Thematic Collections
Mill Workers
Thorne Debarkers at the Fraser Mill in Edmundston in 1945
Date: 1945
Creator: Geraldine Carpernter Studio Inc.
Source: CDEM Fraser Companies Limited Collection
Collaborator(s): Mr. Martin N. Turgeon, Mr. Réal Couturier, Mr. William Brebner
Description: The debarkers at the Edmundston Fraser mill removed bark from 4-foot logs in 1945. Faucets provided water. Wood was brought by haul-up conveyors from the Madawaska River. Once logs were debarked, they were transported inside the mill on conveyors or piled to be used in winter.
Subject: New Brunswick, Logging, Wood-pulp industry workers, Edmundston
Date: 1945
Creator: Geraldine Carpernter Studio Inc.
Source: CDEM Fraser Companies Limited Collection
Collaborator(s): Mr. Martin N. Turgeon, Mr. Réal Couturier, Mr. William Brebner
Description: The debarkers at the Edmundston Fraser mill removed bark from 4-foot logs in 1945. Faucets provided water. Wood was brought by haul-up conveyors from the Madawaska River. Once logs were debarked, they were transported inside the mill on conveyors or piled to be used in winter.
Subject: New Brunswick, Logging, Wood-pulp industry workers, Edmundston
