Lumber

When Kadis, the husband of my Dad's twin sister, Jonė, emigrated to Canada, he arrived on a contract to work at a Hydro facility.

Around the same time, Vladas, the Father-in-law of Kadis's daughter, my Toronto Cousin, moved to Canada. Vladas arrived in Ontario with a contractual obligation to labor in the lumber industry.

Beardmore, Ontario, Canada, 1947 or 1948. Vladas, on the right, stands with another laborer from the lumber camp and the camp's cook.

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Beardmore, Ontario, Canada, 1947 or 1948. Vladas and other workers from the camp load lumber at a train depot. Most of the laborers in the lumber camps were Displaced Persons; many of them were from the Baltic countries and the Ukraine.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making these photos available to us.

Break

Beardmore, Ontario, Canada, 1947 or 1948. Displaced persons work at the lumber yard.

Friday Afternoon, in Three Takes

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Beardmore, Ontario, Canada, 1947 or 1948. Toronto Al's Dad, Vladas, relaxes at the lumber yard.

Thanks to Toronto Al for making these photos available to us.

Prospects

Canada, 1947 or 1948. Displaced persons arrive to fulfill the contractual obligations required for their immigration to Canada. Most of the men traveled to the northern reaches of the country, where they worked in the lumber industry or in electrical plants.

Tall Order

Beardmore, Ontario, Canada, 1947 or 1948. Vladas, the Father-in-Law of my Toronto Cousin, stands on some of his efforts during the time he worked in the lumber industry.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

A Day Off

Beardmore, Ontario, Canada, 1947 or 1948. Vladas, the Father-in-Law of my Toronto Cousin, stands (on the left) with a friend—likely another Displaced Person—in the Ontario northwoods, where he worked on a lumber contract after emigrating to Canada.

Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.

Winter Work

Beardsmore, Ontario, Canada, 1947 or 1948. This is Vladas—Toronto Al's Dad—during the time he worked in northern Ontario on a lumber contract.

Thanks to Toronto Al for making this photo available to us.

Living Quarters

Beardmore, Ontario, Canada, 1947 or 1948. Newly arrived Displaced Persons reside in quarters furnished by the lumber company that contracted their immigration. Toronto Al's Dad, Vladas, sits behind the bearded man.

Thanks to Toronto Al for making this photo available to us.

Weekend Wear

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, early 1950s. My Toronto Cousin's Father-in-law, Vladas, settled in Toronto after he completed his contractual obligation in the lumber industry. Vladas later worked as a postal carrier.
 
Thanks to my Toronto Cousin for making this photo available to us.