- Title: F-5027
- Summary: THE CONQUEST OF THE FOREST: THE "SHANTYMEN" OF THE CANADIAN LUMBER INDUSTRY. 1920s
- Description:01:45:04 - TREES FALLING IN VERY SNOWY WEATHER. SNOW STORM. 01:45:20 - MAN CARRIES AN AX AXE THROUGH THE SNOW, SNOW SHOES. LOGGING CAMP BY ONTARIO & QUEBEC IN B/G. 01:45:29 - TWO MEN DANCING ON BOX. MAN SITS ON BOX PLAYING HARMONICA, MEN STAND AROUND ENTERTAINED 01:45:38 - MEN WALK INTO LOG CABINS 01:45:44 - HS LOGGING CAMP 01:45:52 - LUMBERJACKS OFF TO WORK IN THE MORNING 01:46:09 - TIMBER. MEN CHOPPING TREES. CLIMBING TREE. SAWING TREE. TWO-MAN SAW. LUMBERJACK. CUTTING UP TREES. CARRYING LOGS. 01:48:52 - HORSES PULLING LOGS THROUGH WOODS 01:49:48 - LOGS BEING PILED UP. SNOW COVERED GROUND. ROLL LOGS UP USING OTHER LOGS. 01:50:43 - LOGS BEING BRANDED WITH MARK OF OWNER. 01:50:55 - GOVERNMENT "SCALERS" RECORD INFORMATION. 01:51:21 - HORSES PULLING HUGE PILES OF LOGS ON LARGE SLEIGH. ALONG SKIDWAYS 01:51:53 - IN SPRING, LOGS ALONG BANKS OF RIVER. 01:52:04 - LINE OF MEN WALKING THROUGH THE WOODS. CARRYING LONG POLES. PUSH LOGS GOING DOWN HILL INTO THE RUSHING WATER.
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1920
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1920s
- File Name: F-5027