[Group photo of lumber mill workers from the #1 Planer Day Shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd, Youbou, B.C.]

1941-07-01

Thirteen South Asian lumber mill workers from the No. 1 Planer Day shift at Industrial Timber Mills Ltd. stand in two rows in a Youbou, B.C. lumber mill. The men in the front row are seated on a long sawhorse while the men in the back row stand. The planer is a machine that smooths and cuts logs of rough lumber to desired thicknesses and dimensions.

Caption on photo reads "No. 1 Planer Day Shift, Industrial Timber Mills LTD., July 1941, Youbou, B.C.". Label on back reads "P0752". First stamp on back reads "Copywrite International Woodworkers of America Local 1-80, Box 845, Duncan, B.C. V9L 3Y2 (not to be used for commercial purposes) Caption Information: No1 Planer Mill Day Shift, I.T.M. Youbou, July 1941 No._ Photographer W. H. Gold Photographer Youbou, B.C." Second stamp on back reads "Property of International Woodworkers of America Local 1-80, Duncan, B.C. Not to be reproduced without permissio[sic]". Upside-down text on attached slip of paper reads "No. 1 Planer - Day Shift, Industrial Timber Mills (now B.C. Forest Products) Youbou Sawmill, July 1941: Back Row: Sandager S. Chahl; Harbent S. Sandhu; Rasham S. Atwal; Hazura S. Singh; Sham S. Uppal; Rajmal S. Johal; Hansraj S. Bahala. Front Row: Buran S. Gill; Swarn S. Sihota; Charn S. Attwal; Hardit S. Gill; Santa S. Gill, Gurbux S. Singh.

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