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Thorne Debarkers at the Fraser Mill in Edmundston in 1945
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