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Men Working at the Barker Section of the Fraser Mill in Edmundston
Men Working at the Barker Section of the Fraser Mill in Edmundston

Date: 1945
Creator: Geraldine Carpernter Studio Inc.
Source: CDEM Fraser Companies Limited Collection
Collaborator(s): M. Martin N. Turgeon, Mr. Réal Couturier, Mr. William Brebner

Description: Men worked with debarkers (barkers) at the Fraser mill of Edmundston in 1945. It was a seasonal operation. Wood was brought up in a haul-up conveyor after being pulled out of the Madawaska River. Once logs were debarked, they were carried inside by conveyors or piled for winter.

Subject: New Brunswick, Logging, Wood-pulp indsutry workers, Edmundston