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Full Size |
| Accession Number: |
JBM545 |
| Category: |
Lumbering; The River Drive |
| Description: |
Sawlogs float along the river below Burnside's Bridge. The river driver at centre uses a pike pole to push the logs along if they become stuck. The river drivers special "caulked" boots, with small nails sticking out of the soles, that helped them grip the logs. |
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| Source: |
PSPL |
| Physical Attributes: |
11.6cm x 15cm; b/w photograph |
| Photographer: |
J.B. Miller |
| Keywords: |
river; drive; river drive; birling; rolling; lumbering; logging; pike pole; peavey; caulks; nails; soles; boots; lumbermen; falls; operations; transport; water; logs; sawlogs; timber; felled; waterway; strand; jam; stuck; rapid; falls; stream; Burnside's Bridge; shoes; clothes; footwear; dress; |
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