest Service photographs
J. Ernst Sawmill Quesnel Chip Cars And Lumber
Part of Forest Service photographs
Part of Forest Service photographs
Part of Forest Service photographs
Part of Forest Service photographs
Part of Forest Service photographs
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Part of Forest Service photographs
Part of Forest Service photographs
Part of Film and Photographic Branch travel industry and tourism photographs
Merrill And Wagner Mill Williams Lake
Part of Forest Service photographs
Merrill And Wagner Mill Williams Lake
Part of Forest Service photographs
Merrill And Wagner Mill Williams Lake
Part of Forest Service photographs
New sawmill, Cariboo Hyd. Mine
The item is a b&w photograph of the new saw-mill at the Cariboo Hydraulic Mine.
Part of Film and Photographic Branch travel industry and tourism photographs
Part of Forest Service photographs
Part of Forest Service photographs