Inventory of the Canadian Pulp and Paper Lantern Slide Collection, circa 1890s – 1920s

Descriptive Summary

Abstract:  This collection includes 58 glass, hand-painted lantern slides showing pulp and papermaking in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and New Brunswick. These include images of logging, papermaking, products made from pulp, and mills. Mill images include exterior and interior views showing mill layout, machinery, and workers. Some slides are labeled with company names and several are labeled with “Natural Resource Intelligence Branch Department of the Interior.” The collection also includes a copy of a lecture titled “Lecture on The Manufacture of Pulp and Paper. Natural Resources Intelligence Service” which describes the papermaking industry in Canada through the 1920s.

Title: Canadian Pulp and Paper Lantern Slide Collection, circa 1890s – 1920s

Creator: [Natural Resources Intelligence Service]

Repository: Forest History Society Library and Archives

Call Number: 2017-008

Language of Material: Material in English

Extent: 0.5 linear feet (1 wooden box)

 

Collection Overview

This collection includes 58 glass, hand-painted lantern slides showing pulp and papermaking in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, and New Brunswick. These include images of logging, papermaking, products made from pulp, and mills. Mill images are exterior and interior views showing mill layout, machinery, and workers. Some slides are labeled with company names and several are labeled with “Natural Resource Intelligence Branch Department of the Interior.” The collection also includes a copy of a lecture titled “Lecture on The Manufacture of Pulp and Paper. Natural Resources Intelligence Service” which describes the papermaking industry in Canada through the 1920s.

Collection Arrangement

The collection is arranged in one series:

  1. 1. Lantern Slides.

 

Subject Headings

  • British Columbia
  • Logging
  • New Brunswick
  • Ontario
  • Papermaking
  • Pulp mills
  • Quebec
  • Spanish River Pulp and Paper Company

 

Detailed Description of the Collection

1. Lantern Slides.

Includes 58 hand-painted lantern slides. Note: Slides in this collection can be viewed online via the FHS Image Database.

Log Haul to Slasher (FHS7311).

 

Item
Paper copy of “Lecture on The Manufacture of Pulp and Paper. Natural Resources Intelligence Service.”

 

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Copyright Notice

The nature of the Forest History Society’s archival holdings means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Forest History Society claims only physical ownership of most archival materials.

The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Canadian Pulp and Paper Lantern Slide Collection, Library and Archives, Forest History Society, Durham, NC, USA.

Acquisitions Information

Received from Connie Mutel, IIHR Archivist at The University of Iowa, in August of 2017.

Processing Information

Processed by Christin Lampkowski, September 2017.

Encoded by Christin Lampkowski, September 2017.