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Prince Phillip at the Opening of the Alcan Smelter

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description33695
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[August 4, 1954]
Accession Number
2005.8.9243
Scope and Content
Negative showing Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, examining ingot at the opening of the Alcan Smelter
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.9243
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[August 4, 1954]
Physical Description
1 negative : b & w
Scope and Content
Negative showing Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, examining ingot at the opening of the Alcan Smelter

Feliks Rewers Playing Table Tennis

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30322
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2002.44.14
Scope and Content
Photograph of Feliks Rewers playing table tennis.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.14
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of Feliks Rewers playing table tennis.
Name Access
Rewers, Feliks

Feliks Rewers Playing Table Tennis

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30323
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1953
Accession Number
2002.44.15
Scope and Content
Photograph of Feliks Rewers playing table tennis. Kitimat BC.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.15
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 4.5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of Feliks Rewers playing table tennis. Kitimat BC.
Name Access
Rewers, Feliks
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2002.44.37
Scope and Content
Photograph of high jump competition at smeltersite.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.37
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of high jump competition at smeltersite.

Construction at St. Anthony's School

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description31720
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
July, 1958
Accession Number
2005.8.8908
Scope and Content
Photograph showing the construction of the gymnasium at St. Anthony's School
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8908
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
July, 1958
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 25 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing the construction of the gymnasium at St. Anthony's School
Subject Access
St. Anthony's School
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
Aug 1955
Accession Number
2020.1.1
Scope and Content
Building Nechako School. Shop Easy at right.
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.1.1
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
Aug 1955
Physical Description
1 photograh : b&w ; 12.9 x 8.9 cm 1 negative: b&w ; 8.8 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Building Nechako School. Shop Easy at right.
Subject Access
Nechako School
Construction
Shop Easy Store
Geographic Access
Kitimat
Nechako
Nechako Neighbourhood
Storage Location
photograph storage

Night School English Class

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description269
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957
Scope and Content
Photo depicts night school English class held at Nechako Elementary School. From left is Frida Meuser from Germany, Jacob Hadland from Norway, Frank Ginur from Austria, and Crista Mais from Portugal.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
263
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts night school English class held at Nechako Elementary School. From left is Frida Meuser from Germany, Jacob Hadland from Norway, Frank Ginur from Austria, and Crista Mais from Portugal.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Northern Sentinel Press Collection 983.42.8
Name Access
Ginur, Frank
Hadland, Jacob
Mais, Crista
Meuser, Frida
Subject Access
Services
Schools
Images

Newspaper Clippings Girl Guides

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34280
Part Of
Gabriel Nyeste Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1959
Accession Number
983.48.7
Scope and Content
Newspaper Clippings Girl Guides - It's Guide Cookie Week, April 28th, 1958 - Dedication of flag at Morning Service, Christ Church, June 10 by 2nd company Kitimat Girl Guides.
Part Of
Gabriel Nyeste Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
983.48.7
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1959
Physical Description
2 newspaper clippings
History / Biographical
Gabriel (Gabor) Nyeste was one of the leaders of the Scouts of the First Kitimat Troop (Boy Scouts). He moved to Kitimat to work on the Alcan project and left in the early 60s. He passed away in Kamloops in July 2020.
Custodial History
Donated by Gabriel Nyeste, Aug 6 1983.
Scope and Content
Newspaper Clippings Girl Guides - It's Guide Cookie Week, April 28th, 1958 - Dedication of flag at Morning Service, Christ Church, June 10 by 2nd company Kitimat Girl Guides.
Name Access
Rewers, Joanne
Creed, Les
Creed, Nyl
Nyeste, Joan
Munday, Phylis
Bush, Mollie
Hammond, Peg
Storage Location
Curator Bay 1 Top Box 3
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951-1952
Accession Number
2022.22.163
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.
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.22.163
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951-1952
Physical Description
1 report book
History / Biographical
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.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Kitimat Project
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 21

Looking Down Kitimat Arm

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34482
Part Of
Pat Stanyer Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
2012.3.1
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking down Kitimat Arm. Kitimat River and estuary visible. Winter.
Part Of
Pat Stanyer Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2012.3.1
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 10x16.5cm
History / Biographical
Photos are copied from a large 8x10 folio that was given to Mr. Stanyer by the company that he was working for in Kitimat in 1956
Custodial History
Photos belonged to Raymond Stanyer and were donated by his wife, Pat Stanyer
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking down Kitimat Arm. Kitimat River and estuary visible. Winter.
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Photobook of Early Kitimat and Alcan Smelter

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35205
Part Of
Lydia Strecheniuk Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
2022.14.7
Scope and Content
Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.
Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.
Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.
Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.
Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.
Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.
Part Of
Lydia Strecheniuk Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2022.14.7
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph print : 9x9cm ; colour
Custodial History
Donated by Carol Larson. Originally belonged to her mother, Lydia Strecheniuk.
Scope and Content
Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.
Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.
Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.
Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.
Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.
Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.
Subject Access
Townsite
Mount Elizabeth
Sand Hill
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage

Mount Elizabeth Secondary School Fonds

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36685
Part Of
Mount Elizabeth Secondary School Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1970
Accession Number
982.92
Scope and Content
Collection of meeting minutes, scrapbooks, and Tamitiks from Mount Elizabeth Secondary School. 1- Minutes of School Government Meetings 1964-1965, 1965-1966, and 1966-1967. 2-Kitimat High School P.T.A. 1957-58 3- Archives- Scrapbook. Mt. Elizabeth Secondary School 1957-60 4-Scrapbook- Mt. Elizabeth Sec. 1964 5- Secondary Mt. Elizabeth Sec. 1965 6- Scrapbook Mt. Elizabeth Sec. 1966 7- Scrapbook Mt. Elizabeth Sec. 1967 8- Scrapbook Mt. Elizabeth Sec. 1968 9- Record book of the P. T. A. May 16/57. April 7/59 Tamitik duplicates for the following accession numbers P. J. A group 74-55-3: 4 copies of 1956 Tamitik 74-55-6: 2 copies of 1959 Tamitik 74-55-4: 4 duplicates of 1957 78-10-3:3 duplicates of 1958 yearbook 78-10-6: 1 duplicates of 1967 Tamitik 78-10-7:1 duplicates of 1967 Tamitik 78-10-8: 1 duplicates of 1969 78-10-9: 8 duplicates of 1970 Tamitik 74-55-4: 4 duplicates of 1957 yearbook 78-10-3: 3 duplicates of 1958 yearbook 78-10-6: 1 duplicates of 1967 Tamitik 78-10-7: 1 duplicate of 1969 Tamitik 78-10-8 1 duplicate 1969 78-10-9 8 duplicates of 1970 Tamitik
Part Of
Mount Elizabeth Secondary School Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
982.92
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1970
Scope and Content
Collection of meeting minutes, scrapbooks, and Tamitiks from Mount Elizabeth Secondary School. 1- Minutes of School Government Meetings 1964-1965, 1965-1966, and 1966-1967. 2-Kitimat High School P.T.A. 1957-58 3- Archives- Scrapbook. Mt. Elizabeth Secondary School 1957-60 4-Scrapbook- Mt. Elizabeth Sec. 1964 5- Secondary Mt. Elizabeth Sec. 1965 6- Scrapbook Mt. Elizabeth Sec. 1966 7- Scrapbook Mt. Elizabeth Sec. 1967 8- Scrapbook Mt. Elizabeth Sec. 1968 9- Record book of the P. T. A. May 16/57. April 7/59 Tamitik duplicates for the following accession numbers P. J. A group 74-55-3: 4 copies of 1956 Tamitik 74-55-6: 2 copies of 1959 Tamitik 74-55-4: 4 duplicates of 1957 78-10-3:3 duplicates of 1958 yearbook 78-10-6: 1 duplicates of 1967 Tamitik 78-10-7:1 duplicates of 1967 Tamitik 78-10-8: 1 duplicates of 1969 78-10-9: 8 duplicates of 1970 Tamitik 74-55-4: 4 duplicates of 1957 yearbook 78-10-3: 3 duplicates of 1958 yearbook 78-10-6: 1 duplicates of 1967 Tamitik 78-10-7: 1 duplicate of 1969 Tamitik 78-10-8 1 duplicate 1969 78-10-9 8 duplicates of 1970 Tamitik
Storage Location
Archives Bay 4 Shelf 2 Box 84 Archives Bay 4 Shelf 5 Box 93

Gr 6 Smeltersite School Class

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description31382
Part Of
Ingrun Hagemann Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-57
Accession Number
2020.24.4
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mr. Reiner's Gr. 6 Smeltersite School class.
Part Of
Ingrun Hagemann Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.24.4
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-57
Physical Description
1 Photograph Print : b&w ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm
Custodial History
Ingrun Hagemann
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mr. Reiner's Gr. 6 Smeltersite School class.
Name Access
Reiner, Mr.
Hagemann, Ingrun

Gr 4/5 Smeltersite School Class

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description31381
Part Of
Ingrun Hagemann Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
2020.24.3
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Pousette's Gr. 4/5 Smeltersite School class.
Part Of
Ingrun Hagemann Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.24.3
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 Photograph Print : b&w ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm
Custodial History
Ingrun Hagemann
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. Pousette's Gr. 4/5 Smeltersite School class.
Name Access
Pousette, Mrs.
Hagemann, Ingrun
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1957
Accession Number
1999.4.14
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitimat Hotel, which opened May 26, 1955.
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Creator
John Manders
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1999.4.14
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1957
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 in
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitimat Hotel, which opened May 26, 1955.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2002.44.36
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking down the Kitimat River. Small house on right side in distance.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.36
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking down the Kitimat River. Small house on right side in distance.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2002.44.59
Scope and Content
Photograph of wharf at Kitimat (smeltersite). Man can be seen walking on the wharf.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.59
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 2.5 x 3.5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of wharf at Kitimat (smeltersite). Man can be seen walking on the wharf.
Part Of
Malcolm Orsted Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2003.8.20
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitimat Hotel.
Part Of
Malcolm Orsted Collection
Creator
Malcolm Orsted
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.8.20
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 3.5 in
History / Biographical
Malcolm Orsted arrived in Terrace BC in 1955 to work for the CNR as an assistant agent. In 1956 he started to work in Alcan.
Custodial History
Malcolm Orsted
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitimat Hotel.
Part Of
Alice Dicker Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1955 and 1959]
Accession Number
2018.18.11
Scope and Content
Photograph of the backside view of some Kitimat homes. Oriole Street? There is a sidewalk leading to the street on the right with a person walking on the grass to the left of it. Some newly planted trees are in the grass.
Part Of
Alice Dicker Collection
Creator
Alice Dicker
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2018.18.11
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1955 and 1959]
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 10 x 13.5cm
History / Biographical
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 the backside view of some Kitimat homes. Oriole Street? There is a sidewalk leading to the street on the right with a person walking on the grass to the left of it. Some newly planted trees are in the grass.
Storage Location
Photograph Storage

Nechako Neighbourhood playground

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description252
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Scope and Content
Photo depicts children playing in a Nechako Neighbourhood playground - part of Kitimat's many acres of green space.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
246
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts children playing in a Nechako Neighbourhood playground - part of Kitimat's many acres of green space.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. School District No. 80 Collection 982.91.7
Subject Access
Schools
Images

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