Collection search - Loponen, Tauno - Interview

MCNEIL, Bill

1989-0460

Sound

1 of 1

1982-11-14

Bill McNeil (Interviewer)

Interview of Tauno Loponen, a lumberjack who came from Scandinavia to work in the lumber camps of Northern Ontario. He talks about: the use of a buck saw; the tough living conditions in the lumber camps; the predominance of Scandinavians in the camps before 1930; the food at the camps; the cook's job; and the six-day work week. Loponen also talks about other jobs in the camps, including that of the sand hill man, who put sand on icy or snowy slopes to prevent horses and log-laden sleighs from slipping.

English

Open

A1 9902-0020

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of Bill McNeilCBC has rights only for one broadcast of each of the programs.Contact for Bill McNeil: Dawn McNeil Lemaire.