Photo depicts three men examining a map. From left is Alcan's Chief Planner James Dudley from Vancouver; Town Planner Albert Mayer; Julian Whittlesey of New York.
Photo depicts three men examining a map. From left is Alcan's Chief Planner James Dudley from Vancouver; Town Planner Albert Mayer; Julian Whittlesey of New York.
Photograph of City Centre stores and parking lot with cars. Cars are in the foreground, and stores are behind. Visible stores include Erwin Jeweller, William J. Stone Men's Wear, and Nishi's Shop.
Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a forman D-shift for Alcan. He married Anna in 1959. Alice and her sister Claudia were born in Kitimat and the family lived here until 1969, at which time they returned to Germany.
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Photograph of City Centre stores and parking lot with cars. Cars are in the foreground, and stores are behind. Visible stores include Erwin Jeweller, William J. Stone Men's Wear, and Nishi's Shop.
Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a forman D-shift for Alcan. He married Anna in 1959. Alice and her sister Claudia were born in Kitimat and the family lived here until 1969, at which time they returned to Germany.
Scope and Content
Photograph of City Centre lower parking lot and mall. Parking lot in foreground with lots of parked cars. Kitimat General Hospital in background.
Floor plan created for the Kitimat Hudson's Bay store. The Hudson's Bay Company operated in Kitimat - first at Smeltersite, then in City Centre - since August 18, 1952. The City Centre store opened on December 12, 1956 and closed on June 15, 1985.
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.
Various types of wild plants in Kitimat such as Twisted Stalk, Queen's Cup, Fairy Bells, Baneberry, Elderberry, White Baneberry, White Heather, Rose Hips, Red-osier Dogwood, Wax Berry, Red Huckleberry, Thimble berry, Alaska Blueberries, Bunchberries, Cranberries, Sitka Mountain Ash, Creeping raspberry, and Mountain cranberry.
Photograph taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Various types of wild plants in Kitimat such as Twisted Stalk, Queen's Cup, Fairy Bells, Baneberry, Elderberry, White Baneberry, White Heather, Rose Hips, Red-osier Dogwood, Wax Berry, Red Huckleberry, Thimble berry, Alaska Blueberries, Bunchberries, Cranberries, Sitka Mountain Ash, Creeping raspberry, and Mountain cranberry.
