Making Ammunition Boxes at Brunton Lumber Company, c.1942

Description
Creator
Unknown, Photographer
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Photographs
Description
A black and white photograph of Doreen Gellich making boxes at Brunton Lumber Company.
Notes
The Brunton Lumber Company was built at Whitby Harbor in 1941. The company manufactured ammunition boxes for Defense Industries Limited in Ajax during the Second World War. Stacks of these ammunition boxes can be seen to the right and left of this picture. The company was later sold to General Mills and was destroyed by fire on February 8, 1951.
Date of Original
c.1942
Dimensions
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 4 cm
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 3.5cm
Image Height: 4cm
Subject(s)
Box industry
Lumberyards
Local identifier
11-001-157
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Whitby Harbour
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 43.853888 Longitude: -78.936111
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian copyright law. No restrictions on use.
Reproduction Notes
Scanned from original photograph. Copy negative on file.
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