Sikh men

Creator: Gold, Wilmer

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 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.

Creator: Gold, Wilmer

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 rough lumber to desired thicknesses and dimensions.

Creator: Gold, Wilmer

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.

Creator: Gold, Wilmer

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.

Creator: Gold, Wilmer

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.

Creator: Gold, Wilmer

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.

Creator: Gold, Wilmer

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.

Creator: Canada : Department of External Affairs

Canadian passport of Indar Singh [born in 1888, son of Besant Singh], a mill worker, from Village Ghuman, District Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Indian address and post office: Rakaba.

Creator: Canada : Department of Immigration & Colonization

Certificate of Registration of Indar Singh. Includes a picture of Indar Singh. Route: Emp. Japan.

Group photograph taken in Paldi of South Asian men and children taken outside. There are approximately 81 men and around 18 children in the photograph. There are two rows of men standing and two sitting, with the last group sitting on the ground. The children are all seated on the ground, while a few are being held by some of the men. On the back of the photograph is a handwritten note that reads, "81 men with their sons. Fathers of families who lived in Paldi and single men who live in bunkhouses. Approx. date 1935 (clarify this)."