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New Row of Apartment Buildings

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description29813
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[November 23, 1956]
Accession Number
2005.8.8667
Scope and Content
Photograph showing a row of new apartment buildings built by G.W. Golden Construction Ltd.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8667
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[November 23, 1956]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 20 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing a row of new apartment buildings built by G.W. Golden Construction Ltd.
Subject Access
G. W Golden Construction Ltd.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[23 November 1956]
Accession Number
2005.8.8666
Scope and Content
Photograph showing a new apartment building built by G. W Golden Construction Ltd.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8666
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[23 November 1956]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 21.5 x 16.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing a new apartment building built by G. W Golden Construction Ltd.
Subject Access
G. W Golden Construction Ltd.

Smeltersite Buildings and Area

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30436
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2002.44.63
Scope and Content
Photograph of caissons docks, Delta King, and some of smeltersite during construction of smelter.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.63
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.25 x 3.25 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of caissons docks, Delta King, and some of smeltersite during construction of smelter.

Smeltersite Buildings and Area

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30437
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2002.44.64
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite houses, bunkhouses, Hudson's Bay, boat harbour and construction of smelter.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.64
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.25 x 4 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite houses, bunkhouses, Hudson's Bay, boat harbour and construction of smelter.

Smeltersite Buildings and Area

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30439
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2002.44.66
Scope and Content
Photograph of possibly line 1 potline left where carbon paste plant is today. Recreational facilities + a bit of the hill on the right where the homes were. Also, water tower.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.66
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.25 x 3.5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of possibly line 1 potline left where carbon paste plant is today. Recreational facilities + a bit of the hill on the right where the homes were. Also, water tower.

Buildings and Totem's by Road

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description31277
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957-1958
Accession Number
2003.5.1
Scope and Content
Photograph showing road with a few buildings and Totem Poles on the right.
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.5.1
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957-1958
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm 1 Negative : b&w ; 6.1 x 7.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing road with a few buildings and Totem Poles on the right.
Name Access
Patzelt, Max
Subject Access
Totem Pole
Geographic Access
Hazelton
Storage Location
photograph storage

Anderson Hill Camp buildings

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description220
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Accession Number
999.4.4
Scope and Content
Photo depicts buildings at Anderson Hill Camp. Trailers and wash houses are in the foreground. The men's bunkhouses of Anderson Creek Camp are in the background.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
214
Accession Number
999.4.4
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts buildings at Anderson Hill Camp. Trailers and wash houses are in the foreground. The men's bunkhouses of Anderson Creek Camp are in the background.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. John Manders Collection
Subject Access
Camps
Images
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

Interior of Helen's Cafe

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description256
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957
Scope and Content
Tables set inside Helen's Cafe at City Centre, Kitimat.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
250
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Photographed by Max Patzelt.
Date Range
1957
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Tables set inside Helen's Cafe at City Centre, Kitimat.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. School District No. 80 Collection 982.71.705
Subject Access
Business
Images

Interior of Nechako Theatre

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description264
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. October 24, 1956
Scope and Content
The interior of the new Nechako Theatre in Nechako Centre, Kitimat.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
258
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Photographed by Max Patzelt
Date Range
ca. October 24, 1956
Physical Description
1 photo :
Scope and Content
The interior of the new Nechako Theatre in Nechako Centre, Kitimat.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. School District No. 80 Collection 982.91.5
Subject Access
Business
Movie Theatres
Images

Interior of Alcan's power chamber

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description81
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Accession Number
987.10.2
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the powerhouse during construction. View is of the interior of Alcan's Power Chamber located a quarter-mile inside Mount DuBose.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
75
Accession Number
987.10.2
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the powerhouse during construction. View is of the interior of Alcan's Power Chamber located a quarter-mile inside Mount DuBose.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. District of Kitimat Collection
Subject Access
Industry
Images

Rod and Gun Club Interior

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description294
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1956
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the interior of the Kitimat Rod and Gun Club, showing chairs in front of the fireplace.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
288
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1956
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the interior of the Kitimat Rod and Gun Club, showing chairs in front of the fireplace.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Subject Access
Clubs
Images
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955 or 1956
Scope and Content
Photo depicts White Hall, the women's residence at Smeltersite.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
213
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955 or 1956
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts White Hall, the women's residence at Smeltersite.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Evelyn Harris Collection Accession # 70.30.1
Subject Access
Construction of Buildings
Images

Tent with flat-top house assembly

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description222
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1956
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a tent with flat-top house assembly on a production line in West Vancouver for Johnson-Crooks Construction Corporation.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Item Number
216
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1956
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a tent with flat-top house assembly on a production line in West Vancouver for Johnson-Crooks Construction Corporation.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Slide No. 40 -- The circus tent assembly line was erected at Vancouver Tug and Barge below the Lion's Gate Bridge. Temporary housing destined for Kitimat was assembled there in three sections, then barged to Kitimat - 10 houses or 30 sections on each barge. -- Electrician Bill Frahler wired approximately 2,000 houses in Kitimat camps and townsite between 1954 and 1958, working first for Johnson-Crooks then Straits Construction, both U.S. contractors. Bill Frahler Collection 2003.32
Subject Access
Construction of Buildings
Images

Nechako Centre completed

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description260
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the exterior of the newly completed Nechako Centre in Kitimat, Shop Easy at the end of the complex. A bulldozer compacts the gravel - site preparation for the parking lot.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
254
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 22 cm
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the exterior of the newly completed Nechako Centre in Kitimat, Shop Easy at the end of the complex. A bulldozer compacts the gravel - site preparation for the parking lot.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Part of Board of School Trustees Collection 982.91
Subject Access
Construction of Buildings
Images

Johnson Crooks housing Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description29787
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19-30 Aug 1955
Accession Number
2020.1.5
Scope and Content
Johnson Crooks housing Construction
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.1.5
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19-30 Aug 1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.9 x 8.7 cm 1 negative : b&w ; 9.8 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Johnson Crooks housing Construction
Subject Access
Construction
Housing
Geographic Access
Kitimat
Storage Location
photograph storage

International Crawler at Kemano Valley

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description18
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1952
Scope and Content
Photo depicts an International TD-24 crawler dozing tunnel muck at the 2600' camp above the Kemano Valley.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
12
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts an International TD-24 crawler dozing tunnel muck at the 2600' camp above the Kemano Valley.
Notes
ID No. C 6098. -- Title based on content of photo. -- The International Harvester Company, manufacturers of construction equipment such as this crawler purchased for the Project. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.75
Subject Access
Construction
Transmission line
Images
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the Hullah houses, prefabricated and assembled on site.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
171
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Photographer Fred Ryan.
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the Hullah houses, prefabricated and assembled on site.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. School District No. 80 Collection 982.91.23
Subject Access
Hullah Construction
Townsite
Images

Temporary hospital at Alcan Beach

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description203
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
77.68.3
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the temporary hospital constructed on the beach at Smeltersite.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
197
Accession Number
77.68.3
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the temporary hospital constructed on the beach at Smeltersite.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Kitimat General Hospital Collection
Subject Access
Hospitals
Construction of Buildings
Images

Barges loaded with flat-top houses

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description223
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Accession Number
77.58.10
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two barges moored in Douglas Channel and loaded with flat-top house sections for construction workers and their families.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
217
Accession Number
77.58.10
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two barges moored in Douglas Channel and loaded with flat-top house sections for construction workers and their families.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Temporary housing destined for Kitimat was assembled at Vancouver Tug and Barge below the Lion's Gate Bridge in three sections, then barged to Kitimat - 10 houses or 30 sections on each barge. -- Electrician Bill Frahler wired approximately 2,000 houses in Kitimat camps and townsite between 1954 and 1958, working first for Johnson-Crooks then Straits Construction, both U.S. contractors. Pat Jimenez Collection
Subject Access
Construction of Buildings
Housing
Images

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