General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

6

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

paper

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

28.2 cm

Width

21.6 cm

Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Forestry

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Organization

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

City

Port Alberni

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

British Columbia

Period

Presumably used May, 1982.

Canada

From Mill No. 4 at Chemainus, B.C.. Built in 1925 by the Victoria Lumber & Mfg. Co., Mill No. 4 was bought c. 1944 by H.R. MacMillian, and operated as a MacMillan business (becoming, after 1951, MacMillian Bloedel) until 1982, when it was closed and dismantled. In 1984 a new and modern mill was built in Chemainus: as of 2001, it was still in operation. In social and economic terms., Mill No. 4 represents the apex of industrial development in Chemainus, in a sector of paramount importance to both the community and the province. Maximum production was 1 million board feet of lumber, over a 24-hr period, with three continuous shifts employing a total 1000 people. (The current mill employs 150 people and processes about 450,000 board feet a day) Mill No. 4 was also a part of an industrial continuum with roots dating back to the pioneer period of settlement on Vancouver Island. According to a handwritten note on the back of the map, this document was posted in the sawfiler manager's office.

Function

To provide information to workers, and to encourage them to protest current conditions.

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Notice titled " CONDEMNED TO STARVE/ COMPELLED TO ACT". "ORGANIZATION OF UNEMPLOYED WORKERS" and "D. CROSBY PORT ALBERNI 724-2257" printed by hand on document.

Missing

None.

Finish

Orange paper; black ink.

Decoration

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