WAUBloedelPrenticePHColl531.xmlGuide to the Prentice Bloedel Photograph Collection 1880s-1950sBloedel (Prentice) Photograph CollectionSpecial Collections, University of Washington Libraries©2008 (Last modified: 2/16/2024)
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Finding aid written in English.Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard).University of Washington Libraries, Special CollectionsPH0531Bloedel, Prentice, 1900-1996Prentice Bloedel photograph collection1880s-1950s1920s-1950s1587 photographic prints (12 albums)10 boxesCollection materials are in English.Photographs documenting the lumber operations of the Bloedel family in British Columbia and Washington

Prentice Bloedel was a leader of the timber industry. He left a brief teaching career to join the management of his family's far-flung timber empire and led the industry's forest-conservation efforts. Bloedel guided the firm into a merger with H. R. MacMillan Export Co., which became the giant MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. Prentice and Virginia Bloedel were important patrons of the arts in Seattle, a tradition carried on by their daughter Virginia Wright. The Bloedels created the Bloedel Reserve, a botanical showcase of gardens, pools, lawns, and arbors on Bainbridge Island. Born in Bellingham in 1900, Bloedel graduated from Yale University planning to be a teacher. In 1929, in response to a request from his father, he gave up his teaching career and went to work in the family business: Bloedel, Stewart and Welch, based on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

He first took charge of a new mill at Port Alberni, B.C. The mill became one of the first to make efficient use of sawdust and waste, called "hog fuel," to generate power. He believed integrating a pulp mill with sawmill operations would get the most out of every stick of timber, and the mill became one of the first waste-based operations in North America. In 1938, Bloedel guided the company into a reforestation program and the firm became the first company to plant seedlings. A decade later, the firm was responsible for 70 percent of all the reforestation carried out by private industry in British Columbia. During the 1930s and 1940s, Bloedel began buying land in Whatcom and Skagit counties that had been clear-cut and abandoned. He became treasurer of Bloedel, Stewart and Welch in 1942 and continued to implement innovations to the industry.

In 1948, he launched a plant designed to produce fuel briquettes made from shingle waste products, which were marketed under license as "pres-to-logs." Two years later, driven by a reluctant conviction that "to do the best with the resource would require larger units, greater markets and greater flexibility in product," Bloedel guided the firm into a merger with H.R. MacMillan Export Co., which became the giant MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. He moved back to Seattle and to Bainbridge Island and, in early 1972, retired from the board of MacMillan Bloedel. He continued his involvement in the industry through his leadership of Bloedel Timberlands Development Inc., a company he founded in 1945 in partnership with his father. The firm bought up land long since logged and essentially abandoned.

Prentice Bloedel died at his Capitol Hill (Seattle) home in June 1996, at age 95.

Julius Bloedel went into partnership with J.F. Wardner in Fairhaven, Washington, organizing the Samish Lake Logging Co. in 1890. Eight years later he formed the Lake Whatcom Logging Co., which in 1901 was reorganized into the Larson Lumber Co. The company changed its name in 1913 to the Bloedel-Donovan Lumber Mills, taking over the property of the Lake Whatcom Logging Co., Larson Lumber Co. and the Bellingham Bay Mill Co. Bloedel began his Canadian venture in 1911 when he launched the firm of Bloedel, Stewart and Welch and began logging operations at Myrtle Point, British Columbia. Having been restricted to logging activities, the company did not enter the manufacturing field until 1923 when it acquired the Red Band Cedar Mill on the Fraser River, near New Westminster. Two years later, the company built a sawmill at Great Central Lake in the Port Alberni area, followed shortly after by another on the Somass River, which today is a key operating unit in MacMillan Bloedel's Port Alberni complex. In 1951 Bloedel, Stewart and Welch merged with the MacMillan Company and later with the Powell River Paper Company to form MacMillan Bloedel.

The collection consists of albums, loose photographs and ephemera documenting the lumber operations of the Bloedel family in British Columbia and Washington along with portraits of the Bloedel family and business partners.

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Donated by Virginia Wright; July, 1997.

Processed by Meghan Brummett, Karma Tshering, Rachel Woodbrook, Don Romero, processing completed in 2012.

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Blue Canyon Mine

In 1890, J. H. Bloedel, along with Jim Wardner and C.W. Carter, purchased a claim to a coal deposit at the southeast end of Lake Whatcom, Washington. This would become the Blue Canyon Mine which would continue operating until 1920, under various owners.

2/11Miners and office personnel in front of mine1891Ansden Clark & Co., Fairhaven2/12Men in front of log cabinundatedAnsden and Clark Photo

Printed on photo: No. 125. Leadville, Cascade Mining District.

2/13Men with mining car on rail tracksundated

Written on verso: Possibly Blue Canyon Mine

2/14Men sitting in officeundated

Photo is mounted on heavy cardstock, written on card: San Francisco Office: Blue Canyon Coal Mining Co. Compliments Husband & Brooks No. 4 Cal Street.

Bloedel-affiliated Personnel and Events

These photographs include images of police officers, loggers on strike, buildings in floodwaters, and views of a mill.

Logger's strike and police officers1/15Royal Canadian Mounted Police and other officers on rail tracksundatedJoseph Clegg, Port Alberni, B.C 1/16Police and loggers on rail tracksundatedJoseph Clegg, Port Alberni, B.C 1/17Loggers and police standing in logged areaundated

Written on verso: Corporal Dunbar, Port Alberni Barracks, --- Prov. Police Alberni.

1/18Six police officers standing in front of buildingundated1/19Group of men standing and sitting in front of buildingApril 23, 1923

Written on verso: J.H. Bloedel and Bruce Farris talking to pickets. April 23, 1923.

 1/110Group of men in front of building with police officers in foregroundcirca 19231/111Large crowd of men in front of buildingsApril 23, 19231/112-13Crowd of men gathered outdoorscirca 1920s-1930s1/114Line of men marching down dirt road, view from frontApril 20, 1934Joseph Clegg, Art Depot; Port Alberni, B.C 1/115Line of men marching down dirt road, view from rearApril 20, 1934Joseph Clegg, Art Depot; Port Alberni, B.C1/116Group of men, possibly office workers, sitting in front of buildingundated1/117Two police officers in front of steam engineundated 1/118Three police officers and another man standing on dockundated

Written on verso: Koski, Sashmere [?], Woodcerle [?], Dean.

1/119Three police officers on horsebackundatedFlooding1/220House in floodwatersundated

Written on verso: Koski House-Great Central Lake, cp #3.

Jus-Rite Photo Finishers; Victoria, B.C1/221Buildings in floodwaters with man walking byundatedJus-Rite Photo Finishers; Victoria, B.C 1/222Row of buildings in floodwatersundatedJus-Rite Photo Finishers; Victoria, B.C1/223Two rows of buildings in floodwatersundatedJus-Rite Photo Finishers; Victoria, B.C Views of Buildings and Logging Operations1/324Postcard of building under construction in the distancecirca 1934

Written on verso: Sept. 1st.

Joseph Clegg; Port Alberni, B.C1/325Postcard of building under construction in the distancecirca 1934

Written on verso: Sept. 15th.

Joseph Clegg; Port Alberni, B.C1/326Postcard of completed building in the distancecirca 1934

Written on verso: Oct. 15th.

Joseph Clegg; Port Alberni, B.C1/327Postcard of completed building in the distancecirca 1934

Written on verso: Oct. 15th, 34

Joseph Clegg; Port Alberni, B.C1/328-29Bloedel, Stewart & Welch sawmill in Port Albernicirca 1935 1/330View of buildings from across waterundated1/331View of buildings and rail tracksundated1/332Crane loading lumber onto ship at Bloedel, Stewart & Welch sawmill, Port Alberni, British Columbiaundated 1/333Treetop being cut offundated 1/334Locomotive crossing a bridgeundated1/335Forest fire from across a lake1923

Written on verso: Fire at Great Central, Lake James.

Same image as photo #36.

 2/236Forest fire from across a lake1923

Same image as photo #35.

1/337aThe Solduc Bridgeundated

There are two photos attached to a card.

 1/337bThe Solduc Bridgeundated

There are two photos attached to a card.

 1/338a-bStacks of lumber or boxes on dockundated

Label on verso: Artcraft Engraving and Electrotype Co. Seattle, WA.

There are two photos attached to a card.

1/339Locomotive with "Great Central Sawmills Ltd." painted on sideundated 1/340Logging operations in forestundated1/341Spar tree with cables and riggingundated1/442Railroad construction on mountainundated

Typed on photo: Building railroad grade-Clallam.

Jukes Studio; Bellingham, WA1/443Men working on mill whistle1942

Typed on verso: "BIG OLE" Mill whistle being dismantled in September, 1942, preparatory to removal to Port Alberni, B.C.

Bellingham Herald 1/444Crane loading lumber onto ship,Sudbury, of New YorkundatedJukes Studio; Bellingham, WA1/445Buildings and stacks of lumber and/or boxesundated1/446Buildings and stacks of lumber and/or boxescirca 1924-1926

Written on verso: Bloedel Donovan box factory.

Sandison1/447Men standing in front of tall stacks of lumberundatedJukes 1/448Ships underneath a conveyor1935

Written on verso: Conveyor andRiversdaleandIsland Starduring rain, Port Alberni, July 1935.

Carey and McAllister, Victoria, B.C1/449Ships docked near conveyor and mill1935

Written on verso: Taken in rain, Port Alberni, July 1935. Riversdale,Island Star,Lancaster

Carey and McAllister, Victoria, B.C1/450Nicely dressed men and women seated on flatbed railcar in forestundatedFrederick & Nelson Photograph Studio, Seattle 1/551Spar tree with cables and engine moving logs, view from uphillundatedSandison; Bellingham, Wa1/552Spar tree with cables and engine, view from same level as sparundatedSandison; Bellingham, Wa1/553Men operating engine at base of spar treeundatedSandison; Bellingham, Wa1/654Tree falling after being cutundatedSandison; Bellingham, Wa 1/655Logs loaded on railcarsundatedSandison; Bellingham, Wa1/656Buildings in logging campundatedSandison; Bellingham, Wa

Photo is mounted in mat.

1/657Large section of tree on displayundated

Written on verso: Section of tree and exhibit sent to St. Louis Fair-J.H. Prentice recollection, September 1957.

Sign on tree reads "Larson Lumber Co." Photo is mounted on mat. Possibly World's Fair, 1904.

 1/758Mill buildings and stacks of lumberundatedClegg's Studio, Port Angeles, B.C1/759Mill buildings and conveyorsundatedClegg's Studio, Port Angeles, B.C1/760-61Interior of mill building with row of machineryundatedClegg's Studio, Port Angeles, B.C1/762Mill buildings with smokestackundatedClegg's Studio, Port Angeles, B.C1/763Interior of mill building with man working near large saw bladeundatedClegg's Studio, Port Angeles, B.C 1/764Aerial view of mill and surrounding areaundatedGeorge Allen Aerial Photos Ltd., Vancouver, B.C2/265aPanoramic view of port facilities, water and mountains1933

Written on verso: Government lumber assembly dock, Port Alberni, B.C. Showing it's facilities and vessels awaiting berth for loading of lumber products of Great Central Sawmills, Limited, for the United Kingdom, China, Australia, and South Africa. This dock is fifteen miles from the Great Central plant. August, 1933.

There are 3 photos mounted on heavy cardstock.

Joseph Clegg; Art Depot, Port Alberni, B.C2/265bLumber on dock next to railcars1933

Written on verso: Government lumber assembly dock, Port Alberni, B.C. Showing it's facilities and vessels awaiting berth for loading of lumber products of Great Central Sawmills, Limited, for the United Kingdom, China, Australia, and South Africa. This dock is fifteen miles from the Great Central plant. August, 1933.

There are 3 photos mounted on heavy cardstock.

Joseph Clegg; Art Depot, Port Alberni, B.C2/265cView of ship's mast and rigging1933

Written on verso: Government lumber assembly dock, Port Alberni, B.C. Showing it's facilities and vessels awaiting berth for loading of lumber products of Great Central Sawmills, Limited, for the United Kingdom, China, Australia, and South Africa. This dock is fifteen miles from the Great Central plant. August, 1933.

There are 3 photos mounted on heavy cardstock.

Joseph Clegg; Art Depot, Port Alberni, B.CBloedel Personnel1/866John McMahon, Mill Superintendentundated1/867Frank E. Frost, TreasurerundatedJukes Studio, Bellingham, Wa1/868Earl E. Levalley; Manager, BellinghamundatedJukes Studio, Bellingham, Wa1/869Chet W. Millerundated1/870John A. McEvoyundated1/871Group of men at banquet tablecirca 1904Morton Photographs, San Francisco1/872Five people standing on porch of houseundated

Man 2nd from left is probably J.H. Bloedel.

1/873J.J. Donovan1901

Written on verso: Wishing you a Merry Christmas! Your friend, J.J. Donovan, 12/25/01.

C.W. Hearn, Boston 2/274General J.W. Stewartcirca 19202/275Fenwick Riley, First Manager of Bloedel, Stewart & Welchundated2/376Group portrait of J.H.Bloedel and Bellingham office staff in front of buildingcirca 1940sSandison, Bellingham, WAXC177Group portrait of J.H.Bloedel and executives on 80th anniversary1944

Written on mat: Honoring J.H. Bloedel-80th Anniversary-March 4, 1944

B.F. Boyker-1926, Hugh Galbraith-1933, Louie Knutsen-1918, B.J. Schive-1920, C.D. Lloyd-1927, W.H. Abbott-1898, C.E. Castle-1905, J.H. Bloedel-1898, Jno. McMahon-1906, F.E. Frost-1908, C.W. Miller-1914, J.A. McEvoy-1914, W.I. Carr-1922, E.E. LeValley-1913, H.L. Hubbard-1919.

XC178Group portrait of J.H.Bloedel and executives on 80th anniversary1944

Written on mat: Honoring J.H. Bloedel-80th Anniversary-March 4, 1944

W.H. Abbott-1898, Louie Knutsen-1918, Hugh Galbraith-1933, B.F. Boyker-1926, C.D. Lloyd-1927, C.E. Castle-1905, Jno. McMahon-1906, J.H. Bloedel-1898, F.E. Frost-1908, C.W. Miller-1914, B.J. Schive-1920, E.E. LeValley-1913, W.I. Carr-1922, J.A. McEvoy-1914, H.L. Hubbard-1919.

2/379Group portrait of J.H.Bloedel and executives on 80th anniversary1944

Written on mat: J.H.B. and staff on his 80th birthday.

This photo is the same as #78 above.

2/480Group of men standing next to building1898

This is a printed photo in a presentation folder.

Printed on page: First crew employed by Lake Whatcom Logging Co. Subsequently merged into Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills, September 1898.

This is the same image as #J2.

Grady, SeattleM27181Panoramic view of mill on waterway with steam Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway locomotive in foreground, British Columbiabetween 1911 and 1925?

Shows BS&W smokestack.

M27182Panoramic view of mill and forestsbetween 1911 and 1925?Lake Whatcom Logging CompanyAlbum A

This is a small album consisting of nine photographs of unidentified and undated logging activities, possibly the Lake Whatcom Logging Co.

3/1A1Two horses hauling logs with three men in backgroundundated 3/1A2View of small sawmill in the woodsundated 3/1A3Logs lined up at sawmillundated 3/1A4View of saw blade at millundated 3/1A5View of log entering the sawmillundated 3/1A6View of pulley and engine of sawmillundated 3/1A7Engine of sawmillundated 3/1A8Close-up of stacks of lumberundated 3/1A9Stacks of lumber and conveyor, probably on dockundated Bloedel, Stewart and Welch (Canada)Album B, Titled: Great Central Sawmills, Ltd.

All photographs in this album by Leonard Frank, Vancouver, B.C.

The album was deteriorating and the photographs were removed from the album. The order of the photographs in the album has been retained.

XH4B1Panoramic view of lumber stacked in railroad yard (Frank 10671)circa 1920s1/9B2Group of men in woods including (from second man left to right) Bruce M. Farris of King-Farris Lumber Company; Julius B. Bloedel; his son Lawrence H.; Gen. John W. Stewart at Great Central Lake.1925 1/9B3Great Central Lakecirca 19261/9B4Logs floating in lakecirca 19261/9B5View of mill from the lakecirca 1926 1/9B6Diagram of mill areacirca 19261/9B7Panoramic view of logs floating in front of millcirca 19261/10B8Panoramic view of logs floating in front of trees and water towercirca 19261/10B9Logs floating in front of mill buildingcirca 1926 1/10B10Timber being rolled from millcirca 19261/10B11Two buildings, possibly offices and mess hallcirca 19261/10B12Side view of two buildingscirca 19261/10B13Water towercirca 19261/11B14Interior of kitchen with three staff memberscirca 1926 1/11B15Interior of mess hall with tables set for a mealcirca 19261/11B16Interior of lavatory showing rows of sinkscirca 1926 1/11B17Interior of building showing hallway and calendarscirca 19261/11B18Stand of trees near rail trackscirca 19261/11B19Tree with cables attached used to move logscirca 19261/12B20Close view of tree with cables attachedcirca 19261/12B21Tree with cables attached near rail trackscirca 19261/12B22Conveyor belt systemcirca 19261/12B23Curving rail tracks through forestcirca 1926 1/12B24Man standing near large tree stumps and felled treescirca 19261/12B25Close view of man standing near large tree stumps and felled treescirca 1926 1/13B26Machinery inside of millcirca 1926 1/13B27Machinery inside of millcirca 19261/13B28Close-up of belts and drive wheelscirca 1926 1/13B29Electrical boxes for millcirca 19261/13B30Boiler roomcirca 1926 1/13B31Crane lifting stacks of lumbercirca 19261/14B32Closer view of crane moving lumbercirca 19261/14B33Logs inside of mill buildingcirca 19261/14B34Planks being milledcirca 1926 1/14B35Mill machinerycirca 19261/14B36Mill machinery covered in sawdustcirca 19261/14B37Row of large circular saw bladescirca 1926 1/14B38Machinery in millcirca 1926Album C

The album was deteriorating and the photographs were removed from the album. The order of the photographs in the album has been retained. Photographs by Cleland Kent, Vancouver unless otherwise noted. The series titles are taken from the album.

Forestry5/1C1Yarding operations, possibly at Sarita River, Vancouvercirca 1925 5/1C2Aerial view of logs in the water1952

This photo was used in U.K. advertisements.

5/1C3Aerial view of forest in Vancouver, B.C.undated 5/1C4Two men looking at a mapundatedGreat Central; Vancouver, B.C.5/2C5Aerial view of assembled log booms awaiting towing in the watercirca 1950s

This photo was used in U.K. advertisements.

 5/2C6Logs in log pond at Great Central, Vancouver, B.C.undated5/2C7View of forest and logs in log pond, Great Central, Vancouver, B.C.undated5/2C8Great Central sawmill, Vancouver, B.C.undated5/2C9Man moving logs manually in log pond at the Great Central sawmillundated 5/2C10Great Central sawmill, Vancouver, B.C.undated5/2C11Large stacks of lumber at Great Central sawmill, Vancouver, B.C.undated5/2C12Crane lifting machinery with Sarita River in backgroundundated Sarita River; Vancouver, B.C.5/3C13Camp at Sarita River, Vancouver, B.C.undated5/3C14Trucks loaded with equipment at Sarita River, Vancouver, B.C.undated5/3C15Two men working on road near Sarita River, Vancouver, B.C.undated 5/3C16Camp at Sarita River, Vancouver, B.C.undated

Photographer unknown.

5/3C17Logging machinery on road at Sarita River, Vancouver, B.C.undated 5/3C18Logs being rolled off truck into log pond at Sarita River, Vancouver, B.C.undated

The photo has been highlighted in certain areas for printing.

Menzies Bay; Vancouver, B.C.5/4C19Logs in the water at Menzies Bay, Vancouver, B.C.undated5/4C20Two men working at tie mill at Menzies Bay, Vancouver, B.C.undated 5/4C21Bulldozer moving a treeundated5/4C22Menzies Bay camp where ties were madeundated5/4C23Bloedel, Stewart & Welch Ltd. steam locomotive with engineer climbing aboard.undated 5/4C24Engineer inside cab of locomotiveundated Franklin River; Vancouver, B.C.5/5C25Inspection rail car at Franklin River, Vancouver, B.C.undated 5/5C26Train carrying logs with man riding on front of engineundated 5/5C27Two men looking at a mapundated5/5C28Truck driving up logging road with view of forestundatedPort Alberni5/6C29Aerial view of logs in water at Port Alberni, B.C.undatedCharnell Studios Ltd., Port Alberni, B.C5/6C30,31Aerial views of Port Alberni, water and forestundated5/6C32Aerial view of lumber mill and logs at Port AlberniundatedCharnell Studios Ltd., Port Alberni, B.C5/6C33Aerial view of lumber mill and logs at Port Alberniundated

Photographer unknown.

 5/6C34Aerial view of H.R MacMillan Export Company sawmill and plywood operations at Port Alberniundated

Plywood division in foreground; lumber division in the middle.

Industrial Photographics, Vancouver, B.C 5/6C35Boss Carrier tractor moving lumber at Port Alberni, B.C.undated 5/6C36Man working on large saw blade at Port Alberni, B.C.undated

The photo has been highlighted in certain areas for printing.

5/6C37Stacks of lumber inside a warehouse at Port Alberni, B.C.undated5/6C38Crane lifting lumber at Port Alberni, B.C.undated 5/6C39Pulp product being loaded onto ship at Port Alberni, B.C. with stacks of lumber on dockundated Pulp Mill, Port Alberni, B.C.5/7C40Aerial view of pulp mill at Port Alberni, B.C.undatedCharnell Studios Ltd., Port Alberni, B.C 5/7C41,42Views of exterior of pulp mill at Port Alberni, B.C.undated5/7C43Man working in control room of pulp mill at Port Alberni, B.C.undated 5/7C44Aerial view of pulp mill at Port Alberni, B.C.undated

Photographer unknown.

5/7C45Two men holding sheet of paper product at pulp millundated 5/7C46Two men packaging pulp product at pulp millundated5/7C47Pulp product being loaded onto ship at Port Alberni, B.C.undated Personnel5/8C48Mess hall with men eating a mealundated5/8C49Two boys sitting on tree stumpundated 5/8C50Woman working in a kitchenundated 5/8C51Men playing baseballundated 5/8C52Man eating in mess hallundated5/8C53Cook in the mess hall kitchenundated 5/8C54Two cooks working in mess hall kitchenundated5/8C55Man sitting on tree stumpundated 5/8C56Men trap-shooting at firing rangeundated Director's House, Port Alberni5/9C57,58Views of Director's house at Port Alberni, B.C.undated General Operation Shots5/10C59Man cutting log with chainsawundated

The photo has been highlighted in certain areas for printing.

5/10C60Man operating logging machineryundated 5/10C61Two men cutting down a tree with two-man chainsaw in foregroundundated 5/10C62Men working at logging siteundatedRed Band Shingle Mill5/11C63Aerial view of the Red Band shingle millundated

Photographer unknown

 5/11C64Ground view of Red Band shingle millundated5/11C65Storage area of Red Band shingle mill with small canal next to itundated 5/11C66Stack of shinglesundated5/11C67Packaging area for shinglesundated5/11C68Single package of shinglesundated5/11C69Close-up of Red Band label on shingleundated Pres-to-log Plant5/12C70Man working at the Pres-to-log plantundated5/12C71Close-up of man working at Pres-to-log machineryundated 5/12C72View of Pres-to-log plantundatedJack Cash Gang Mill Opening Ceremonies5/13C73Three men at opening ceremonies of Gang Mill, Port Alberni, B.C.January 10, 1951

Probably J.H. Bloedel in center and Prentice Bloedel on right.

Charnell Studios, Ltd., Port Alberni 5/13C74Man operating machinery in mill with opening ceremony guests watchingJanuary 10, 1951Charnell Studios, Ltd., Port Alberni5/13C75,76Guests watching logs being cut into lumberJanuary 10, 1951Charnell Studios, Ltd., Port Alberni5/13C77Log-cutting machineJanuary 10, 1951Charnell Studios, Ltd., Port Alberni 5/13C78Two men feeding wood into cutting or milling machineJanuary 10, 1951Charnell Studios, Ltd., Port AlberniPulp Mill Monument5/14C79Front view of monument at pulp mill, Port Alberni, B.C.undatedCharnell Studios, Ltd., Port Alberni 5/14C80Side view of monument at pulp mill, Port Alberni, B.C.undatedCharnell Studios, Ltd., Port Alberni5/14C81Close-up of monument labelundated

Text on monument plaque reads: These historical stones were used in the first pulp and paper mill in British Columbia, and were recovered from the old mill site with the aid of the city fathers of the Albernis, and erected in their present location by Bloedel, Stewart & Welch Ltd. to commemorate this pioneer endeavour.

This first mill was built on the Somass River, about one mile upstream from the city of Alberni at the location now known as "Paper Mill Dam." Construction of the dam commenced 1891 and of the mill 1892. First paper was manufactured June 1894, and the last run was made in the autumn of 1896.

The six granite stones were quarried in Aberdeen, Scotland, and arrived at Esquimalt, B.C. aboard the British barque "Ariadne," May 4, 1892, one hundred and forty seven days out of London, England. The seventh stone, on the west side of the base is sandstone from the United States.

Charnell Studios, Ltd., Port Alberni Miscellaneous, Vancouver, B.C.5/15C82Machinery at indoor locationundatedCharnell Studios, Ltd., Port Alberni5/15C83Car on tree-lined dirt roadundated 5/15C84J.H. Bloedel and Tokuji Mishima1951

Typed on verso: This photograph was taken in the office of J.H. Bloedel on his 87th birthday, March 4, 1951, and was reproduced in a feature story in theSeattle Timeson April 1, 1951

Seattle Times 5/15C85Forest with snow-capped peaksundatedLeonard Frank Photos, VancouverAlbum D-Titled: Logging Operations of Bloedel, Stewart & Welch Ltd.

All photographs by Leonard Frank, Vancouver, B.C., unless otherwise noted.

4D1Waterfront view of Bloedel, Stewart & Welch, Port Alberni, B.C.circa 1940-1941 4D2View of portion of yard and sawmill, Port Alberni, B.C.circa 1940-19414D3Spur construction on logging railway with man standing on roadcirca 1940-19414D4Bulldozer cleaning out rock cut for railway/roadcirca 1940-19414D5Through cut on the main line railway, Franklin River operationcirca 1940-1941 4D6Bridge crossing North Fork of Coleman Creekcirca 1940-1941

Written on verso: Bottom of canyon to deck 108 ft.

 4D7End of tracks on logging spur, with view of timbercirca 1940-19414D8Logging train returning to woods with empty carscirca 1940-1941 4D9Trainload of logs on sidingcirca 1940-1941 4D10Train tracks: mile 5 of main line railway, Franklin River operationcirca 1940-19414D11Logging train unloading at log dumpcirca 1940-19414D12View of booming grounds and terminal of railway across the watercirca 1940-19414D13Four men sitting in a mixed stand of timber in British Columbia forestcirca 1940-1941

Trees in photo are labeled: Fir; Hemlock; White Pine; Hemlock; Red Cedar.

4D14View of forest with mainly fir treescirca 1940-19414D15View of forest, mainly fir trees, with axe leaning against a treecirca 1940-1941 4D16Stand of British Columbia Hemlockcirca 1940-19414D17Stand of British Columbia Red Cedarcirca 1940-19414D18Two men on springboards using axes and two-man saw to cut a Sitka Sprucecirca 1940-1941 4D19Two men using chainsaw for undercut of Fir tree, Franklin River operation.circa 1940-19414D20Tree falling with man getting out of the way, Franklin Rivercirca 1940-1941 4D21View of felled and bucked timber with man cutting a treecirca 1940-19414D22Felled and bucked timber near rail linecirca 1940-19414D23Head rigger climbing tree in preparation for toppingcirca 1940-19414D24Top of tree falling with rigger on treecirca 1940-19414D25, 26Two views of steel spar Lidgerwood Skidder bringing in and loading logscirca 1940-19414D27Tree rig Lidgerwood Skidder showing turn of logs at landing and guy wires on standing treecirca 1940-19414D28View of area being logged by tree rig Lidgerwood Skiddercirca 1940-19414D29Caterpillar tractor and Carco Arch picking up special logscirca 1940-1941Moore Co4D30Caterpillar tractor #3 and Arch bringing in turn of logs at Great Central Lakecirca 1940-1941B.S.W 4D31Caterpillar #5 moving logs at log landing at Great Central Lakecirca 1940-1941B.S.W

Written on verso: Yarder at railway across lake.

4D32Panoramic view of mill, lake, and lumbercirca 1940-1941

The image is comprised of two parts.

4D33Person in a rowboat on lakecirca 1940-19414D34Cameron River Valley with Mt. Arrowsmith in backgroundcirca 1940-19414D35Two men and a dog in camp office of Bloedel, Stewart & Welch's Franklin River operation1941 4D36First aid room at Franklin Rivercirca 1940-19414D37Interior of camp kitchen with cook Bob Larsencirca 1940-1941

Written on verso: The man who made the lemon pie for Ramsay Macdonald-mentioned in House of Commons.

 4D38Camp dining room with place settings on tablescirca 1940-19414D39Interior of walk-in refrigerator with foodcirca 1940-1941 4D40Family cottages next to rail line, Franklin Rivercirca 1940-19414D41Camp "A" at Alberni Canal, Franklin Rivercirca 1940-1941

Photographer unknown.

4D42Camp "B," Franklin Rivercirca 1940-1941 4D43Diesel shovel #4 Northwest working on railway constructioncirca 1940-1941Moore 4D44Northwest diesel shovel on construction sitecirca 1940-1941

Photographer unknown.

4D45Rock compressor mounted on skids made from logs, during railway constructioncirca 1940-1941

Photographer unknown.

 4D46Bulldozer working on railway constructioncirca 1940-1941Moore4D47Rock cut on the Alberni Canalcirca 1940-19414D48Bridge over Coleman Creekcirca 1940-1941

Written on verso: From bottom of canyon to deck 122 ft.

4D49Three men with rail speeder #4 (inspection car) near dispatcher's shack, Franklin River terminalcirca 1940-1941 4D50Franklin Creek Canyoncirca 1940-1941

Photographer unknown.

4D51Three men standing on rail tracks of rock cut at upper reaches of Franklin River Creekcirca 1940-19414D52Logs being unloaded at log dumpcirca 1940-19414D53Five species of British Columbia timbercirca 1940-1941

Each image is labeled: Red Cedar; Balsam; Spruce; Hemlock; Douglas Fir.

4D54Logs being hauled out by Caterpillar tractor and Archcirca 1940-1941

Photographer unknown.

 4D55-D56Caterpillar tractor and arch hauling load of logs down road, Great Central Lakecirca 1940-1941B.S.W4D57Caterpillar operation at log landingcirca 1940-1941

Written on verso: Yarder at railway across lake.

B.S.W4D58Load of logs and loading rig near railcarscirca 1940-1941B.S.W4D59People in two canoes and a rowboat on Great Central Lakecirca 1940-1941 4D60TugboatJack Thorpemoving through the watercirca 1940-19414D61Two men onJoe Drinkwatertugboatcirca 1940-1941 4D62Alberni Canal from shorecirca 1940-1941Album E-Construction of the kraft pulp mill at Port Alberni6/1E1aSmall building at construction siteFebruary 19466/1E1bBuilding at construction siteFebruary 19466/1E1cFoundation pilings at construction siteFebruary 19466/1E1dWarehouse at construction siteFebruary 21, 19466/1E2aMen working on foundation at construction siteFebruary 1946 6/1E2bPile driving for office buildingFebruary 19466/1E2cPile driving for warehouseFebruary 21, 19466/1E2dConstruction siteFebruary 19466/1E2eTwo pile driversFebruary 1946 6/1E3aPile driver at siteMarch 19466/1E3bPilings for warehouseMarch 13, 19466/1E3cHousing for # 2 pile driverMarch 19466/1E3dConstruction site with car driving byMarch 13, 1946 6/1E3eTwo pile driversFebruary 19466/1E4aExcavation for office building drainsMarch 8, 19466/1E4b,cOffice building under constructionMarch 19466/1E4dMan with shovel walking on planksMarch 1946 6/2E5a,cMen working on warehouse form workMarch 19466/2E5bConstruction of dockMarch 19466/2E5dBulldozer at construction siteMarch 19466/2E6a-cWarehouse constructionApril 5, 19466/2E6dOffice building under constructionApril 5, 1946 6/2E7aDock constructionApril 5, 19466/2E7bView of construction siteApril 12, 19466/2E7cWarehouse under constructionApril 12, 19466/2E7dBatching hopper constructionApril 12, 19466/2E8aRecovery building constructionApril 23, 19466/2E8bRepair shop constructionApril 12, 19466/2E8cRepair shop and office constructionApril 12, 19466/2E8dDock constructionApril 12, 1946 6/2E9aView of construction site and pile driverApril 23, 19466/2E9bWarehouse framing constructionApril 23, 19466/2E9cBatching hopper constructionApril 23, 1946 6/2E9dRepair shop constructionApril 23, 19466/3E10aDock constructionApril 23, 19466/3E10bWarehouse framingApril 30, 1946 6/3E10cWarehouse and repair shopApril 30, 19466/3E10dRepair shopApril 30, 19466/3E11aRecovery building constructionApril 19466/3E11bDigester and screening room building constructionApril 30, 1946 6/3E11cDock constructionApril 30, 19466/3E11dView of construction siteMay 14, 19466/3E12aView of construction siteMay 7, 19466/3E12bWarehouse framingMay 7, 19466/3E12cRecovery building foundationMay 7, 19466/3E12dRepair shop framingMay 7, 19466/3E13aDigester and screening room buildingMay 7, 19466/3E13bDock constructionMay 7, 19466/3E13cWarehouseMay 14, 19466/3E13dRepair shop framingMay 19466/3E14aDigester and screening roomMay 14, 1946 6/3E14bExcavation for machine roomMay 14, 19466/3E14cDock under constructionMay 14, 19466/3E14dPilings for digester and screening roomJune 4, 19466/4E15aExcavation for machine roomJune 4, 19466/4E15bExcavation for chip storageJune 4, 19466/4E15cFoundation for recovery buildingJune 11, 1946 6/4E15dFoundation for machine roomJune 11, 19466/4E16aBatching bins constructionJune 18, 19466/4E16bRecovery buildingJune 18, 19466/4E16cMachine room foundationJune 18, 1946 6/4E16dMachine building foundationJune 25, 19466/4E17a-bExcavation for causticizing buildingJune 25, 19466/4E17cMan walking on planks at machine building siteJuly 2, 1946 6/4E17dChip storage excavation filled with waterJuly 2, 19466/4E18aLagoon tanks constructionJuly 2, 19466/4E18bMen working on lime kiln stack pilingJuly 2, 19466/4E18cDigester buildingJuly 19466/4E18dWooden forms for recovery buildingJuly 30, 1946 6/4E19aDigester building constructionJuly 16, 19466/4E19b,dMachine room constructionJuly 30, 19466/4E19cExcavation for substationJuly 30, 1946 6/4E19dMachine room constructionAugust 6, 19466/5E20aCausticizing building constructionAugust 6, 19466/5E20bExcavation for salt cake and sulphur storageAugust 6, 19466/5E20cMachine roomAugust 12, 19466/5E20dCausticizing buildingAugust 12, 19466/5E21aSubstation pilingsAugust 12, 1946 6/5E21bMachine room foundationAugust 20, 19466/5E21cCausticizing building foundationAugust 20, 19466/5E21dPilings for salt cake and sulphur binsAugust 19466/5E22aChip storage constructionSeptember 3, 1946 6/5E22bMachine roomSeptember 17, 19466/5E22cCausticizing buildingSeptember 17, 19466/5E22dDigester roomSeptember 17, 19466/5E23aChip conveyor constructionSeptember 17, 19466/5E23bRecovery and causticizing buildings with rail line in foregroundOctober 2, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C6/5E23cDigester building viewed from a rooftopOctober 2, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C6/5E23dTemporary rail tracks to digester buildingOctober 2, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C 6/6E24aChip storage foundationsOctober 2, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C 6/6E24bMachine room wall and foundationOctober 12, 19466/6E24cMen working on causticizing building1946 6/6E24dChip storageNovember 13, 19466/6E25aSub stationNovember 13, 19466/6E25bMain sewer constructionNovember 13, 19466/6E25cRecovery building under constructionNovember 26, 19466/6E25dCausticizing plant under constructionNovember 26, 1946 6/6E26aSulphur storage under constructionNovember 26, 19466/6E26bCausticizing plant with car in frontDecember 11, 19466/6E26c,dMachine room wallDecember 11, 19466/6E27aLime mud filter building under constructionDecember 11, 1946 6/6E27bView of construction siteJanuary 8, 19476/6E27c,dMachine room with walls and roofJanuary 8, 1947 6/7E28aRecovery building frame workJanuary 8, 1947 6/7E28bDigester and screen room wallsJanuary 8, 1947 6/7E28cMen working on chip storageJanuary 8, 19476/7E28dChip storage structuresJanuary 8, 1947 6/7E29aScreen room under constructionJanuary 8, 19476/7E29bMen working on sub stationJanuary 8, 19476/7E29cRecausticizing building framingJanuary 22, 19476/7E29dMan working on salt cake and sulphur storageJanuary 22, 1947 6/7E30aScreen room wallsJanuary 22, 19476/7E30bTwo men on scaffolding at precipitator buildingJanuary 22, 19476/7E30cCrane near oil storage tankJanuary 22, 19476/7E30dMen working on sub stationJanuary 22, 19476/7E31aOil storage tank in the snowFebruary 4, 1947 6/7E31bBlower tank next to building under constructionApril 11, 19476/7E31cSalt cake and sulphur storage construction in the snowFebruary 4, 1947 6/7E31dConveyor with smokestacks in backgroundApril 11, 19476/8E32aRecovery building frame workFebruary 21, 19476/8E32bRecovery building and tower with people on upper floorsFebruary 4, 19476/8E32cDigester and screen room after snowfallFebruary 4, 1947 6/8E32dDigester and screen room with cars in frontFebruary 21, 19476/8E33aLiquor storage tanksFebruary 21, 19476/8E33bLime kilnFebruary 21 19476/8E33cSalt cake and sulphur storage towersFebruary 21, 1947 6/8E34aSub stationFebruary 21, 19476/8E34bRecovery building and smoke filterApril 11, 19476/8E34cRecovery building frame workMarch 11, 19476/8E34dDigester building wallMarch 11, 19476/8E35aDigester buildingMarch 11, 19476/8E35bDigester building and liquor tanksMarch 11, 19476/8E35cSalt cake and sulphur storage towersMarch 11, 19476/8E35dLime kiln with pipe in frontMarch 11, 1947 6/8E36aRecovery building frame workMarch 26, 19476/8E36bInterior of machine roomMarch 26, 1947 6/8E36c,dTwo views of digester buildingMarch 26, 19476/9E37aRecausticizing tanksMarch 26, 19476/9E37bLime kiln with pipe in frontMarch 26, 19476/9E37cDigester buildingApril 11, 19476/9E37dLime kilnApril 11, 19476/9E38aChip conveyorApril 29, 1947 6/9E38bInterior of machine roomApril 29, 19476/9E38cDigester buildingApril 29, 19476/9E38dCausticizing buildingApril 29, 1947 6/9E39aBlending tankMay 20, 19476/9E39bBlow tankMay 20, 1947 6/9E39cScreener roomsMay 20, 19476/9E39dSulphur storage tanksMay 20, 19476/9E40aLime rock conveyor under constructionMay 20, 19476/9E40bChip conveyorJune 3, 1947 6/9E40cPower house extensionJune 3, 19476/9E40dLiquor tank surrounded by scaffoldingJune 3, 1947 6/10E41aLime rock conveyorJune 3, 19476/10E41bChipper conveyorMay 20, 1947 6/10E41cSmoke filterJune 3, 19476/10E41dChip conveyorJuly 2, 19476/10E42Digester tank being installed at siteOctober 30, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C 6/10E43Three digester tanks with one being installedNovember 7, 1946 6/10E44Aerial view of plantJune 19476/10E45Aerial view of plantJune 1947 6/11E46aChip conveyor and buildingsJuly 15, 19476/11E46bMachine blending tankJuly 15, 19476/11E46cInterior of machine roomJuly 15, 1947 6/11E46dCausticizing tanksJuly 15, 19476/11E47aWashers inside of buildingJune 17, 19476/11E47bRecovery buildingJune 17, 19476/11E47cRecovery buildingJuly 29, 19476/11E47dPower house extensionJuly 29, 1947 6/11E48aWashers inside of buildingJuly 29, 1947 6/11E48bLime rock conveyorJuly 29, 19476/11E48cShower room under constructionJuly 29, 1947 6/11E48dChip conveyorJuly 29, 1947 6/11E49aScreen roomAugust 13, 19476/11E49bBlending tankAugust 13, 19476/11E49cChip conveyor with chips, view from topAugust 13, 1947 6/11E49dChip conveyor with chipsAugust 13, 19476/11E50Cargo of pulp being loaded onto shipOctober 21, 1947

Sign near cargo reads: First shipment of Bloedel Kraft Pulp from Port Alberni, B.C.

 6/11E51Group of men playing cards around a tableundatedJim Young; Bow, WashingtonAlbum F

The album was deteriorating and the photographs were removed from the album. The order of the photographs in the album has been retained.

The photographs document the construction of mill buildings in 1946-1947. The information in the descriptions is taken from writing that is on the photographs. This is likely the construction of the kraft pulp mill at Port Alberni, B. C. described in Album E above.

7/1F1aMen beginning work on the construction of a dockMarch 25,19467/1F1bOffice building under constructionMarch 25,19467/1F1cSide view of office building under constructionMarch 25,19467/1F1dWarehouse under constructionMarch 25, 19467/1F2aWarehouse concrete formwork being worked onMarch 25, 1946 7/1F2bWarehouse framework under constructionMarch 27, 19467/1F2cMen standing by machinery and wheelbarrows near warehouseMarch 27, 1946 7/1F2dView of construction site being gradedMarch 27, 19467/1F3aView of warehouse site from #3 driverMarch 27, 19467/1F3bMen working on warehouse formworkMarch 27, 19467/1F3cOffice building under construction and temporary shacksMarch 27, 1946 7/1F3dPile driver being moved to repair shopMarch 27, 19467/1F4aView of site and construction materials from the SoutheastApril 5, 19467/1F4bView of construction looking Southeast from Northwest corner of warehouseApril 5, 1946 7/1F5aDock under constructionApril 5, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/1F5bOffice building under constructionApril 5, 19467/1F6aWarehouse foundation under constructionApril 5, 19467/1F6bWarehouse loading platform under constructionApril 5, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/1F7aWarehouse under constructionApril 12, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/1F7bRepair shop and office building under constructionApril 12, 1946 7/2F8aRepair shop under constructionApril 12, 19467/2F8bDock under constructionApril 12, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/2F9aBatching hopper under constructionApril 12, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/2F9bOverall view of construction siteApril 12, 19467/2F10aPile driver and construction materialsApril 23, 1946 7/2F10bRecovery building under constructionApril 23, 19467/2F11aBatching hopper under constructionApril 23, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/2F11b-F12aDock under constructionApril 23, 19467/2F12bWarehouse frame under constructionApril 23, 19467/2F13aRepair shop under constructionApril 23, 19467/2F13bWarehouse and repair shop under constructionApril 30, 19467/2F14aWarehouse frame under constructionApril 30, 19467/2F14bRepair shop under constructionApril 30, 1946 7/2F15aDock under constructionApril 30, 19467/2F15bRecovery building under constructionApril 30, 19467/2F16aDigester and screening room building under constructionApril 30, 19467/2F16bWarehouse building under constructionMay 7, 19467/3F17aPile driver and framed buildingsMay 7, 19467/3F17bPile driver at digester and screening room buildingMay 7, 1946 7/3F18aRecovery building foundationMay 7, 19467/3F18bDock under constructionMay 7, 19467/3F19aRepair shop frameworkMay 7,19467/3F19bMuddy site of digester buildingMay 9,19467/3F19cBeginning of excavation for machine roomMay 9,19467/3F19dJetting for digester buildingMay 7,19467/3F20aView of site showing several buildingsMay 14, 19467/3F20bExcavation for machine roomMay 14, 1946 7/3F21aPile driver at digester and screening roomMay 14, 19467/3F21bDock under constructionMay 14, 19467/3F22aRepair shop under constructionMay 14, 19467/3F22bWarehouse near completionMay 14, 19467/3F23aExcavation for chip storageMay 23, 19467/3F23bGravel plant conveyor belt under constructionMay 23, 1946 7/3F24aGravel plant conveyor belt under constructionMay 23, 19467/3F24bMachine room excavationMay 29, 19467/3F25aDigester and screening room under constructionMay 29, 19467/3F25bRecovery building foundationMay 29, 19467/3F26aWarehouse and power/telephone polesMay 29, 19467/3F26bExcavation for chip storageJune 4, 1946 7/3F27aExcavation for machine roomJune 4, 19467/3F27bRepair shop near completionJune 4, 19467/3F28aWorkers and machinery at recovery building siteJune 4, 1946 7/3F28bDigester and screening room foundationJune 4, 19467/3F29aExcavated site for chip storageJune 11, 19467/3F29bFoundation for machine room under constructionJune 11, 19467/4F30aDigester and screening room foundationJune 11, 1946 7/4F30bDock under constructionJune 11, 19467/4F31aRecovery building foundation under constructionJune 11, 19467/4F31bMachine room foundation under constructionJune 11, 19467/4F31cDigester building foundation under constructionJune 11, 19467/4F32aMen working on Digester building foundationJune 14, 19467/4F32bExcavation for caustisizing plantJune 14, 19467/4F32cMachine room foundationJune 14, 19467/4F32dMen working on Digester building foundationJune 17, 19467/4F33aBeams being put in place for machine roomJune 18, 1946 7/4F33bView of digester and screening rooms under constructionJune 18, 19467/4F34aBatching bins under constructionJune 18, 19467/4F34bPiling for recovery buildingJune 18, 19467/4F35aExcavation for caustisizing buildingJune 18, 19467/4F35bMachine room siteJune 20, 19467/4F35cMachine room site with wooden formsJune 20, 19467/4F36aPiling for recovery buildingJune 20, 19467/4F36bDigester building siteJune 20, 19467/4F36c-F36dMen working on digester building foundationJune 20, 19467/4F37aMachine building site with pile driverJune 25, 19467/4F37bDigester building with wooden formsJune 25, 1946 7/5F38aPiling for recovery buildingJune 25, 19467/5F38bDigester building under constructionJune 25, 1946 7/5F39a-bExcavation for caustisizing buildingJune 25, 19467/5F40aOffice building at or near completionJune 25, 19467/5F40bBatching bin under constructionJune 25, 19467/5F40cCaustisizing plant foundationJune 25, 19467/5F40dDigester building foundationJune 25, 19467/5F40eMen working on piling for recovery buildingJune 25, 19467/5F41aMachine room foundation and two cranesJune 27, 19467/5F41bMachine room foundation and wooden formsJune 25, 19467/5F41cTrack grade under constructionJune 27, 19467/5F42aLime kiln tanks under constructionJuly 2,1946 7/5F42bMan walking on planks at machine building siteJuly 2,19467/5F43aPiling for recovery buildingJuly 2,1946 7/5F43bWater-filled pit for chip storageJuly 2,19467/5F44aWooden forms for digester buildingJuly 2,1946 7/5F44bMen digging at machine room siteJuly 5, 19467/5F44cExcavation for precipitator chimneyJuly 5, 19467/5F45aBuilding materials at digester building siteJuly 5, 19467/5F45bPiling for chip storageJuly 5, 19467/5F45cPiling for caustisizing plantJuly 5, 19467/6F46aView of digester building siteJuly 5, 19467/6F46bConcrete and rebar for digester buildingJuly 9, 1946 7/6F47aConstruction of machine room foundationJuly 9, 19467/6F47bChip storage foundation under constructionJuly 9, 19467/6F48aWorkers near pile driverJuly 9, 1946 7/6F48bWorkers laying planks in digester building foundationJuly 12, 19467/6F48cDigester building foundation19467/6F48d-F49aRecovery and evaporator building foundationsJuly 12, 19467/6F49bMachine room foundationJuly 12, 19467/6F49cRecovery and evaporator building foundationsJuly 12, 19467/6F49dDigester building foundation under constructionJuly 16, 19467/6F50aDigester building foundation under constructionJuly 16, 1946 7/6F50bPiling for recovery building in the groundJuly 16, 19467/6F51aMen working on machine room foundationJuly 16, 19467/6F51bChip storage foundation under constructionJuly 16, 19467/6F52aPile of logs to be used as piling for caustisizing roomJuly 16, 1946 7/6F52b-F53aDigester building foundation under constructionJuly 23, 19467/6F53bMachine room foundation pitJuly 23, 19467/6F54aWooden forms for recovery buildingJuly 23, 1946 7/6F54bPiling for chip storage buildingJuly 23, 19467/6F55aMachine room foundation under constructionJuly 26, 19467/6F55bRecovery and evaporator building foundations under constructionJuly 26, 19467/6F55cDigester building foundationJuly 26, 19467/6F55dMachine room foundation pit and pilingJuly 26, 19467/6F55ePiling for chip storage buildingJuly 26, 19467/6F55fFoundation for recaustisizing plant under constructionJuly 26, 19467/6F56aFoundation for digester building under construction1946 7/6F56bWooden forms for recovery buildingJuly 30, 19467/7F57aPiling for chip storage buildingJuly 30, 19467/7F57bMachine room forms and rebarJuly 30, 19467/7F58aWooden forms for caustisizing roomJuly 30, 1946 7/7F58bMechanical shovel excavating for sub-stationJuly 30, 19467/7F59aWooden forms for caustisizing roomAugust 6, 19467/7F59bChip storage building foundation with dog in foregroundAugust 6, 19467/7F60aSub-station foundation being worked onAugust 6, 1946 7/7F60bWooden forms for recovery buildingAugust 6, 19467/7F61aWooden forms and rebar for machine roomAugust 6, 19467/7F61bMechanical shovel and trucks excavating for salt cake and sulphur storage buildingAugust 6, 1946 7/7F62aWooden forms for recaustisizing plantAugust 5, 19467/7F62bWooden forms and piling for precipitator stackAugust 5, 19467/7F62cMen working on kiln footingAugust 5, 19467/7F62dMen working on foundation for black liquor tankAugust 5, 19467/7F62ePiling for chip storage buildingAugust 5, 19467/7F62fPiling in pit for sub-stationAugust 5, 19467/7F63aWooden form and rebar for smokestackAugust 12, 1946 7/7F63bMachine room forms and footingsAugust 12, 19467/7F64aPiles in pit for chip storage buildingAugust 12, 19467/7F64bLarge wooden forms for caustisizing buildingAugust 12, 1946 7/7F65aWooden framework and footings for caustisizing buildingAugust 12, 19467/7F65bPiling in pit for sub-stationAugust 12, 1946 7/7F66aFoundations for recovery and evaporator buildingsAugust 12, 19467/7F66b-cPrecipitator stack under constructionAugust 12, 19467/7F66dSalt cake and sulphur bins under constructionAugust 20, 19467/7F67aMachine room forms and frameworkAugust 20, 1946 7/7F67bRecovery building forms and frameworkAugust 20, 19467/8F68aPit with piling for chip storage buildingAugust 20, 19467/8F68bMen working on foundation of caustisizing buildingAugust 20, 19467/8F69aDebris and materials next to caustisizing buildingAugust 20, 1946 7/8F69bForms and framework for recaustisizing buildingAugust 30, 19467/8F69c-dMen working on forms and concrete for machine roomAugust 30, 19467/8F70aWooden forms and rebar for recovery and evaporator buildingsAugust 30, 19467/8F70bWooden forms for chip storageAugust 30, 19467/8F70cPiling for oil storageAugust 30, 19467/8F70dWooden forms for chip storageSeptember 3, 1946 7/8F71a-bMachine room under construction with exposed rebarSeptember 3, 19467/8F72a-bMen working on caustisizing buildingSeptember 3, 19467/8F73aLarge concrete bases at caustisizing buildingSeptember 3, 1946 7/8F73bStart of slab work for machine roomSeptember 14, 19467/8F73cMen working on digester buildingSeptember 14, 19467/8F73dMan holding a saw at recaustisizing buildingSeptember 16, 19467/9F74aPrecipitator stack under constructionSeptember 11, 19467/9F74bRecaustisizing building under constructionSeptember 11,19467/9F74cChip conveyor under constructionSeptember 17, 19467/9F75aMen working on caustisizing plantSeptember 17, 1946 7/9F75bFramework for caustisizing plantSeptember 17, 19467/9F76aFramework for digester buildingSeptember 17, 19467/9F76bSmokestack with bags of cement stacked next to it.September 17, 1946 7/9F77aMachine room under constructionSeptember 17, 19467/9F77bMachine room under constructionOctober 1, 19467/9F77cView of recaustisizing building from higher groundOctober 1, 19467/9F77dChip storage under constructionOctober 1, 19467/9F77eDigester building under constructionOctober 1, 19467/9F78aView of digester building from higher groundOctober 1, 19467/9F78bSmokestack nearing completionOctober 2, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C 7/9F79aDigester building under construction viewed from roof of another buildingOctober 2, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C7/9F79bChip storage under constructionOctober 2, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C7/9F80aMen on rail tracks in front of recovery and caustisizing buildingsOctober 2, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C7/9F80bMen on temporary rail tracks to digester buildingOctober 2, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C 7/9F81aCrane lifting wooden form into machine roomOctober 2, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C7/9F81bMachine room with partial walls and columnsOctober 2, 19467/9F81cRepair shop with machine room in backgroundOctober 2, 19467/9F81dChip storage viewed from higher ground.October 2, 19467/9F82aRecovery and evaporator building viewed from aboveOctober 2, 19467/9F82bRecaustisizing building under constructionOctober 2, 19467/9F82cDigester building with partial floors and framingOctober 12, 1946 7/9F83aMan standing in front of a chip storage structure under constructionOctober 12, 19467/9F83bSmokestack near completionOctober 12, 1946 7/9F84aLumber stacked on foundation of machine roomOctober 12, 19467/9F84bScaffolding outside of machine roomOctober 12, 19467/10F85aFraming and walls of recovery and caustisizing buildingOctober 12, 1946 7/10F85bRecovery building under constructionOctober 17, 19467/10F85cRecaustisizing building viewed from aboveOctober 17, 19467/10F85dRecaustisizing building frameworkOctober 17, 19467/10F86aMachine room viewed from aboveOctober 17, 19467/10F86bSmokestack with scaffolding at topOctober 17, 1946

Smokestack is 187 feet tall.

7/10F86cDigester buildingOctober 17, 1946

Photo is damaged by a foreign substance and is stuck to photo B87a.

7/10F86dInstallation of digesterOctober 17, 19467/10F86eInstallation of digester with craneOctober 17, 19467/10F87aMan working during installation of digesterOctober 17, 1946

Photo is damaged by a foreign substance and is stuck to photo B86c.

7/10F87bInstallation of digester using heavy equipmentOctober 17, 19467/10F87cView of digester building, probably from smokestackOctober 17, 19467/10F87dInstallation of digester using large craneOctober 25, 19467/10F87eSmokestack with scaffolding on top1946

Smokestack is 225 feet tall.

7/10F88aMen working on wooden beams for digesterOctober 23, 19467/10F88bBeams and equipment for installation of digesterOctober 23, 19467/10F88cLong posts and equipment for installation of digesterOctober 24, 19467/10F88dDigester building under constructionOctober 29, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C 7/10F89aDigester tank on its sideOctober 29, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C7/10F89bSmoke stack with two men rappelling on sideOctober 29, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C 7/10F90aCaustisizing building with scaffoldingOctober 29, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C7/10F90bMen working on recovery buildingOctober 29, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C7/10F91aMachine room with scaffolding and supportsOctober 29, 1946Western Photo Arts, Port Alberni, B.C7/10F93aDirt being cleared for pipeline at Station 82May 7, 19467/10F93bRoad to Woodwards Farm gravel fill at Station 22-24May 23, 1946 7/10F94a-bWooden trestle at Station 105May 23, 19467/10F95aCulvert with wood supports at Station 58June 21, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/10F95bMen working on rock cut at Station 1-3June 21, 19467/10F95cDebris on ground and men working after blasting at Station 1-3June 21, 1946 7/10F95dMen walking up rock-strewn hillside at Station 1.00-3.00June 21, 19467/10F95eStacks of logs at Station 138June 21, 19467/11F96aDirt culvert at Station 34June 27, 19467/11F96bWooden trestle under construction at Station 132June 27, 19467/11F96cWooden trestle under construction at Station 105June 27, 19467/11F96dMan walking on wooden supports for pipelineJuly 23, 1946 7/11F97aMachinery dredging water for pipelineJuly 23, 19467/11F97bPipeline on supports in waterJuly 23, 1946 7/11F98aMen working on cofferdam at Sproat LakeAugust 2, 19467/11F98bDredging on Somass RiverAugust 2, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/11F98cClose-up of built-up weld on joint of steel pipe19467/11F98dSteel pipeline at Somass crossingAugust 2, 19467/11F98eMen standing in rock cut for pipelineAugust 2, 19467/11F99aCofferdam under constructionAugust 7, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/11F99bField with sacks of potatoes on Christie's farmAugust 9, 19467/11F99cWooden trestle at Station 99August 9, 1946 7/11F99dPiles of fill dirt at Station 168August 9, 19467/11F99eMen working on cofferdam at Sproat LakeAugust 9, 19467/11F100aWooden supports in culvert at Station 198August 9, 19467/11F100bTrestle under construction at Station 198August 9, 1946

Photo is torn and has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/11F100cMan standing next to 1st section of W.S. pipeAugust 12, 19467/11F100dTwo men standing on road cut at Station 167August 9, 19467/11F100eMen working on 1st section of W.S. pipe.August 12, 1946 7/11F101aWooden cradles for pipeline at Station 100August 9, 19467/11F101bLong section of W.S. pipeAugust 14, 19467/11F101c1st section of W.S. pipe under constructionAugust 12, 1946 7/11F101dDredging equipment on Somass RiverAugust 14, 19467/11F101eVehicles and people on east bank of Somass RiverAugust 16, 19467/11F102aPeople at Somass River ferry crossingAugust 16, 1946 7/11F102bPipeline being towed into positionAugust 16, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/11F102cBoatVictory VItowing pipeline on Somass RiverAugust 16, 19467/11F102dPipeline resting on top of waterAugust 16, 19467/11F102ePipeline starting to go underwater with people watching from boatAugust 16, 19467/11F103aPipeline going underwaterAugust 16, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/11F103bDiver going down from boatVictory VIat dockAugust 16, 1946 7/11F103cDiver in water next to boatAugust 16, 1946 7/11F103dMen on shore looking out at waterAugust 16, 1946

Written photo: Finis.

7/11F103eGroup portrait of people on shoreAugust 16, 1946

Written on photo: The Brains.

 7/11F104aPipeline in trench at Station 60October 7, 19467/11F104bPipeline with valve at Station 80October 7, 19467/11F104cPump house framework at Sproat LakeOctober 10, 19467/11F104dPipeline through forest at Station 105October 7, 1946 7/11F105a36 inch pipeline to penstockOctober 18, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/11F105b36 inch pipeline to pump houseOctober 18, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/11F105cPipeline and surge tankOctober 18, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/11F105dPipeline and Bloedel, Stewart & Welch railroad crossingOctober 18, 19467/11F105ePump house under constructionOctober 18, 19467/11F105f30 inch pipeline at Somass farmOctober 18, 19467/11F106aRecaustisizing structures under constructionOctober 28, 19467/11F106bDigester tank on its sideOctober 28, 1946

Photo is torn and has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/11F106cMachine room scaffolding and supportsOctober 28, 19467/11F106dMen working on digester roomOctober 28, 19467/11F106eOverhead crane made with heavy timber lifting digester tankOctober 28, 1946 7/12F107aOverhead crane made with heavy timber lifting digester tankOctober 28, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/12F107bDigester tank #3 standing uprightNovember 1, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/12F107cDigester tank #2 being lifted into placeNovember 1, 19467/12F107dRecaustisizing building with scaffoldingNovember 1, 19467/12F107ePump house at Sproat Lake under constructionNovember 1, 19467/12F108aDigester #2 being lifted into placeNovember 1, 19467/12F108bDigester tanks #2 and 3 standing uprightNovember 1, 1946 7/12F108cThree digester tanks standing uprightNovember 1, 19467/12F108dRecaustisizing building with scaffoldingNovember 1, 1946

Photo has been damaged by a foreign substance.

7/12F108eMachine room walls with scaffoldingNovember 6, 19467/12F108fDigester building walls and frameworkNovember 6, 19467/12F109aRecovery building viewed from roof of another buildingNovember 6, 19467/12F109bChip bins under constructionNovember 6, 19467/12F109cFramework for machine roomNovember 12, 1946 7/12F110aMen working in pit for sub stationNovember 13, 19467/12F110bFramework and scaffolding for lime mud filter buildingNovember 13, 1946 7/12F111aMain sewer line under constructionNovember 13, 19467/12F111bChip storage bins under constructionNovember 13, 19467/12F112aCaustisizing building under constructionNovember 13, 19467/12F112bWorkers inside of screen room under constructionNovember 26, 19467/12F113aCaustisizing plant under constructionNovember 26, 1946 7/12F113bSub station frameworkNovember 26, 19467/12F114aMen working on chip storage constructionNovember 26, 19467/12F114bTwo men working on sulphur storage constructionNovember 26, 1946 7/12F115aRecaustisizing tanksNovember 26, 19467/12F115bChip storage under constructionNovember 26, 19467/12F115cInterior of machine room under constructionNovember 26, 19467/12F115dThree digester tanks standing uprightNovember 26, 19467/12F116aRecovery building with construction materialsNovember 26, 1946 7/12F116bDigester building wall and scaffoldingNovember 26, 19467/12F116cSub station viewed from aboveNovember 26, 19467/12F117aPipeline trestle under construction near waterNovember 28, 19467/12F117bRecaustisizing tanks under constructionNovember 28, 1946 7/12F117cClose-up of chip storageNovember 28, 19467/12F117dDigester building and tanksNovember 28, 19467/12F117eChip storage tower under constructionNovember 28, 1946 7/13F118aChip storage under constructionNovember 28, 19467/13F118bRecaustisizing building viewed from aboveDecember 5, 19467/13F118cChip bins viewed from aboveDecember 5, 1946 7/13F118dMachine room viewed from aboveDecember 5, 19467/13F118eDigester building and tanks viewed from aboveDecember 5, 1946 7/13F118fParts for evaporators on the groundDecember 5, 19467/13F119aMachine room wallsDecember 8, 19467/13F119bMachine room and warehouseDecember 10, 19467/13F119cRecaustisizing tanksDecember 8, 19467/13F119dRecaustisizing tanks and carDecember 10, 1946 7/13F119eChip storage structuresDecember 8, 19467/13F119fMachine room walls and frameworkDecember 10, 19467/13F120aChip storage structuresDecember 10, 19467/13F120bInterior of machine room under constructionDecember 10, 19467/13F120cLime mud filter building under constructionDecember 11, 1946 7/13F121aMachine room wall from exteriorDecember 11, 19467/13F121bCaustisizing plant under construction with car in frontDecember 11, 19467/13F122aMachine room framingDecember 11, 19467/13F122bDigester tanks and screen roomDecember 11, 1946 7/13F123aChip storage structuresDecember 11, 19467/13F123bSmokestack and chip storageDecember 20, 19467/13F123cSalt cake and sulphur storage under constructionDecember 21, 19467/13F124aChip storage structures with snow on the groundDecember 21, 19467/13F124bRecovery and recaustisizing buildingsDecember 21, 19467/13F124cRecovery and precipitator buildingsDecember 21, 19467/13F124dSub station frameworkJanuary 8, 1947 7/13F125aDigester and screen room wallsJanuary 8, 19477/13F125bScreen room walls and framingJanuary 8, 19477/13F126aMachine room wall and windowsJanuary 8, 19477/13F126bMen working on chip storageJanuary 8, 1947 7/13F127aView of building framing and cranesJanuary 8, 19477/13F127bMachine room building walls and roofJanuary 8, 19477/13F128aRecovery building frameworkJanuary 8, 1947 7/13F128bChip storage structuresJanuary 8, 19477/14F129aChip conveyor under constructionJanuary 10, 19477/14F129bEast wall of machine roomJanuary 10, 19477/14F129cRecovery building frameworkJanuary 10, 19477/14F129dOil storage tank and craneJanuary 22, 1947 7/14F130aRecaustisizing building frameworkJanuary 22, 19477/14F130bSub station walls under constructionJanuary 22, 19477/14F131aScreen room with view of smokestack and digester tanksJanuary 22, 1947 7/14F131bMan standing on edge of salt cake and sulphur storage structureJanuary 22, 19477/14F132aTwo men on scaffolding of precipitator buildingJanuary 22, 1947 7/14F132bSalt cake and sulphur storage structure under constructionJanuary 22, 19477/14F132cSub station walls and scaffoldingJanuary 22, 19477/14F133aRecaustisizing buildingJanuary 22, 19477/14F133bOil storage tank under constructionJanuary 22, 19477/14F133cDigester and screen roomJanuary 22, 19477/14F133dRecovery building and pipingJanuary 22, 19477/14F133eMan wearing suit at construction site1947

Written on photo: Mr. N. Roach-B.C.B.& D.

 7/14F134aView of construction site after snowfallJanuary 30, 19477/14F134bRecovery and evaporator building with snow on the groundJanuary 30, 19477/14F134cDigester building with snow on the groundJanuary 30, 19477/14F134dChip storage structures with snow on the groundJanuary 30, 1947 7/14F134eBuilding under constructionJanuary 30, 1947

Written on photo: Wet end flakt drier.

7/14F134fBuilding under constructionJanuary 30, 1947

Written on photo: Dry end flakt drier.

7/14F135aChip storage structurescirca 19477/14F135bView of buildings, tanks and mountainscirca 19477/14F135cSalt cake and sulphur storage under constructionFebruary 4, 19477/14F136aScreen room under construction after snowfallFebruary 4, 1947 7/14F136bRecovery building under constructionFebruary 4, 19477/14F137aRecaustisizing building and cranesFebruary 4, 19477/14F137bDigester and screen room wallsFebruary 4, 19477/14F138aMen working on scaffolding of oil storage tankFebruary 4, 1947 7/14F138bDigester building with framing and scaffoldingFebruary 12, 19477/14F138cRecovery building frameworkFebruary 12, 19477/14F139aBlending tank under constructionFebruary 12, 1947 7/14F139bDigester building wall with bulldozer in frontFebruary 12, 19477/14F139cRecaustisizing building frameworkFebruary 12, 19477/14F139dInterior of flakt drierFebruary 12, 1947 7/14F139eRecovery building frameworkFebruary 12, 19478/1F140aRecaustisizing buildingFebruary 12, 19478/1F140bSalt cake and sulphur storage under constructionFebruary 12, 19478/1F140cRecovery building frame and cranesFebruary 12, 19478/1F140dSalt cake and sulphur storage with scaffoldingFebruary 21, 1947 8/1F141aDigester and screen room with cars in frontFebruary 21, 19478/1F141bLiquor storage tanksFebruary 21, 1947 8/1F142aLime kiln under constructionFebruary 21, 19478/1F142bSub station wallsFebruary 21, 19478/1F143aRecovery building frameFebruary 21, 19478/1F143bW.G. Sutton, precipitator engineer at building sitecirca 1947 8/1F143cSalt cake and sulphur storage buildingsMarch 5, 19478/1F144aSub station under constructionMarch 5, 19478/1F144bBlack liquor tanksMarch 5, 19478/1F144cTemporary office building under constructionMarch 5, 19478/1F144dJ. Losier standing next to tanks at construction siteMarch 5, 1947 8/1F145aLime kiln framework with pipeline in frontMarch 11, 19478/1F145bDigester building walls and scaffoldingMarch 11, 19478/1F146aDigester building wall and scaffoldingMarch 11, 19478/1F146bSalt cake and sulphur storage buildingsMarch 11, 1947 8/1F147aDigester building and liquor tanks with temporary office in frontMarch 11, 19478/1F147bRecovery building frameworkMarch 11, 19478/1F148aDigester building and liquor tanks with temporary office in frontMarch 11, 1947 8/1F148bRecovery building frameworkMarch 11, 19478/1F149aDigester building framework and scaffoldingMarch 11, 19478/1F149bLime kiln under constructionMarch 11, 19478/1F150aSalt cake and sulphur storage buildingsMarch 11, 19478/1F150bDigester building framework and scaffoldingMarch 11, 19478/2F151aPortrait of an unidentified mancirca 19478/2F151bLime kiln under construction with large piping in frontMarch 14, 19478/2F151cInterior of machine roomMarch 14, 19478/2F152aDigester building framework and scaffoldingMarch 14, 19478/2F152bBlow chest tank under constructionMarch 14, 19478/2F152cRecovery and precipitator building framework and scaffoldingMarch 14, 19478/2F153aLime kiln under constructionMarch 26, 1947 8/2F153bInterior of machine roomMarch 26, 19478/2F154a-bDigester building framework and scaffoldingMarch 26, 19478/2F155aRecovery building frameworkMarch 26, 19478/2F155bChip conveyorApril 29, 1947 8/2F156aRecaustisizing tanks with scaffoldingMarch 26, 19478/2F156bDigester building with trucks in frontApril 29, 19478/2F157aPump house at or near completionApril 10, 1947 8/2F157bPipeline in ditchApril 10, 19478/2F157cPump house next to waterApril 10, 19478/2F157dMachinery inside of buildingApril 10, 1947

Written on photo: Layboy cutter.

8/2F158aPump house viewed from the waterApril 10, 19478/2F158bBlow chest tank under constructionApril 10, 19478/2F158cLime kiln and smokestackApril 10, 1947 8/2F158dChip conveyorApril 21, 19478/2F158eDigester building and craneApril 21, 19478/2F159aPrecipitator under constructionApril 10, 19478/2F159bRecovery building under constructionApril 21, 19478/2F159cBaling press inside of buildingApril 10, 19478/2F160aSulphur storage structureJune 17, 19478/2F160bBlower tankJune 17, 1947 8/2F161aMachinery inside of machine roomApril 29, 19478/2F161bDigester buildingApril 29, 19478/3F162aCaustisizing buildingApril 29, 1947 8/3F162bBlower tankApril 29, 19478/3F163aFlat screens inside of buildingMay 5, 19478/3F163bRecaustisizing buildingMay 5, 19478/3F163cChip bins under constructionMay 5, 19478/3F163dDust chamber and smokestackMay 5, 1947 8/3F164aCrane lifting washerMay 8, 1947 8/3F164bBlending tank under constructionMay 8, 19478/3F164cInterior of recovery buildingMay 8, 19478/3F164dMan suspended by cables working on chip storageMay 8, 1947 8/3F165aRecovery buildingMay 8, 19478/3F165bBlow chest tankMay 8, 19478/3F165cBlower tankNovember 5, 19478/3F166aLime kiln and pipelineNovember 5, 19478/3F166bRecovery building and smoke filterNovember 5, 19478/3F167aDigester building with frameworkNovember 5, 1947 8/3F167bConveyor with metal parts in foregroundNovember 5, 19478/3F168aDigester building with framework and scaffoldingNovember 5, 19478/3F168bChip conveyorMay 19, 19478/3F168cInterior of chip conveyorMay 19, 1947 8/3F169aDigester and screen room roofMay 19, 19478/3F169bMen working on inside of digester roomMay 19, 1947 8/3F169cWashers inside of buildingMay 20, 19478/3F170aScreener rooms under constructionMay 20, 19478/3F170bSulphur storage tanksMay 20, 19478/3F171aBlow tank next to buildingMay 20, 19478/3F171bBlending tank under constructionMay 20, 1947 8/3F172aLime rock conveyor under constructionMay 20, 19478/3F172bChip conveyorMay 20, 19478/4F173aDigester buildingMay 27, 19478/4F173bLime rock conveyorMay 27, 19478/4F173cLime rock kilnMay 27, 1947 8/4F173dPrecipitator buildingMay 27, 19478/4F174aConveyor line viewed from aboveJune 5, 19478/4F174bBlending tank under constructionMay 27, 1947 8/4F174cChip conveyorJune 3, 1947 8/4F175aLime rock conveyorJune 3, 19478/4F175bSmoke filter and building under constructionJune 3, 19478/4F176aLiquor tank with truck in frontJune 3, 1947 8/4F176bPower house extension under constructionJune 3, 19478/4F177aMen working on top of steel conveyor towerJune 3, 19478/4F177bMachine room, warehouse, and repair shopJune 5, 19478/4F177cTripper machine inside digester buildingJune 5, 19478/4F179aWashers inside of buildingJune 17, 1947 8/4F179bTop of chip storage under constructionJune 17, 1947 8/4F180aChip conveyor under constructionJune 17, 19478/4F181aSub-station with fence around itJune 5, 19478/4F181bWashers inside of digester buildingJune 5, 19478/4F181cBlending tank under constructionJune 5, 1947 8/4F181dChip feederJune 12, 19478/4F182aPrecipitator and recovery buildingsJune 12, 19478/4F182bLime rock conveyorJune 12, 19478/4F182cInsulating tanksJune 12, 1947 8/4F182dInterior of precipitator buildingJune 12, 19478/5F183aTop of chip storage bins under constructionJune 12, 19478/5F183bLooking down from top of chip conveyorJune 20, 19478/5F183cBottom of chip conveyorJune 20, 1947 8/5F183dInterior of screen roomJune 20, 19478/5F184aChip conveyor housing on top of chip storageJune 20, 19478/5F184bPeople working on interior of digester buildingJune 20, 19478/5F184cSalt cake and sulphur storage structuresJune 20, 1947XH4F185Panoramic view of mill buildings, with some still under constructionFebruary 28, 1947

This is a two-part photo that is hinged in the middle.

XH4F186Panoramic view of mill site with buildings under constructionFebruary 28, 1947

This is a two-part photo that is hinged in the middle.

XH4F187Panoramic view of mill site with buildings under constructionFebruary 28, 1947

This is a two-part photo that is hinged in the middle.

XH4F188Panoramic view of mill site with buildings under constructionFebruary 28, 1947

This is a two-part photo that is hinged in the middle.

8/5F189aChip conveyor and buildingsJuly 2, 19478/5F189bInterior of chip storageJuly 2, 19478/5F189cInterior of machine room with machineryJuly 2, 19478/5F189dConveyor on top of chip bins with woman posingJuly 2, 1947 8/5F190aPump house at the Somass RiverJuly 2, 19478/5F190bClose-up of lime kiln chuteJuly 2, 19478/5F190cStock blending tankJuly 2, 19478/5F190dMan standing on top of boilerJuly 2, 1947 8/5F191aScreen rooms under constructionJuly 2, 19478/5F191bView of mill from a distanceJuly 8, 19478/5F191cOil barge and boatIsland WarriorJuly 7, 1947 8/5F191dDeck of oil bargeJuly 7, 19478/5F192aHog fuel storage and barker building under constructionJuly 8, 19478/5F192bHog fuel storage under constructionJuly 7, 19478/5F192cBarker building under constructionJuly 7, 19478/5F192dBoiler house extension under constructionJuly 8, 19478/5F193aTime office and shower room foundationJuly 15, 19478/5F193bBlending tank and building under constructionJuly 15, 19478/5F194aChip conveyor housing under constructionJuly 15, 1947 8/5F194bSteel penstock on road or trackJuly 28, 19478/5F194cConcrete part of dam under constructionJuly 28, 1947 8/5F194dTwo spillway gates under construction.July 28, 1947 8/6F195aIntake pipes of dam under constructionJuly 28, 19478/6F195bCampbell River dam under constructionJuly 28, 1947 8/6F195cSurge tank under constructionJuly 28, 19478/6F196aMachinery inside buildingJuly 29, 1947

Written on photo: First wire.

8/6F196bMan working on machineryJuly 29, 1947

Written on photo: First wire.

8/6F196c-dMen standing near machineryJuly 29, 1947

Written on photo: First wire.

 8/6F197aShower room under constructionJuly 29, 1947 8/6F197b-cTime office and shower room frameworkJuly 29, 19478/6F198aPower house extension framework with car and Jeep in frontJuly 29, 19478/6F198bLime rock conveyorJuly 29, 19478/6F199aChip conveyor with housingJuly 29, 19478/6F199bFirst chips on #3 conveyor with people looking onJuly 30, 1947 8/6F199cFirst chips on #1 conveyorJuly 30, 19478/6F199dChips on #1 conveyor viewed from aboveJuly 30, 19478/6F200aChips on conveyor at #1 and #2 transferJuly 30, 19478/6F200bChips on conveyor at #1 and #2 transfer on first chip runJuly 30, 19478/6F200cMan looking at chips on conveyor at #2 and #3 transferJuly 30, 1947 8/6F200dChips on #2 conveyorJuly 30, 19478/6F201aMan looking at burnt debris from saw shed fireAugust 4, 1947 8/6F201bSeveral men looking at burnt debris from saw shed fireAugust 4, 1947 8/6F201cBurnt debris from saw shed fireAugust 4, 1947 8/7F202aWashers in machine roomAugust 4, 19478/7F202bBlending tank with scaffoldingAugust 4, 19478/7F202cMan inspecting damaged piece of craneAugust 8, 1947

Written on photo: Crane boom cut-off.

 8/7F202dInterior of 42 inch chip conveyorAugust 4, 19478/7F203a-bProbably steam coming from blow tank next to buildingAugust 9, 1947

Written on photos: 1st blow.

8/7F203cProbably steam coming from blow tank next to buildingAugust 9, 1947

Written on photos: 1st blow.

 8/7F204a-bProbably steam coming from blow tank next to buildingAugust 9, 1947

Written on photos: 1st blow.

8/7F204cClose view of what is probably steam coming from stack of blow tankAugust 9, 1947

Written on photo: 1st blow.

8/7F204dProbably steam coming from blow tank stackAugust 9, 1947

Written on photo: 1st blow.

 8/7F205aProbably steam coming from blow tankAugust 9, 1947

Written on photo: 1st blow.

8/7F205bMan next to chips on conveyorAugust 9, 1947

Written on photo: 1st chips.

 8/7F205cMan watching chips on conveyorAugust 9, 1947

Written on photo: 1st chips.

8/7F206aBlending tank with scaffoldingAugust 13, 19478/7F206bScreen room buildingAugust 13, 19478/7F207aShower room building nearing completionAugust 13, 1947 8/7F207bBoatMajestic IVin drydock1946

Photo has a tear in it.

8/7F208Packages of pulp being loaded on shipOctober 21, 1947

Man in ship holding sign reading: First shipment of Bloedel Kraft Pulp from Port Alberni, B.C.

8/7F209Packages of pulp being loaded on shipOctober 21, 1947

Sign on top of shipment reads: First shipment of Bloedel Kraft Pulp from Port Alberni, B.C.

 Album G

This album contains images of an unidentified mill and buildings, interior views of mill equipment, and finished product awaiting shipment. This is possibly the Red Band Shingle mill.

4G1aView of mill beyond railroad tracksundated4G1bView from water of docks, ships, buildingsundated4G2aDock with stacks of lumber and crane loading a shipundated4G2bView of buildings, dock, and millundated4G3Logs in the water and mill in backgroundundatedW.J. Moore, Vancouver, B.C 4G4View of mill beyond tidal flatsundatedW.J. Moore, Vancouver, B.C4G5Large belt and pulley inside of millundatedW.J. Moore, Vancouver, B.C 4G6Machinery inside of millundatedW.J. Moore, Vancouver, B.C4G7Rows of circular saw blades and conveyors inside of millundatedW.J. Moore, Vancouver, B.C 4G8Likely a view of generator amid large posts and beamsundatedW.J. Moore, Vancouver, B.C4G9Houses along river, Great CentralundatedLeonard Frank, Vancouver, B.C 4G10View of sawmill from across the water, possibly Great CentralundatedLeonard Frank, Vancouver, B.C4G11Steam engine and yarder with forest in backgroundundatedClegg's Studio, Port Alberni, B.C4G12aMill and buildings viewed from across the waterundated4G12bMan climbing a tree with safety harnessundated4G13Dock with stacks of lumber, crane, and loaded railroad carsundated4G14Conveyors moving cut lumber inside of buildingundatedW.J.Moore, Vancouver, B.C4G15Large circular saw blade inside of millundatedClegg's Studio, Port Alberni, B.C 4G16Conveyor carrying small pieces of wood past machinery, possibly firewoodundatedClegg's Studio, Port Alberni, B.C4G17Stacks of banded lumber or shingles outside buildingundatedClegg's Studio, Port Alberni, B.C4G18Banded shingles on conveyor and benchundatedClegg's Studio, Port Alberni, B.C Bloedel-Donovan Lumber MillsAlbum H

The album was deteriorating and the photographs were removed from the album. The order of the photographs in the album has been retained.

9/1H1Group of men outdoors1922

Written on photo: B.D.L. Employees Picnic. From left to right: Geo. M. Cornwall, Prof Corey, Prentice Bloedel, Lawrence Bloedel, J.H. Bloedel.

Sandison; Bellingham, WA 9/1H2Portrait of a mancirca 1922-19239/1H4Two men standing above a crowdJuly 22, 1922

Written on photo: B.D.L. Employees Picnic. Mr. Bloedel and Mr. Flynn.

Sandison; Bellingham, WA 9/1H5Two men shaking handscirca 1922-19239/1H6aTrees and cut logscirca 1922-19239/1H6bMan sitting on rocks near rivercirca 1922-1923

Written on verso: J.E.Wallin a hard working salesman.

9/1H6cTrees and smoke in logging areacirca 1922-19239/1H7aTwo men outdoors; J.H. Bloedel on leftcirca 1922-1923 9/1H7bMan holding a babycirca 1922-1923

Written on verso: Betty Flagg 2 p...[?] girl

9/1H8Workers using large air-powered drillcirca 1922-1923 9/1H9Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills office building in Bellingham, WA.circa 1922-1923 9/1H10Rail tracks, buildings including office, and men (probably at Marysville Camp)circa 1922-19239/2H11Office and dining room buildings at Marysville Campcirca 1922-1923 9/2H12Men eating at table1922

Written on photo: B.D.L. Employees Picnic "Lunch Time" from left to right: Lawrence Bloedel, Paul Johansen, J.H. Bloedel, Bill Lewis, Henie Follman.

Written on verso: July 22, 1922.

 9/2H13bMan standing next to large steam enginecirca 1922-19239/2H16Men on motorized carts holding up cards with namescirca 1922-1923

Names on cards left to right: [illegible], Andy H.W. Anderson, Hobe H.L. Smith, [illegible], Leo Pue(?), Old Bill Wm. Maus, [illegible].

 9/2H17aTwo men (probably George Cornwall and J.H. Bloedel) next to carscirca 1922-1923 9/2H17bMan standing next to car with houses in backgroundcirca 1922-19239/2H17cElderly man holding a babycirca 1922-1923

Written on verso: Robert Rirdenhour (?) Red headed boy 1st.

9/2H18Man with a camera near rivercirca 1922-1923 9/2H19aMan at podiumcirca 1922-19239/2H19bPeople standing on street near carcirca 1922-19239/2H20aMan holding up a boardcirca 1922-1923Jukes Photo Service, Bellingham, WA 9/2H20bPortrait of a mancirca 1922-19232/2H21Panoramic view of lumber millcirca 1922-1923

This photo is made up of two parts.

9/3H23bMill workercirca 1922-1923Jukes Photo Service; Bellingham, WA 9/3H24Stacks of lumbercirca 1922-19239/3H25Man on tractor pulling a trailer loaded with lumbercirca 1922-1923 9/3H26Portrait of a mancirca 1922-1923Grady9/3H27aMill worker next to large pieces of cut lumbercirca 1922-1923Jukes Photo Service; Bellingham, WA 9/3H27bThree men standing on platform (probably including J.H. Bloedelcirca 1922-19239/3H29Mill worker holding toolcirca 1922-1923 9/3H30Mill worker with machinerycirca 1922-1923 9/3H31Man talking on phone in officecirca 1922-1923 9/3H32aCrowd at Bloedel Donovan picnicJuly 22, 1922

Written on photo: B.D.L. Employees Picnic, the mysterious Swede woman.

Sandison; Bellingham, WA 9/3H32bMen sawing large pieces of lumber by handcirca 1922-1923

This is a postcard.

9/4H33Man sitting behind desk in officecirca 1922-1923

Calender on wall reads: J.E. Higgins Lumber Co.

 9/4H34Mill worker with oil can and partscirca 1922 9/4H35Christmas tree and boxes inside of buildingcirca 1922-1923Johnson Bros; Bellingham, WA9/4H38Group photo of men at Bloedel Donovan picnic19229/4H39Cars decorated with flags at Bloedel Donovan picnic at Birch Bay, WAAugust 11, 1923

This was the Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills 25th anniversary.

 9/4H40Cars parked outside Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA.circa 1922-1923

Written on verso: A view of the outside of the Paramount studio in Hollywood. The cars do not belong to stars and featured players-they belong to mechanics who are the first to arrive at the studio and the first to steal the parking space.

Paramount Pictures9/4H42Line of cars on street near railroad tracks; Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills, Bellingham, WAcirca 1922-1923Sandison 9/4H43Office with furniture, possibly Bloedel Donovan officecirca 1922-19239/4H46Crowd watching tug-of-war, probably at Bloedel Donovan picniccirca 1922-1923Sandison 9/4H48Bloedel Donovan scale house parade floatcirca 1922-1923

Sign on top of house reads: Own Your Home-Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills.

 9/5H49Marching band and cars in parade through towncirca 1922-1923 9/5H51Children and adults near prize table at picnicJuly 22, 1922

Written on photo: B.D. L. Employees Picnic, an interesting spot.

No date on photo, but date is written on duplicate (H62a).

Sandison 9/5H53aBand playing in front of crowd on hillsidecirca 1922-19239/5H53bPhoto is missing from album9/5H54aCrowd of people at picnicJuly 22, 1922

Written on photo: B.D.L. Employees Picnic, Tom Huston Chairman of picnic talking to Mr. Bloedel and Mr. Flynn.

Sandison; Bellingham, WA 9/5H54bPostcard of men sawing large pieces of lumber by handcirca 1922-19239/5H55aMen participating in tug-of-war at picnicJuly 22, 1922

Written on photo: B.D.L. Employees Picnic, Tug of war: Tom Murphy, Coach; Mr. Flynn, Timekeeper.

9/5H55bMen lined up to begin foot raceJuly 22, 1922

Written on photo: B.D.L. Employees Picnic, 100 yard dash.

 9/5H56Men standing near table where beverages are preparedJuly 22, 1922

Written on photo: B.D.L. Employees Picnic; Coffee and Lemonade Crew.

Sandison, Bellingham, WA 9/5H57Men trap shooting in field, probably at Bloedel picniccirca 1922-1923Jukes Photo Service; Bellingham, WA 9/6H58aMen participating in tug-of-war, probably at picniccirca 1922-19239/6H58bMen trap shooting, probably at picniccirca 1922-19239/6H59aTug-of-war competitionJuly 22, 1922

Written on photo: B.D.L. Employees Picnic: Tug of war; Cargo vs. Larson.

 9/6H59bMen running in foot race, probably at picniccirca 1922-1923 9/6H60aChildren playing on swings, probably at picniccirca 1922-1923 9/6H60bMan standing next to postcirca 1922-19239/6H62bPeople and carousel in clearingcirca 1922-1923 9/6H63bMen trap shooting with crowd watchingcirca 1922-19239/7H64aMan speaking to crowd before tug-of-warcirca 1922-1923Sandison; Bellingham, WA9/7H64bChildren on carousel, probably at picniccirca 1922-19239/7H65aMen making large vat of Maxwell House coffee over fire, probably at picniccirca 1922-1923 9/7H65bMen and boys swimming race, probably at picniccirca 1922-19239/7H66aCrowd at picnicJuly 22, 1922

Written on photo: B.D.L. Employees Picnic, Watching Tug of War.

 9/7H66bYoung man posingundated

Tag attached to verso: Job Ticket No... For Sun. Rev.

 9/7H67Men at mill on lumber-moving machinescirca 1922-1923

Written on verso: Cecil Heinberger, Al Wilson, Percy Fisher, Frank Carver, Ben Knutzen.

Jukes Photo Service; Bellingham, WA 9/7H68Man driving cart with stacked lumbercirca 1922-1923 9/8H69Men standing next to very tall stacks of lumbercirca 1922-1923Jukes Photo Service; Bellingham, WA9/8H70Stacked lumber and storage buildings at millcirca 1922-1923

Written on verso: Dry Kiln Cargo. Lumber loaded on trucks to be put in dry kiln for steam drying. This way drying is done in from 48 to 60 hours where air drying takes from two to four months.

Photo is torn on bottom and right sides.

 9/8H71Logs on track at millcirca 1922-1923 9/8H72Men standing next to large stacks of lumbercirca 1922-1923Jukes Photo Service; Bellingham, WA9/8H73Cargo shipWest Henshawat dock being loaded with lumbercirca 1922-1923Jukes Photo Service; Bellingham, WA 9/8H74Crane lifting lumber at dockcirca 1922-1923

Written on crane support: Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills, built by Colby Steel & Engineering Co. Seattle, U.S.A., Vancouver, B.C.

Jukes Photo Service; Bellingham, WA 9/9H75Men working on dock stacked with lumbercirca 1922-1923Jukes Photographer; Bellingham, WA 9/9H76aGroup of men in front of buildingcirca 1922-1923

Written on verso: Larson "Coffee House Group" Geo. Henderson in white apron, the coffee cook.

9/9H76bMan working on pile of large logscirca 1922-19239/9H76cMen shaping beams at millcirca 1922-19239/9H77aMen shaping beams at millcirca 1922-1923 9/9H77bFerryKitsap IIat dockcirca 1922-1923 9/9H77cMen standing on top of stacks of lumbercirca 1922-19239/10H78aCargo ship being loaded with lumbercirca 1922-1923 9/10H78bCargo ships at dockcirca 1922-19239/10H79Fire burning stacks of lumbercirca 1922-1923

Photo has been highlighted with paint or ink.

9/10H80View of mill with smoke from smokestack in high windcirca 1922-1923Leonard Frank; Vancouver, B.C 9/10H81View of railroad tracks and dockscirca 1922-19239/10H82Men inside of millcirca 1922-1923 9/10H83Man standing on large log in the watercirca 1922-1923 9/11H84Men standing next to steam locomotivecirca 1922-1923Jukes Photo Service; Bellingham, WA 9/11H85Men moving logs with steam engine in woodscirca 1922-19239/11H86Steam engine and logs in the woodscirca 1922-19239/11H87Man felling top of treecirca 1922-19239/11H88Exterior of housecirca 1922-1923Jukes Photo Service; Bellingham, WA9/11H89aMen working with logs and steam enginecirca 1922-19239/11H89bMen with steam engine on elevated tracks, possibly building trestlecirca 1922-1923 9/11H89cWomen standing next to set tables in dining hallcirca 1922-1923 XH4H92Panoramic photo of people at picnic on shoreline (Sandison 19)1922

Written on photo: B.D.L. Employees Picnic, Watching sports on the beach.

Sandison; Bellingham, WAXH4H93Panoramic photo of people at picnic on shoreline (Sandison 22)1922

Written on photo: B.D.L. Employees Picnic, Watching the sports.

Written on verso: July 22 - 1922

Sandison; Bellingham, WA9/12H94Men boxing in ring with crowd watching, probably at picnic1922Sandison; Bellingham, WA 9/12H95Studio portrait of a womancirca 1922-1923GradyXH4H96Panoramic photo of people on shoreline at picnic (Sandison 21)1922

Written on photo: B.D.L. Employees Picnic showing bath house.

Written on verso: July 22 - 1922.

Sandison; Bellingham, WA9/12H97Men inside millcirca 1922-1923 Album I

This album documents a field trip of the office staff of Cargo Mill, along with guests, to inspect logging operations on September 16, 1922. The group included Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Donovan, Mr and Mrs. J.N. Donovan, and Mr.J.H. Prentice.

3/2I1Page of text. Written on page: "Mr. J.H.Bloedel, Compliments of J.J. Donovan."19223/2I2Page of text. Printed on page: The General Office Force Takes to the Woods. On Saturday, September 16th, the office force at the Cargo Mill, with a few guests, drove to Alger where special train took them to Lake Whatcom. There they saw the logs being unloaded and made ready for the tow to Larson. Returning to the Camp, Mr. Ensor and his helpers provided a Camp meal which met with general approval and prepared us for the trip to the woods proper, some 700 feet vertical and three miles by the road from the Camp. "Jimmy" Clarke and his "Goat" pushed us up the eight percent grade until a short walk gave everyone a full view of the operations. The high lead, yarding, loading and general work were all inspected, the Alger crew working up to their well-earned reputation. After glancing at a high trestle and the fine timber beyond it, we turned homeward, arriving before six-the end of a perfect day.September 16, 19223/2I3Page of text. Printed on page: Guests; Dr. and Mrs. D.B. Waldo, Mrs. C.X. Larrabee. Entertainers at Alger; Mr. H.H. McLandress, Foreman; Mr. W.W. Carr, Timekeeper, Mr. E.E. Ensor, Cook, Mr. Jas. Clarke, EngineerSeptember 16, 19223/2I4Page of text. Printed on page: The Gang; Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Donovan, Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Donovan, Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Mason, Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Follman, Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Wachter, Mr. and Mrs. S.B. Tiplin, Miss I. Alexander, Miss Kay Goodheart, Miss R. Fravel, Mrs. M. Clarke, Mr. J.H. Prentice, Mr. R.E. Frost, Mr. G.N Van Wickle, Mr. P. Johanson, Mr. C.A. Riggs, Mr. Walter E. Little, Mr. J.V. Hilburn, Mr. J.R. CroninSeptember 16, 19223/2I5Guests in locomotive cabSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: The "Goat."

 3/2I6Guests on flatbed railcarSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: Loggers.

 3/2I7Guests on flatbed railcarSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: A Logger's Pullman.

 3/2I8Two women on rail tracks throwing rocks into waterSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: Girls Can Throw Stones.

 3/2I9Logs being unloaded into waterSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: See 'Em Splash.

 3/2I10Two men standing near rail tracksSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: The "Boss" and "Jimmie".

 3/2I11Two women, one holding flowersSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: Fall Flowers.

 3/2I12Table with dishes after mealSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: Remains.

 3/2I13Guests sitting on railcarSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: Ready for Inspection.

 3/2I14Rear view of guests walking on railsSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: The Long, Long Trail.

 3/2I15Guests looking at steam engine in the woodsSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: Donkey Attracts Attention.

 3/2I16Guests watching logs being moved in the woodsSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: Watch it Come.

 3/2I17Two guests standing on large tree trunkSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: Higher Education.

 3/2I18Guests boarding railcarSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: Hurry Up.

 3/2I19Guests boarding railcarSeptember 16, 1922

Printed on page: Going Home.

 Album J, Titled: Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills; Camp and Mill Photographs

This was a large album, measuring 23 ½" by 17" by 4 ½" thick, and weighed approximately 30 pounds. The album was deteriorating and the photographs were removed from the album. The order of the photographs in the album has been retained.

10/1J1Photograph of a map1926

Printed on map: Key map showing location of principal operations of Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills in State of Washington, 1926.

 2/4J2Group of men standing next to building1898

Written on mat: First crew of men employed by Lake Whatcom Logging Co. Sept. 1898.

This is the same image as #80.

10/1J3aCargo Mill buildings with smokestackundated

Written on photo: Cargo Mill, Bellingham.

 10/1J4bCargo Mill and cargo ships, Bellingham1928Clyde Banks Photo Service10/1J4cCargo Mill buildings and ships, Bellingham1928Clyde Banks Photo Service10/1J4dCargo Mill buildings, Bellinghamundated10/1J5aCrane and stacks of lumber at Cargo Mill, BellinghamundatedClyde Banks10/1J5bStacks of lumber with Cargo Mill in the distance, Bellingham1928Clyde Banks Photo Service10/1J6aWoman with ship's officer or captain onboard a ship at Cargo MillundatedClyde Banks XH4J6bPanoramic photo of dock buildings and ships at millundatedXH4J6cPanoramic photo of ships docked at Bellingham Millundated

Photo is oval-shaped.

10/1J7aStacks of lumber and shipBakersfieldat Cargo Millcirca 1923-1924Jukes Photo Service, Bellingham 10/1J7bShip at dock of Cargo Millcirca 1923-192410/1J7cShips at dock of Cargo Mill1929Clyde Banks Photo Service10/1J7dCrane at dock of Cargo Millcirca 1922-192310/1J8aMen loading lumber onto shipcirca 1925

Written on album page: Over 6,000,000 loaded this vessel.

Written on verso: Shingles, laths, timbers-loading for distant ports-Chap. 10.

 10/1J8bLogs floating in water at Cargo Millundated10/2J9bCargo shipCorozalat dockcirca 1914-1915Grosart Studio10/2J9dCargo shipWest Henshawof Seattle being loaded with lumberundatedJukes Photo Service, Bellingham10/2J10aShips docked near mill1916J.J. Donovan10/2J10bShipHarpalyceat dock1914

Written on photo: 4:00 PM, 4/11/14.

J.J. Donovan10/2J10cSailing ship and steamship at dock1916J.J. Donovan 10/2J10dSailing ships at dock191610/2J10eLogs in water and ships at dock191610/2J10fCargo shipShermanat dock191710/2J10gShips and mill buildingsundated10/2J11aShipMonteagleat dock191410/2J11bShipMeteorat dock191410/2J11cShipMonteagleat dock191410/2J11dShip at dock1914

Written on photo:Harpalyceready to sail, 4:00 PM, 4/11/14.

10/2J11eShipHarpalyceat dock1914

Written on photo: Cargo complete, 3 full 3 ½ cars over, 4/11/14, 4:00 PM.

 10/2J11fShipCorozalat dock1914

Written on photo: Am. S.S.Corozal12/26/14 Bellingham, Washington.

10/2J11gShips at dock with buildings in foreground1914

Written on photo: Ger. SH.Steinbek, Am. S.S.CorozalBellingham, Washington, 12/26/14.

10/2J11hShipsCorozaland Steinbekat dock in Bellingham1914 10/3J12aRailroad tracks next to trestle at Cargo Millcirca 1927-1928

Written on verso: From 600 feet south of Burner on Great Northern Track-from Bloedel Donovan plant looking towards E. K. Wood location.

10/3J12bLogs floating with view of buildings on hillside at Cargo Millcirca 1927-1928

Written on verso: From bridge between wharf and burner-left.

 10/3J12cLogs floating with view of buildings on hillside at Cargo Millcirca 1927-1928

Written on verso: From bridge between wharf and burner (to right).

10/3J13aMan standing on large logs in the water1925

Written on album page: Spruce logs.

10/3J13bLarge logs in the water1925

Written on album page: Spruce logs.

 10/3J13cSpruce logs in the water192510/3J13dLogs floating in foreground with ships at dock in background1926

Written on verso: Bellingham Cargo Mill, 6/28/26. Ships: S.S. Romulusfrom South America, S.S. Abronfrom Atlantic Coast, S.S. Lurlinifrom Hawaii, Barkentine Forest Friendfrom New Zealand.

Jukes Photo Service, Bellingham 10/3J14aCrane loading lumber onto ship1926Jukes Photo Service, Bellingham10/3J14bLogs floating in watercirca 192510/3J14c, dSpruce logs in the watercirca 192510/4J15aView of logs in water with mill in backgroundundated 10/4J15bS.S. Dellwoodat Bellingham Millundated10/4J15cShips at dockundated10/4J15dCedar logs in water with mill in backgroundundated 10/4J16aSmokestack of Bellingham mill with ship in background191710/4J16bShipsMilwaukeeand Meteorat dock of Cargo Mill1914 10/4J16cBellingham Mill buildings191710/4J16dShipsDellwood, Brookdale, andMary Fosterdocked at Bellingham Mill1920 10/4J16eLarson Mill191410/4J16fView of Bellingham Mill and ships192010/4J16gRailroad tracks and mill buildingsundated10/4J16hRailcar with large pieces of timberundated XH4J17Panoramic photo of logs and ships near dock1925

Written on verso: Cargo Mill, 1925. Japanese, Hawaiian, and Atlantic Coast ships.

XH4J18bPanoramic photo of ships and buildings at Cargo MillundatedXH4J19aPanoramic photo of ships and buildings with smokestack at Cargo Millundated10/4J20aTurbine room at Cargo Millcirca 1925 10/4J20bMachinery in Turbine Room at Cargo Millcirca 1925 10/4J20cElectrical machinery in Turbine room at Cargo Millcirca 192510/5J21aMachinery in Turbine room at Cargo Millcirca 1925Jukes Photo Service, Bellingham10/5J21bMachinery and electrical panels in Turbine room at Cargo Millcirca 1925Jukes Photo Service, Bellingham 10/5J21c-J22Machinery in Turbine room at Cargo Millcirca 192510/5J23aGroup of people outside box factory in Bellinghamcirca 1926 10/5J23bProbably box factory buildingcirca 192610/5J23cTall stacks of lumbercirca 192610/5J23dMen standing in front of stacks of lumbercirca 192610/5J24aInterior of box factory with stacks of box lumbercirca 1926 10/5J24b-fStacks of lumber or boxescirca 192610/6J25aBox department buildingundated10/6J25bBox department buildings on dockundated10/6J25cStacks of boxes on dockundated 10/6J25d-eRailcars with stacks of boxes in backgroundundated2/5J26-J27Marion excavator clearing dirtundatedDarius Kinsey2/5J28Logging camp buildings (possibly Beaver Camp)undatedDarius Kinsey10/6J29Building with cars parked alongsideundated 10/6J30aMen standing in front of building with carsundated 2/5J30bView of Larson Mill on Lake Whatcomundated

This photo is cut into an oval shape.

2/5J32Group photo of men next to mill buildingundated

Written on photo: Bloedel Donovan Skykomish

Darius Kinsey2/6J35Buildings with men and women standing in frontundated

Written on photo: Modern logging camp.

Darius Kinsey2/6J38Spar tree with rigging and men standing in frontundatedDarius Kinsey2/6J39Spar tree hauling a log with men on topundatedDarius Kinsey2/6J40Group of men standing with piles of logsundatedDarius Kinsey2/6J41Large pile of logs with man standing on top1923Darius Kinsey2/7J42Large piles of logs with forest in backgroundundatedDarius Kinsey, Seattle2/7J43aTrain pulling cars loaded with logs through possibly burnt landscapeundated10/6J43bGroup of men standing on cut logs near machineryundated

Oval-shaped photo.

 2/7J44aRail cars loaded with dirtundated10/6J44bSpar tree and machineryundated2/7J45aSpar tree and machinery with men standing on cut logsundated10/6J45bBridge with men posing on small locomotiveundatedDarius Kinsey, Seattle 10/7J46aSmoke cloud from Skykomish StationJune 3, 192010/7J46bSmoke from fire at Skykomish CampJune 3, 1920 10/7J46cFirst Bridge above camp with smoke on the groundJune 3, 192010/7J46dSmoke and trees above campJune 4, 1920 10/7J46eMan standing on High Bridge above campJune 4, 192010/7J47aTwo men standing on bridge under constructionJune 4, 1920

Written on photo: Upper bridge cut by big cedar-right (in photo).

 10/7J47bMen standing on rail tracks near large treesJune 4, 1920

Written on photo: Opposite 1st spar tree-Beckler.

10/7J47cPiles of logsundated10/7J47dLarge stand of trees near waterJune 4, 1920

Written on photo: 1st cross. Beckler.

10/7J47eGroup of men standing on bridgeundated

Written on verso: First Bridge above Skykomish.

 10/7J48aViews of rail tracks in the snow near Beckler Riverundated 10/7J48b-jViews of rail tracks in the snow near Beckler Riverundated10/7J48kViews of rail tracks in the snow near Beckler Riverundated 10/8J49aSpar tree and machinery with mountains in backgroundJune 24, 191910/8J49bMan sitting near road in forestJune 24, 1919

Written on photo: End of grade, Sta. 20.

10/8J49cView of forest with mountains in backgroundJune 24, 191910/8J49dRiver in the forestJune 23, 191910/8J50aSnow-covered buildingsMarch 4, 191910/8J50bView of mountainsJune 24, 191910/8J50cSpar tree and machineryJune 24, 191910/8J50dMen and buildings near riverJune 23, 191910/8J50eTwo men by trees near Beckler RiverJune 23, 1919 10/8J50fRiver and treesJune 23, 19192/7J52Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills locomotive blowing steamundatedDarius Kinsey, Seattle2/7J53Side view of Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills locomotive blowing steamundatedDarius Kinsey, Seattle2/7J54Group of men lying on large fallen tree1925Darius Kinsey, Seattle2/8J55Group of men standing on tree stump next to fallen tree1925Darius Kinsey, Seattle10/8J56aTwo men on steam shovel in forestundated 10/8J56bRailroad trestle near burnt hillsideAugust 6, 1924

Written on verso: Where the fire started.

 10/8J56cMen repairing bridge over Clallam RiverJanuary, 10, 192410/8J56dSteam engine near rail cars loaded with logsundated 10/9J57aMan sitting on hillside above rail track constructionundatedJukes Photo Service, Bellingham10/9J57bMen working on rail tracksJuly 11, 1924

Written on verso: Material yard, North end of link(?).

10/9J57cEquipment near bridges on hillsideAugust 27, 1924

Written on verso: Bridges 6,7, 8, [?] Creek, all rebuilt.

 10/9J57dMen at entrance to tunnel with rail tracks in Clallamundated 10/9J58aLogs being pushed off railcars into waterundatedJukes Photo Service, Bellingham 10/9J58bPier with machinery on topJuly, 11, 192410/9J58cPier with ship docked at it192410/9J59aBridge under constructioncirca 192410/9J59bMen working on possible road constructionAugust 27, 192410/9J59cEntrance to tunnelAugust 27, 192410/9J59dEntrance to tunnel1924 10/9J59eTwo men standing on rail tracksundated10/9J59fMan standing on rail tracks leading to tunnelcirca 1924 10/9J59gTwo men on rail tracks, one is possibly Chas Donovancirca 192410/9J59hRail tracks leading to tunnelAugust 27, 192410/10J60aView from surface of bridge in forestundated10/10J60bSekiu school and village near shoreline1924 10/10J60cMan standing next to small rail cart1925 10/10J60dMen standing on rail tracks near railcar192510/10J60eMr. Donovan standing on railtracksAugust 27, 1924 10/10J60fMen working on side of hillJuly 11, 192410/10J60gRow of buildings with trees in backgroundundated 10/10J60hHillside with rail tracks and tunnel entranceundated10/10J61aHillside with debris and treesundated10/10J61bMen logging on hillsideundated10/10J61cPath of cleared treesundated10/10J61dHorse in front of tunnel entranceundated10/10J61eTrestle under construction over Clallam River192410/10J61fMan standing near large broken tree caught in another tree due to windstormundated 10/10J61gMr. Bloedel standing near logs and damaged equipment from windstormundated 10/10J61hBroken tree due to windstormundated10/11J62aMen at entrance to tunnel with rail tracks in Clallamundated

Same as J57d.

Jukes Photo Service, Bellingham10/11J62bSign on forest road at Sol Duc Burn Game Preserveundated

Sign reads: Fire, 14,000 acres burned in four hours, 100 years to grow again. Use care with all fire.

 10/11J62cCar and two men on logging roadJanuary 2, 192510/11J62dFallen trees with snowundated10/11J62eLogs on hillsideJune 26, 1923

Written on verso: Sta. 59, Br. 3.

10/11J62fView of railtracks from top of tunnelJuly 10, 1924 10/11J63aArea of burnt treesundated10/11J63bBuildings near logged hillsideJanuary 2, 1925 10/11J63cView of forestundated10/11J63dForest with fallen treesundated10/11J63ePond in the forestJuly 11, 1924

Written on verso: River water supply.

 10/11J63f-gStands of treesundated10/11J63hCleared area in forest1924

Written on verso: Across the gulch where trestle will be built.

10/12J64aMen with poles standing on logs in the waterundated 10/12J64bRoad next to burnt hillside and treesJuly 10, 1924

Written on verso: Sol Duc Burn.

10/12J64cRail tracks through forestundated10/12J64dView of water with forest in the distanceundated10/12J64eView of Clallam Bayundated10/12J65aMill on the waterundated

Written on photo: Govt. Spruce Mill; Ennis Creek, Port Angeles, WA.

Lewis Photo 10/12J65bSand spit between watercirca 1924

Written on verso: From Clallam wharf to lighthouse.

10/12J65cView of Clallam BayJanuary 10, 192410/12J65dMill on the waterundated

Written on photo: Govt. Spruce Mill; Ennis Creek, Port Angeles, WA.

Lewis Photo2/8J67Mechanical spar skidderundatedDarius Kinsey, Seattle2/8J69Men standing on top of trestle under constructioncirca 1922Darius Kinsey, Seattle2/8J70Interior of dining room with tables set for mealundatedDarius Kinsey, Seattle2/8J71Group of men next to steam engine and spar treeundatedDarius Kinsey, Seattle2/8J72aLong wooden trestleundated10/12J72bTrestle under constructionundated10/12J72cMen walking on trestle under construction at Cavanaugh CreekNovember 1, 1923 10/12J72dTrestle under constructionNovember 1, 192310/12J72eBurning debris near trestleApril 19, 1924 10/12J73aSaxon BridgeNovember 26, 1920

Written on photo: Looking west.

10/12J73bSaxon BridgeNovember 26, 192010/12J73cRoad and bridge under constructionJune 26, 1923 10/12J73dTrestle supports and debrisSeptember 21, 1923

Written on verso: Saxon Camp.

10/12J73eTrestle across Canyon CreekNovember 12, 192410/12J73f-gTrestle under constructionSeptember 21, 1923

Written on verso of both: Saxon Camp

10/12J73hTrestle with men standing on topApril 19, 192410/12J74aBridge over creek under constructionundated 10/12J74bRail tracks under constructionJune 26, 1923

Written on verso: Steam shovel widening cut.

 10/12J74cBridge over Skookum CreekJuly 1, 192010/13J75aMen walking on long curved trestleundated 10/13J75bSpar tree and steam engine lifting logundated

This photo is round.

10/13J75cLarge steam (?) engine1924

Written on verso: New W.I.W (Washington Iron Works) engine, Saxon.

10/13J76aSteam engine on hillsideJanuary 10, 1924

Written on verso: Bloedel Donovan L. Mills moving in.

10/13J76bMan operating heavy equipmentApril 19, 1924

Written on verso: The gas-electric shovel, Saxon.

 10/13J76cMan standing next to cut logsundated10/13J76dView of railtracks from ground levelApril18, 1921

Written on photo: Samish Bay incline.

10/13J76eHeavy equipment on rail tracksundated10/13J76fClose-up of rail car on tracksundated10/13J76gRail tracks from ground levelundated 10/13J77aSteam engine in cleared areaundated10/13J77bBuilding (machine shop) in cleared areaundated10/13J77cBuildings and rail tracks-Saxon CampJuly 1, 192010/13J77dBuildings in Saxon CampSeptember 21, 192310/13J77eBuildings in campundated

Written on photo: Workmen's cottages.

 10/13J77fBuildings in Saxon CampSeptember 21, 192310/13J77gDistant view of Saxon campJune 26, 1923

Written on verso: From the hill.

10/13J77hGroup of men watching logging operationsundated10/13J77iMountains with tree in foregroundJune 30, 1920

Written on photo: The cherry tree, Dyes Ranch

10/14J78aGroup of men standing in front of buildingundated 10/14J78bGroup of men standing in front of buildingundated10/14J78cGroup of men standing in front of buildingundated 10/14J78dGroup of men standing on fallen treeundated10/14J78eTwo men working with horse in cleared fieldJuly 1, 1920

Written on photo: New grade-Saxon.

10/14J78fMan crossing river on logundated

Written on verso: J.H.B crossing the ----

10/14J78gTwo men posing with caught fishundated 10/14J79aThree men standing next to steam locomotiveJune 26, 1923 10/14J79bRail tracks under construction in forestApril 18, 1921

Written on photo: Knight incline.

10/14J79cMen standing next to pulley from engineundated10/14J79dArea being cleared in forestundated10/14J79eRail tracks with logs loaded on railcarApril 19, 1924

Written on verso: South log loading, Saxon.

 10/15J80aTwo rows of buildings, probably worker housingundated 10/15J80bGroup portrait (probably employees) in front of buildingundated 10/15J81aWaterfall in the forestundated10/15J81bLogs floating in waterundated10/15J82Man operating engine with pile of logs behind himundated 10/15J83aView of buildings and logged areacirca 1924-1925

Printed on photo: C26363 Douglas Fir, Hemlock, and Cedar timber on the mountainside along the Nooksack River, rising to 3500 feet. Average stand 80,000 feet to the acre of trees 3 to 10 ft. in diameter. Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills logging in Skagit Co., Washington.

John D. Cress, Seattle10/15J83bBuildings in logged areacirca 1924-1925

Printed on photo: C26364 Douglas Fir, Hemlock, and Cedar timber on the mountainside along the Nooksack River, logged an average of 80,000 feet to the acre of trees 3 to 10 ft. in diameter. Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills logging in Skagit Co., Washington.

John D. Cress, Seattle10/15J83cBuildings and rail tracks in logged areacirca 1924-1925

Printed on photo: C26365 Douglas Fir, Hemlock, and Cedar timber on the mountainside along the Nooksack River, logged an average of 80,000 feet to the acre of trees 3 to 10 ft. in diameter. Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills logging in Skagit Co., Washington.

John D. Cress, Seattle 10/15J83dRail tracks with empty cars in logged areacirca 1924-1925

Printed on photo: C26366 Douglas Fir, Hemlock, and Cedar timber on the mountainside along the Nooksack River, logged an average of 80,000 feet to the acre of trees 3 to 10 ft. in diameter. Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills logging in Skagit Co., Washington.

John D. Cress, Seattle10/15J84aView of forest with cable running down hillcirca 1924-1925

Printed on photo: C26367 Douglas Fir, Hemlock, and Cedar timber on the mountainside along the Nooksack River in Skagit Co., Washington, rising to 3600 feet in the clouds.Three donkey engines are getting out an average of 80,000 feet to the acre of trees 3 to 10 ft. in diameter.

John D. Cress, Seattle10/15J84bBridge over Cavanaugh Creekcirca 1924-1925

Printed on photo: C26371 Part of Cavanaugh Creek bridge, 1000 feet long and 140 feet above creek. The long supports are 126 feet in one piece-Douglas Fir. Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills logging in Skagit Co., Washington.

John D. Cress, Seattle 10/16J85aTrain with logs crossing bridgecirca 1924-1925

Printed on photo: C26374 Log train on Cavanaugh Creek bridge, 1000 feet long and 140 feet above creek. The long supports are 126 feet in one piece-Douglas Fir. The Howe truss main supports are 108 ft. Fir logs. Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills logging in Skagit Co., Washington.

John D. Cress, Seattle 10/16J85bMachinery loading logs onto railcarscirca 1924-1925

Printed on photo: C26375 Lidgerwood 100 ft. Steel Spar Skidder loading Douglas Fir logs on its swinging boom. Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills logging in Skagit Co., Washington.

John D. Cress, Seattle10/16J85cMachinery loading logs onto railcars, view from belowcirca 1924-1925

Printed on photo: C26376 Lidgerwood 100 ft. Steel Spar Skidder loading Douglas Fir logs on its swinging boom. Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills logging in Skagit Co., Washington.

John D. Cress, Seattle10/16J85dMachinery loading logs onto railcars, view from belowcirca 1924-1925

Printed on photo: C26377 Lidgerwood 100 ft. Steel Spar Skidder with Douglas Fir logs on Sky Line. Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills logging in Skagit Co., Washington.

John D. Cress, Seattle10/16J86aMachinery loading logs onto railcars, view from belowcirca 1924-1925

Printed on photo: C26378 Lidgerwood 100 ft. Steel Spar Skidder with Douglas Fir logs on Sky Line. Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills logging in Skagit Co., Washington.

John D. Cress, Seattle10/16J86bMachinery loading logs onto railcars, view from belowcirca 1924-1925

Printed on photo: C26379 Lidgerwood 100 ft. Steel Spar Skidder with Douglas Fir logs on Sky Line. Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills logging in Skagit Co., Washington.

John D. Cress, Seattle 10/16J86cLog attached to cablecirca 1924-1925John D. Cress, Seattle10/16J86dMen sitting near rail tracks with M.A.C. speeder locomotivecirca 1924-1925John D. Cress, Seattle10/16J89aGroup of people in railcar watching logger cut top of treeMarch 17, 1928

Written on verso: Topping tree, Alger Camp, Warner's Prairie.

Corbett 10/16J89bPostcard of a group of people wearing suits standing on railcar and man and two women sitting on log in frontundated

Written on verso: Mr. Laird, Mrs. Donovan, Mrs. Knappler(?).

 10/16J89cGroup of people in railcar watching logger cut top of treeMarch 17, 1928

Written on verso: Topping tree, Alger Camp, Warner's Prairie.

Corbett 10/16J89dStand of tall treescirca 1916-1923Cress-Dale Photo Co., Seattle10/17J90aLogs being unloaded into waterJune 25, 1914

Written on photo: Park-unloading.

10/17J90bSteam locomotive in the snow in AlgerJanuary 28, 1913 10/17J90cLogs in water next to pier and hillsideundated10/17J90dBunk houseundated 10/17J90eSmoke cloud above forestJune 10, 1916

Written on photo: The Alger fire, 3:30 PM, just after it passed our fire line.

10/17J90fDining and recreation room with car parked in frontundated10/17J90gGeraldine Goodheart Donovan (wife of John Nichols Donovan) with dog standing on rail tracks in AlgerMarch 1, 1916 10/17J90hBlack smoke cloud behind housesJanuary 16, 1913 10/17J90iMan, woman, and dog in front of large engine on railsMarch 11, 1916

Written on photo: W.I.W. [Western Iron Works] 11x17-Alger.

 10/17J91a-bTwo-part panoramic view of machinery, spar and logged hillside next to waterundatedClear Cut Finish; Port Alberni, B.C10/17J91cSpar tree and riggingundated10/17J91dLogger climbing treeundated10/17J91eLogger near top of treeundated10/17J91fEngine and spar tree near shorelineundated10/17J91gHouses near shorelineundated XH4J92aPanorama of sawmill and buildings (Frank 10668)undatedLeonard Frank, Vancouver, B.C10/17J92bMill and trestle with forest in backgroundundatedLeonard Frank Photos; Vancouver, B.C 10/17J92cSpar and engine near shorelineundated2/8J93Spar tree loading logs onto railcars1932

Written on photo: Spar trees here used to deliver logs at R.R. landing, from points beyond summit of foothills in distance.

Timber Views Company, Seattle10/18J94aMill and buildingsundated

Written on verso: Bird's-eye view from watertank.

Leonard Frank Photos; Vancouver, B.C 10/18J94bStacks of lumber in mill yardundated

Typed on verso: Great Central Sawmills, Ltd. Great Central, B.C., J. H. Bloedel.

Leonard Frank Photos; Vancouver, B.C10/18J95aLogs floating in lakeundated

Written on verso: Logs entering lagoon from lake.

Leonard Frank Photos; Vancouver, B.C10/18J95bBody of water with forestundated

Written on verso: Slough from trestle.

Leonard Frank Photos; Vancouver, B.C 10/18J96aLumber on dock and smokestackundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C 10/18J96bMill buildingsundated10/18J96cWater tank for millundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C10/18J96dView of mill buildings with water tank and smokestackundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C 10/18J97aLumber on dock with steam and smoke in backgroundundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C10/18J97bMill buildingsundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C10/18J97cView of mill from across waterundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C 10/18J97dStacks of lumber on dockundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C10/18J98aShull Shingle mill buildingsundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C 10/18J98bBuilding with sign on roof reading: Shull LBR & Shingle Co Ltd.undated 10/18J98cMill buildings and boardwalkundated10/18J98dBuilding with log ramps leading to waterundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C 10/19J99aMill buildings and railcarundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C10/19J99bLumber stacked inside buildingundated10/19J99cMill buildings and fenced fieldundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C10/19J99dAerial view of mill and surrounding areaundatedPacific Airways Ltd., Vancouver, B.C 10/19J100aInterior of building with workbenches, saws, and conveyor in middleundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C 10/19J100bMen loading shingles into Rock Island boxcarundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C 10/19J100cInterior of building with saw machineryundated10/19J100dBench and saw inside of buildingundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C10/19J101aInterior of building with metal racksundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C 10/19J101bStacks of shingles in loading areaundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C10/19J101cInterior of building with conveyor and stacks of woodundated10/19J101dMen loading shingles into boxcarcirca 1920s

Photo has white highlights for cropping.

Printed on photo: Clear Lake Lumber Co.

Cress-Dale Photo Company, Seattle10/20J102aMan cutting wood with large indoor power sawcirca 1920s

Written on verso: Borrowed from Bloedel Donovan Seattle.

Cress-Dale Photo Company, Seattle 10/20J102bMen working on shingles inside of buildingcirca 1920s

Printed on photo: Clear Lake Lumber Co.

Cress-Dale Photo Company, Seattle 10/20J102cInterior of building with workbenches and machineryundated10/20J102dWater tower at millundated10/20J103aMen posing with large saw bladesundated

Written on verso: Saw room. Borrowed from Bloedel Donovan Lbr. Co. Seattle.

Leonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C 10/20J103bMachinery inside buildingundated10/20J103cInterior of building with workbenches and machineryundated10/20J103dBundle of shingles in machineundatedLeonard Frank, Photographic Artist; Vancouver, B.C 10/20J108Portrait of S.G. Smith, General Manager of Bloedel, Stewart and WelchundatedTony Archer, Vancouver, B.C10/20J109Portrait of Charles R. Lockridge, Manager of Bloedel Donovan Lumber MillsundatedFabian Bachrach2/8J110Logs attached to cables and machinery1928

Written on photo: Close-up turn of logs approaching steel tower skidder. 380,280 feet was here logged in eight hours.

Timber Views Co., SeattleAlbum K: Catalogue of Photographs of the Logging Operations of the Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills on the Nooksack River

All photographs in album by John D. Cress, Seattle.

This bound album includes images of a logging camp, trains carrying logs, equipment being used to move logs, and stands of different types of trees.

4K1List of photographs in album from photographerSeptember 1, 1926

Descriptions of photographs are by the photographer.

4K2View of the camp and valley of the Nooksack, showing west side of the range, looking south19264K3Part of camp and the valley of the Nooksack to Saxon19264K4Camp and the view to the northeast, fine clouds1926 4K5Part of camp and view to the east, showing cut-over lands and timbered ranges with fine cloud effect19264K6View from Bloedel Donovan operations to west side of Nooksack, with steam from three engines and dense stand of timber19264K7Two-section panorama of the same view1926

Only one section of panorama is in album.

4K8Part of bridge over Cavanaugh Creek, showing 126 foot timbers1926 4K9Log train with Climax locomotive on Cavanaugh Creek Bridge19264K10Closer view of log train on Cavanaugh Creek Bridge1926 4K11Log train over main creek19264K12Lidgerwood 100 foot Steel Spar Skidder loading logs, steam hides spar1926

Photograph was made in the rain.

4K13Lidgerwood 100 foot Steel Spar Skidder loading logs, viewed from below1926 4K14Lidgerwood 100 foot Steel Spar Skidder with log on sky line19264K15Lidgerwood 100 foot Steel Spar Skidder from further away from above view, shows more of hillside1926

Note from photographer: Just as snap was made, one log broke in two.

 4K16Same view as K14, with logs closer to machine19264K17Carriage and log just after passing "sky hook," used to carry sky line over hump in the rough landscape19264K18View of 15 old-growth Douglas Fir trees and small Cedar and Hemlock1926 4K19View of 10 trees in same group as photo K1819264K20Broad view of the fine stand of old-growth Douglas Firs (same as photo K18)19264K21View of close stand of Douglas Fir timber 3 to 4 feet in diameter1926 4K22View of dense stand of tall Douglas Fir timber 3 to 4 feet in diameter19264K23Felled Douglas Fir timber with logs covering the ground, with standing timber in background19264K24Similar view as K23, shows length of one felled log before bucking19264K25Photograph was missing from album4K26Butt of an old-growth Douglas Fir 10 feet in diameter with man standing next to it1926

Tree is possibly one thousand years old and had been struck by lightning. The lightning burn is nearly grown over.

 4K27Cut-over lands and standing timber in background1926

Photograph was made in the rain.

4K28Men at dinner camp near rail tracks, waiting for cooks to announce dinner.1926

M.A.C. speeder locomotive on tracks.

 Album L: Dedication of Bloedel Donovan ParkAugust 11, 1948

This album contains photographs documenting the dedication of Bloedel Donovan Park in Bellingham, Washington. The date of the dedication is also the 50th anniversary of Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills. There are also loose photographs that were taped inside of the album but were not originally a part of it. These are listed after the album contents.

3/3L1Guest seated at banquet tableAugust 11, 1948 3/3L2Speaker (probably J.H. Bloedel) at podium, with guests seated behind himAugust 11, 1948 3/3L3Rear view of speaker (probably J.H. Bloedel) at podium with view of audienceAugust 11, 1948 3/3L4Speaker at podium with view of guests seated behind himAugust 11, 1948 3/3L5Speaker at podium with two microphones in front and view of guests seated behind himAugust 11, 1948

Julius H. Bloedel is seated directly behind speaker; John Nichols Donovan (son of J.J. Donovan) seated on far right of front row.

Banner on front of podium reads: ABC, KVOS. The event was likely broadcast on local radio.

 3/3L6J.H. Bloedel and mayor of Bellingham, Don Satterlee, standing in front of park dedication plaqueAugust 11, 1948

Inscription on plaque reads: Bloedel Donovan Park, presented to the city of Bellingham by J.H.Bloedel and Mina Prentice Bloedel. August 11, 1948. Board of Park Commissioners: J. Sunel, Chairman; H.R. Main; P.F. Gagnon; Ida Peterson; E. Selene, Sup't. "Lest We Forget"

 Album L-Loose Photos3/4L5aTwo men on log in waterMay 1950

Written on photo: Log-rolling contest-May 1950. Bloedel Donovan Park, Bellingham.

 3/4L5bTwo men performing stunts on logMay 1950 3/4L5cMan balancing on ball in the waterMay 1950 3/4L5dWoman or child on log and man in the waterMay 1950 3/4L7aTwo men engaged in log-rolling contestMay 1950 3/4L7bMan sitting on chair on log in the waterMay 1950