Dyment's Lumber Woods Towell's Crew, Thessalon, 1890
Description
- Mystery Question
- Where was this camp located?[Please answer by clicking on the Comments tab]
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- This is a black and white photo of a large group of men. In front of them is a large rock with "N. & A. Dyment's Lumber Woods - Towell's Crew" written on it.
Towell's Camp was located 2.7 kms north-west of the McCreights Bridge on the side of a creek (right side of road) on the way to Shaw Dam Lake. As of 2016, the humps of two of the former buildings are still visible.
- Notes
- While this photo is dated 1890's, local historian J.D. MacDonald reports that Towell's crew worked for Dyment Lumber in the Kirkwood Forest from approximately 1902-1908 in a camp located about one mile northwest of McCreight's Dam (Shantymen and Sodbusters, p.46-7).
- Inscriptions
- At the bottom of the photo: "N. & A. Dyment's Lumber Woods, Towell's Crew" Lumber Camp near Thessalon, Ontario.
- Date of Original
- Circa 1900
- Date Of Event
- 1902-1908
- Dimensions
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Width: 10.5 in
Height: 6.75 in
- Subject(s)
- Collection
- Local History
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 46.25006 Longitude: -83.5666
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- Creative Commons licence
[more details]- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Contact
- Thessalon Union Public LibraryEmail:thessalonlib@thessalonlibrary.ca
Website:
Agency street/mail address:187 Main St. Box 549
Thessalon, ON P0R 1L0
