Sawmills

Composite photo displaying two different scenes at the Mayo Lumber Company at Paldi, B.C.

Photo of the log dump at the mill pond situated besides the Mayo Lumber Mill at Paldi, B.C. The logs were dumped from the steam cars into the mill pond and were later fed to the mill.

Photo of Mayo Lumber Mill looking north towards the Hill 60. Photo also depicts the mill pond, boiler shack, and the log deck.

Photo of an operational Mayo Lumber Mill. The view is the connecting point of the lumber mill and the mill pond with a belt like structure to move logs from the mill pond to the lumber mill. The background shows smoke arising from the chimneys of the mill.

Photo of an operational Mayo Lumber Mill. The view is the connecting point of the lumber mill and the mill pond with a belt like structure to move logs from the mill pond to the lumber mill. The background shows smoke arising from the chimneys of the mill.

Photo of Mayo Lumber Mill which was damaged by a fire in 1918 and later rebuilt in 1919. After rebuilding the lumber mill operated at a daily output of 50,000 feet of lumber. Some mill workers can be seen on the top of a wooden structure in front of the building.

Photo of International Woodworkers of America (IWA) members at the final membership meeting of Local 1-217.

Group photo of Siddoo family and other women at the Kapoor Sawmill in Burnaby, BC. Kartar K. Sangha (standing at right) is identified as the company cook.

Group photo of women and children in Paldi, BC. The community consisted entirely of workers and families at the Mayo Lumber Company.

Group photo of workers at Kapoor Lumber Company, Sooke Lake.