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

Al Botteselle Collection

Description Level

Series

Accession Number

2012.2

Scope and Content

3 folders containing material pertaining to Kitimat. Folder 1 - Making Aluminum sheet, Ingot March 8, 1991, Ingot February 22, 1991, Ingot April 26, 1961. Folder 2 - photos of Kitimat smeltersite, townsite, machinery, Delta King, caissions, smelter construction, Haisla bridge, Kitamaat village, and sports teams on album sheets. Folder 3 - Kitimat/Kemano the first 25 years booklet, the Saguenay hydro-electric system booklet, 1955 Aluminum booklet, Aluminum Limited 1959 booklet.

Part Of

Art Coghlin fonds

Description Level

Fonds

Date Range

1951 -

Accession Number

2002.6

2002.7

2002.8

2019.80

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of 27 slides showing the construction of Alcan Wharf (Caisson Dock Construction) and Kitimat Bridge, 25 slides showing the contruction of Alcan Plant Area, 48 photographs of early construction, 38 slides of early construction. Includes a ruler, ashtray, pie plate and stationery folder.

Part Of

Kitimat Museum & Archives Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Date Range

1951-1954

Accession Number

2019.59

Scope and Content

Photo album (cover missing) and assorted loose photos of smelter construction in the 1950's with panoramas, unidentified navy ship, haisla bridge, smelter, Caisson dock. Photo album includes aerials, potline construction, worker accommodation, power operations construction, Haisla bridge, caisson dock, dredging, transportation, and sandhill.

Part Of

Lillianne Sands Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2003.22

Scope and Content

Photographs of Kemano and Kitimat

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

8 Aug 1980

Accession Number

2004.16

Scope and Content

Negatives showing locations on the shores of the Kitimat Arm such as M.K Bay Marina and the Northland Navigation dock

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1979]

Accession Number

2004.16

Scope and Content

Negatives showing aerial images of the Kitamaat Village.

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1979] - 23 Jul 1984

Accession Number

2004.16

Scope and Content

Negatives showing aerial images of the Alcan aluminum smelter from different distances and angles.

Part Of

June Coultan Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2005.14

Scope and Content

Collection of photos of Kemano, early townsite, and early Kitimat activities. There is also a greeting card and write-up included.

Part Of

Montserrat Gonzalez Collection

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. Jun 1990]

Accession Number

2017.44

Scope and Content

Slides from a return trip from Kemano to Kitimat by helicopter.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Series

Accession Number

2005

Scope and Content

Alcan's 50th Anniversary Collection 1954-2004. Includes Corporate Affairs DVD "Kitimat Works 50th Anniversary 1954-2004, 1.Cynthia Carrole Message, 2.Ceremonial Ingot Pour, 3.Highlight Video

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

8 Aug 1980 - 31 Jul 1985

Accession Number

2004.16

Scope and Content

Negatives showing Max Patzelt holding a camera outside of a helicopter as well as various other images of unknown people.

Part Of

Bernard Dakin Collection

Description Level

Series

Date Range

[ca. 1950's]

Accession Number

2013.3

Scope and Content

Two black binders of progress photographs - Kitimat Project - from the early 1950's. Four booklets.

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1979]

Accession Number

2004.16

Scope and Content

Negatives showing aerial photographs of Kitimat schools (Mount Elizabeth, Roy Wilcox, Nechako, Alexander, St. Anthony's, Cormorant, & Kildala).

Part Of

Frank Diersen Collection

Description Level

Series

Date Range

1954 - 1957

Accession Number

2009.1.50-56

Scope and Content

Series consists of Alcan promotional booklets and annual reports.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2017.13

Scope and Content

62 photos of early Alcan and construction

Part Of

KUTE Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2017.25

Scope and Content

8 photos of Alcan Engineering. 1) Looking East From Centre Passageway Bldg 7B 2) Completed Roof Fan Walking on Potroom 8B West 3) Looking West in Potroom 8B West from Column Line 12 4) Potroom 8B East Looking East from Centre Passageway 5) General View of Progress of Work in Potline 8A East 6) Potroom 8B East Looking East from Centre Passageway 7) Looking East from Centre Passageway Bldg 8A 8) Looking West from Centre Passageway Bldg 8A

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

17 Aug 1983 - 23 Jul 1984

Accession Number

2004.16

Scope and Content

Images showing mountainous scenery along the Douglas Channel.

Part Of

Chester Steele fonds

Description Level

Fonds

Date Range

1950-1953

Accession Number

2000.32.

Scope and Content

18 photographs of Kemano.

Part Of

Patricia Robertson Fonds

Description Level

Series

Accession Number

995.8.2

Scope and Content

Folder containing research material.

Museum Material, "Haisla" Binder (hand-written)