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Joe Tahouney was the first high rigger in B.C

Logging

?, Joe Tahouney, ?

Joe Tahouney was the first high rigger in B.C. The high rigger climbed up the pole using spurs attached to his boots by leather sttraps and rope circled around the pole loosely so he could move the rope as he goes up the pole.
Collection Coopsie Accession number 2003.011.022
Location Coopsie file Dimension 13.5cm x 6.5cm
Date [1930] Extent and Physical Description good
Responsibility private snapshot
Source Barbara Lyngard
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