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Miller, Elsie Collection
W.M. Miller
Description:
William Morgan Miller.
Date of Creation:
ca. 1910
Accession #:
p145.1
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Digging Potatoes
Description:
William Miller, Morgan picking up potatoes.
Date of Creation:
Accession #:
p145.2
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Root house
Description:
Interior with sorting table.
Date of Creation:
1952 or later
Accession #:
p151.1
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High Rigger
Description:
A High Rigger would climb a tree removing branches as he went then "top" it. He would then rig the tree with the required equipment to make it a "spar" tree.
Date of Creation:
Accession #:
p184.1
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Logging
Description:
A Cat tractor with a logging arch for yarding logs to the landing.
Date of Creation:
Accession #:
p184.2
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Logging
Description:
Spar tree and "hayrack" boom. The hayrack boom would pivot on the spar tree and was used to lift logs for loading onto trucks or rail cars.
Date of Creation:
Accession #:
p184.3
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Logging Truck
Description:
Loaded logging truck.
Date of Creation:
Accession #:
p184.4
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Logging
Description:
Cold deck pile, a place where logs were stored until such time as they were required, as opposed to a "hot" deck pile where logs were coming and going all the time.
Date of Creation:
Accession #:
p184.5
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Logging
Description:
Steam donkey for yarding logs to the roadside.
Date of Creation:
Accession #:
p184.6
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Logging
Description:
Sliding logs into water to make log booms.
Date of Creation:
Accession #:
p184.7
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Logging
Description:
Skid to water where a "boom" man would make log booms.
Date of Creation:
Accession #:
p184.8
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Logging
Description:
Cat tractor and logging arch. The winch line was threaded through the arch and by pulling one end of the log up you could free them from hangups and drag them easier and cleaner.
Date of Creation:
Accession #:
p184.9
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Logging
Description:
Steam donkey loading steam rail cars.
Date of Creation:
Accession #:
p184.10
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Logging
Description:
Repairing railway bridge.
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Accession #:
p184.11
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Logging
Description:
Typical logging show - 2 arches.
Date of Creation:
Accession #:
p187.1
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Port Pemberton was founded as a stopping point on the historic Harrison-Lillooet gold rush trail over 160 years ago.
30,000 gold-rushers passed through this region from 1858 to 1865 and Port Pemberton was an important stopping point for travelers making their way to Lillooet and the gold-fields beyond!