Photographs belonging to Ross and Alison Barr documenting their life at Parkhurst sawmill on Green Lake, Whistler.
Sawmills
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Panoramic photograph of Parkhurst taken from across Green Lake, probably from the Lineham property. The inscription on the verso reads "Green Lake, by PL Tait, 1928, 29?"
Sans titreWoodlot, probably at McGuire Sawmill. Inscription on reverse reads "Picnic lunch at McGuire"
Set of documents relating to the bankruptcy of the Function Junction sawmill owned by Edward Thomas. The first page lists the assets and liabilities of the debtor and contains brief information about the mill. The second and third pages contain lists of creditors and how much is owed to each. The creditors include Wallace Betts and Thomas Neiland Sr. and Jr.
The sawmill was located at 34 Mile, on the right of way of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway [Function Junction area]. It had insufficient power to operate to capacity, and a new power plant was under construction but had not yet been completed at the time of bankruptcy.
Two men sawing planks.
View of Parkhurst Mill across Green Lake with mountains in background. Inscription on face : "Compliments of Northern Mills, Ltd." Inscription on verso : "Parkhurst"
Photographs belonging to Ross and Alison Barr documenting their life at Parkhurst sawmill on Green Lake, Whistler. One comic poem about Parkhurst.
Photograph of Ross Barr standing in front of a Cletrac crawler tractor at Parkhurst.
Inscription on the verso reads "Cletrac, Green Lake, Keeley's".
Copy of a photograph of Parkhurst taken from up on the mountainside across Green Lake. Inscription on the reverse reads "Parkhurst, Green Lake, Barr Bros Mill and Camp."
Photograph of timber air-drying at Parkhurst. More money could be made if the timber was ready-dried, but it was a lot of work to pile the wood so high, according to Norman Barr.