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A logging camp (or lumber camp) is a transitory work site used in the logging industry. Before the second half of the 20th century, these camps were the primary place where lumberjacks would live and work to fell trees in a particular area.
Nov 5, 2024 · The item is a reel of documentary film. It depicts life in a logging camp in Central British Columbia, where men and machines are racing against time to bring out the mill's quota of lumber before the Peace River backs up and floods the valley.
Nov 13, 2024 · RECORDED: [location unknown], 1974-09-10 SUMMARY: Born in Norway in 1908; came to Canada in 1927; worked at Great Central Lake for Bloedel, Stewart and Welch; logging camp life; conditions during the Depression; union organisation during the 1930s; strike of 1934; worked for several companies on Vancouver Island; accidents in the woods; started ...
Jun 30, 2006 · 4 min to read. Before the time, about 50 years ago, when loggers started commuting to work like everyone else, the lumberjack lived close to the job in lodgings called lumber camps.Built to last only for as long as uncut forest remained within reasonable walking distance - maybe four or five seasons on average - they were, on the whole, rough ...
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Dec 15, 2023 · Lumber camps in the northern woods of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan sprang to life in the fall as the log sheds, called "shanties" that the workers lived in were erected. The shanties were located as close to the pine trees as possible, to minimize the amount needed to travel in the harsh Midwestern winters.
Aug 23, 2019 · Many men from around Newfoundland began working in logging camps as the need for pulpwood increased during the 1920’s. Holt 10 Ton tractor hauling pulpwood circa 1922-23. Though not definite this picture is most likely from either the 1920 operation in Badger or the 1922-23 operation in Millertown.
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Logging shows on the west coast of Vancouver Island. The Gibson family's business deals. Description of early camp conditions. TRACK 2: The construction of Jeune Landing logging camp. Changes in loggers' lifestyles.
