Part Of

John Constantine Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1955

Accession Number

999.7.2

Scope and Content

Loose photos realting to red album under 999.7.1 showing Kitimat construction in the early 1950's. Contents include -

Early Kitimat Homes

Sewer Pipe installation

Kemano camp? buildings in winter

Part Of

Wozney Collection

Description Level

Series

GMD

cartographic material

Date Range

1958-1963

Accession Number

2011.5.1

Scope and Content

District of Kitimat lot and block plans.

Subdivision plan of part of district lots 6038, 6039 and part of block 29, plan 3435 range 5, Coast District. District Municipality of Kitimat. Plan 4228. November 5, 1961.

Plan of subdivision of parts of D.L. 6046 & west half of D.L. 6045, and parcel. "X" (former block 78 and adjoining road plan 3549) range 5, Coast District. District Municipality of Kitimat. Plan 4639. August 27, 1963.

Plan of portions of block 29 map 3435 district lots 6038, 6039, 6042 & 6043 range 5, Coast District. District Municipality of Kitimat. Plan 3743. November 4, 1957.

Part Of

John Constantine Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1953-1954

Accession Number

999.7

Scope and Content

Red photograph album with black pages, containing images of Kitimat construction in the early 1950's. Contents include -

Early Kingfisher Ave/Construction

Other street areas for home sites

Tote road

Minette Bay

Townsite Camp

Early Haisla Blvd/Construction

Early Lahakas Blvd/Construction

City Centre culverts

Early Albatross Ave/Construction

Flood on River Access Road

Bridge Construction and Damage

Flood in Townsite Camp

First Fifty Houses

Water Line Instalations

Altitude Valve Chamber Fire

Neighbourhood Centre Building Construction

Sewer Installations

Seow Grid

Driving Piles for Seow Grid - Minette Bay

White Truck on Fire

Smeltersite

Early Nalabila Blvd/Construction

Early Gyrfalcon Ave/Construction

Gully and Culvert

Ian Kennedy Panabode House

Kitamaat Village (distance)

Prototype Houses

Kitimat River

Butedale from Air

Water Main Work

Hullah Team vs. Hullah Staff

Anderson Creek Falls

Early Partridge and Plover Streets

Bear in Construction Zone/Getting Fed

Sewer Outfall and Construction

Slide from Albatross

Sandhill (distance)

Slide on Lahakas Blvd

K550 Houses

Pump Houses Water Supply

Interior of Chlorinator House

Kitimat and Smelter Aerials

Various of Kitimat Construction and development Photos

Part Of

MacKinnon Fonds

Description Level

Fonds

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1951-1952

Accession Number

2000.23

Scope and Content

Collection of photographs regarding early Kitimat and Kitimat Constructors. Photo content includes Kitimat Constructors equipment work ares, shops, bunkhouses, and camp, Anderson Creek Mess Hall - smelterite, Inside Delta King, Sports girls and boys basketball, and Hudson's Bay Trading.

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

Kitimat Museum Website Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1954

Accession Number

2002.16.29

Scope and Content

Photo depicts an aerial view of a portion of the Nechako neighbourhood showing the Hullah prototype area, Pintail and Partridge streets, in the foreground.

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

James Tirrul-Jones Collection

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1953 & Apr 1972]

Accession Number

984.61

Scope and Content

Photographs of Sumgas (Apr 1972) & pouring floor slabs for 1st houses in townsite (1953).

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1957-1958

Accession Number

2003.5.50

Scope and Content

Photograph shows a group of 4 lined up totem poles standing side by side by a road.

Part Of

Feliks Rewers Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1950-1953

Accession Number

2002.44.40

Scope and Content

Photograph of Euclid on its side, being pulled by bulldozer. Smelter construction.

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

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

Chester Steele Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1952-1953

Accession Number

2000.32.4

Scope and Content

Photograph of mountains and trees around camp 5 area. Kemano.

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

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

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

Malcolm Orsted Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1956

Accession Number

2003.8.26

Scope and Content

Photograph of Nechako Centre.

Part Of

Kitimat Museum Website Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1956

Scope and Content

Photo depicts the motor vessel Nechako docked in Kemano.

Part Of

Alice Dicker Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[between 1955 and 1959]

Accession Number

2018.18.35

Scope and Content

Photograph of Nechako Centre. Shop-Easy store sign visible, and there are cars in parking lot. Tennis court is in front.

Part Of

Museum Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

cartographic material

Date Range

1955-1956

Accession Number

2023.14

Scope and Content

Base map of statistical area 6. The map shows Kitimat and surrounding coastal area. This map is a partial reproduction of the West Central British Columbia Base Map by Geographic Division, Surveys & Mapping Branch, Department of Lands, Forests, & Water Resources, Victoria, B.C. 1955-56.