67 photograph prints : b&w ;
1 photograph print : sepia ; 12.5 x 9
History / Biographical
After coming to Canada as a Polish soldier under British command, Feliks Rewers (who was an avid photographer) was assigned to work at Kitimat in 1950. He worked three years and in his free time took many pictures.
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Collection of 68 photographs taken during the construction of the town of Kitimat, the aluminum smelter, and other areas from 1950-1953.
Notes
Open table tennis championship trophy included in collection. Title based on contents of fonds.
Photograph of Onorio Angelo Iacobelli in Kemano sometime between 1952 and 1955. He is at a bunkhouse with a bear. Many other men are there too. They are up on a platform with the bear below. it is standing upright against the platform, possibly begging. One man is crouched directly in front of the bear. Iacobelli is the fifth man from the left, wearing a cap.
Donated by Onorio Iacobelli's granddaughter, Francesca Iacobelli.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Onorio Angelo Iacobelli in Kemano sometime between 1952 and 1955. He is at a bunkhouse with a bear. Many other men are there too. They are up on a platform with the bear below. it is standing upright against the platform, possibly begging. One man is crouched directly in front of the bear. Iacobelli is the fifth man from the left, wearing a cap.
