Aerial view of the Kitimat River Bridge site looking south showing falsework for steel erection. The building at lower left is the Club House of the Kitimat Rod and Gun Club.
Aerial view of the Kitimat River Bridge site looking south showing falsework for steel erection. The building at lower left is the Club House of the Kitimat Rod and Gun Club.
Title based on content of photograph. -- Haisla Bridge, Kitimat's first permanent bridge was completed by the end of 1953 and officially opened in 1957. -- The cost was over one million dollars. District of Kitimat Collection. District of Kitimat Collection 987.10.2
Photo depicts a man standing beside his truck, crossing the Kitimat River aboard a wood construction raft ferry, guard rail on two sides, and guided by a cabling system shown above the river.
Photo depicts a man standing beside his truck, crossing the Kitimat River aboard a wood construction raft ferry, guard rail on two sides, and guided by a cabling system shown above the river.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Alcan Collection 73.3.3.29
Photograph showing the kitimat river during winter. A D8 CAT bulldozer can be seen crossing the river with a man in a rowboat alongside. The photo is looking east toward townsite road clearing.
Photograph showing the kitimat river during winter. A D8 CAT bulldozer can be seen crossing the river with a man in a rowboat alongside. The photo is looking east toward townsite road clearing.
Photograph showing Alcan's Manager of Power Operations, J.T. Madill sending A.W. Whitaker off as he and his wife become the first people to cover the entire Kitimat to Montreal distance by rail.
Photograph showing Alcan's Manager of Power Operations, J.T. Madill sending A.W. Whitaker off as he and his wife become the first people to cover the entire Kitimat to Montreal distance by rail.
Black covered book titled "Kitimat Townsite Report". No. A-33 Mr. J.E. Dudley. Contains info about early Kitimat and planning. Inside front cover are some loose pages with town plans.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Black covered book titled "Kitimat Townsite Report". No. A-33 Mr. J.E. Dudley. Contains info about early Kitimat and planning. Inside front cover are some loose pages with town plans.
