Kaatza Station Museum and Archives collection

Group photo of 19 lumber mill workers from the #1 Planer Day Shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C. The workers are seated in 2 rows in front of a planing mill. Two men in the front row hold a wooden plank reading "#1 Planer Day Shift". The planer is a machine that smooths and cuts logs of rough lumber to desired thicknesses and dimensions. more

Group photo of 19 lumber mill workers from the #3 Planer Shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C. The workers are seated in front of a planing mill[?] in 2 rows of 9 with 1 man standing behind them. The planer is a machine that smooths and cuts logs of rough lumber to desired thicknesses and dimensions.

Group photo of 10 Sikh lumber mill workers at the Hillcrest Lumber Company, Sahtlam, BC. Two of the workers are seated, the rest are standing. They are posed in front of a stack of long wooden planks, behind which can be seen a partially forested[?] stand of trees.

Group photo of a crowd of people standing on the front steps of the Hillcrest Gurdwara [Sikh Temple] in Sahtlam, B.C. The gurdwara is decorated with triangular flag bunting.

Group photo of 32 lumber mill workers at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C. The workers stand in 3 rows, posed amidst piles of wooden planks on the sawmill's log deck[?]. more

Group photo of Sikh men standing in front of the Hillcrest Gurdwara [Sikh Temple] in Sahtlam, B.C. The gurdwara is decorated with triangular flag bunting.

Group photo of 13 South Asian lumber mill workers from the #1 Planer Day Shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C. Six workers are seated on sawhorses, the rest are standing. The workers are posed on the deck of a building at the logging camp[?]. The planer is a machine that smooths and cuts logs of rough lumber to desired thicknesses and dimensions. Back Row: Sandager S. Chahl; Harbent… more

Group photo of 15 lumber mill workers from the #2 and #3 Planer Shed Day Shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C. The workers are posed inside of a warehouse in front of tall stacks of wooden planks. Six of the workers are seated on a dolly, 7 of them are standing, and 2 of them are sitting on metal joists suspended from the ceiling.The planer is a machine that smooths and cuts logs of… more

Group photo 66 lumber mill workers from the British Columbia Forest Products community in Youbou, B.C. The workers are posed in 4 haphazard rows amidst the sawmill equipment and piles of lumber at a log deck[?].

Group photo of 30 lumber mill workers from the Day Shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C. The workers are posed in 3 rows amidst piles of wooden planks on the log deck[?].

Photo of Dalip Singh leading two cows down a dirt road in Youbou, B.C.

Photo of 8 young girls posed in the grass in front of a fence at the 1943 Lake Cowichan Dominion Day parade. The girls are wearing tutu-like dresses and paper hats decorated with pictures of a sun rising behind pine trees and text reading "IWofA". Together, the girls are holding up 5 cloth banners with various union slogans printed on them. more

Group photo of 47 lumber mill workers at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C. The workers are posed in three rows on a log deck[?] amidst piles of wooden planks of various sizes. Four boxcars sit on a railway to the left of the workers. Behind the boxcars, a lone worker stands posing atop a pile of wooden planks.

Group photo of 46 lumber mill workers at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C. The workers are posed in three rows on a log deck[?] amidst piles of wooden planks of various sizes. Four boxcars sit on a railway to the left of the workers.

Photo of a bunkhouse and cookhouse for the South Asian labourers at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C.

Group photo of the 1951 Lady of the Lake along with Gurdev Hari and her other 2 attendants in Lake Cowichan, B.C. They are posed standing in front of a parade float in the middle of town. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned on the right shoulder, except for Hari, who wears her corsage pinned on the left. The pageant winner's regalia is divided up between the two… more

Group photo of the 1951 Lady of the Lake along with Gurdev Hari and her other 2 attendants in Lake Cowichan, B.C. They are posed standing in front of a parade float with the lake visible behind them. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned on the right shoulder, except for Hari, who wears her corsage pinned on the left. The pageant winner also has her regalia - a paper… more

Group photo at the 1951 Lady of the Lake beauty pageant, Lake Cowichan. Gurdev Hari, 1950's pageant winner, sits at the stern of a parade float decorated to resemble a boat, with 1951's winner seated in front of her. Opposite them sit 2 attendants. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned on the right shoulder, except for Hari, who wears her corsage pinned on the… more

Group photo at the 1950 Lady of the Lake beauty pageant in Lake Cowichan, B.C. 1949's pageant winner sits at the stern of a parade float decorated to resemble a boat, with Gurdev Hari, 1950's winner, seated in front of her. Opposite them sit 2 attendants. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned on the right shoulder. The pageant winner's regalia is divided up… more

Photo of Gurdev Hari, winner of the 1950 Lady of the Lake beauty pageant, standing in the grass in front of a parade float in Lake Cowichan, B.C. She is wearing a white saree with a corsage on the right shoulder along with the regalia given to the pageant winner - a paper crown, a scepter and a sash reading "Lady of the Lake". The parade float is decorated to resemble a boat. more

Group photo of the 1950 Lady of the Lake, Gurdev Hari, and her 3 attendants in Lake Cowichan, B.C. They are posed standing in the grass in front of a parked car. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned on their right shoulder. The pageant winner also has her regalia - a paper crown, a scepter and a sash reading "Lady of the Lake". more

Photo of Gurdev Hari, the winner of the 1950 Lady of the Lake beauty pageant in Lake Cowichan, B.C. She is seated on a parade float. She is wearing a white saree with a corsage on the right shoulder along with the regalia given to the pageant winner - a paper crown, a scepter and a sash reading "Lady of the Lake". The parade float is decorated to resemble a boat. more

Group photo of the winner of the 1954 Lady of the Lake pageant and her attendants seated in a car in Lake Cowichan, B.C. A large crowd is visible behind them. Further back, the edge of the town of Lake Cowichan gives way to forested hills and distant mountains. Each young woman is wearing a white gown with a corsage pinned to the right shoulder. The pageant winner, seated in the rear of the car,… more

Group photo of the Youbou Rockets Volleyball Team at Champions of Vaisakhi 1956 in Youbou, B.C. There are 18 men in the photograph and they are posed in two rows in front of a volleyball net. Seven of them are wearing sweatshirts reading "Youbou Rockets". Before them is placed a covered table bearing 6 trophy cups, in front of which are placed 2 volleyballs and a trophy plaque. The team… more

Group photo of 15 young men and 1 older man from a youth association for South Asian Canadians[?] in Vancouver, B.C. The group is posed in front of a wooden building. Nine of the youths, and the 1 older man, are standing. In front of them, 6 youths sit on a bench. Two youths sit on the grass. Between them, a baseball sits in a baseball glove and 2 baseball bats rest on the knees of 2 of the… more