Photo depicts a general view showing Camp No. 11 with towers No. 114R and 115L. Superintendent Bill Richards is in the foreground walking away from the camp towards the photographer. View is looking towards Kemano.
Photo depicts a general view showing Camp No. 11 with towers No. 114R and 115L. Superintendent Bill Richards is in the foreground walking away from the camp towards the photographer. View is looking towards Kemano.
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Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-1423. Alcan Collection
Photo showing Columbia Bridge is coming down and will be out of service for about another month according to the municipal engineering department. The old stringers are to be removed Friday and following that the main culvert will be installed and the cavity filled and eventually paved. Kuldo Bridge is to get the same treatment once Columbia is back in use.
Current: 1960s
-District of Kitimat
-Miscellaneous
Scope and Content
Photo showing Columbia Bridge is coming down and will be out of service for about another month according to the municipal engineering department. The old stringers are to be removed Friday and following that the main culvert will be installed and the cavity filled and eventually paved. Kuldo Bridge is to get the same treatment once Columbia is back in use.
To the right of the totem pole is D. G. H. Stevenson, and to the left of it (from right to left) is Sammy Robinson, Sam Lindsay, Hubert Lange, and _____?. The Canadian and British Columbian flags are hanging in the background.
To the right of the totem pole is D. G. H. Stevenson, and to the left of it (from right to left) is Sammy Robinson, Sam Lindsay, Hubert Lange, and _____?. The Canadian and British Columbian flags are hanging in the background.
Photograph of unidentified Haisla students from the Kitamaat Village arriving at the Kitimat Wharf. Students were ferried across the Douglas Channel to attend school in Kitimat. Boat was used prior to the construction of a road in ca. 1965.
Photograph of unidentified Haisla students from the Kitamaat Village arriving at the Kitimat Wharf. Students were ferried across the Douglas Channel to attend school in Kitimat. Boat was used prior to the construction of a road in ca. 1965.
Settling In: Highlighting 50 Years of Kitimat's History Exhibition, was shown at the Kitimat Museum and Archives in 2003. "To the youngsters, Kitimat presents a pleasing blend of modern, urban, recreational facilities in a wild-west, wilderness setting. To the adults, it offers physical grandeur, unexcelled hunting and fishing, neighbourliness, dependence, and the genuine friendships of a new community." Canadian Geographical Journal 1959 What makes a town? What makes Kitimat unique? In the final analysis, Kitimat citizens have made the community. This exhibition attempts to show the public face of Kitimat.
Settling In: Highlighting 50 Years of Kitimat's History Exhibition, was shown at the Kitimat Museum and Archives in 2003. "To the youngsters, Kitimat presents a pleasing blend of modern, urban, recreational facilities in a wild-west, wilderness setting. To the adults, it offers physical grandeur, unexcelled hunting and fishing, neighbourliness, dependence, and the genuine friendships of a new community." Canadian Geographical Journal 1959 What makes a town? What makes Kitimat unique? In the final analysis, Kitimat citizens have made the community. This exhibition attempts to show the public face of Kitimat.
In 2013, the Kitimat Museum and Archives worked with the District of Kitimat, and the Recreation Department, to select images commemorating 60 years of Community in the town of Kitimat. The display can physically be seen on display in the hallway of Riverlodge Recreation Centre.
In 2013, the Kitimat Museum and Archives worked with the District of Kitimat, and the Recreation Department, to select images commemorating 60 years of Community in the town of Kitimat. The display can physically be seen on display in the hallway of Riverlodge Recreation Centre.
