Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
Scope and Content
Collection of 167 slides of the Kitimat project taken from summer 1952 - summer 1953.
Slides of Kitimat buildings:
9 slides of the Kitimat River bridge.
14 various slides of "Cyril Henderson, dwelling on albaross street, city manager, city centre, cormorant school. Nechako centre theatre/gardens, United Church, Arena"
5 slides of the Beach Hospital 1952, until new hospital on Haisla
8 slides of Flying in to Kemano winter + summer
15 slides of various slides: Delta King, original dock, sign of Kitimat, constructors smeltersite + permanent dock.
Slides of Kitimat buildings:
9 slides of the Kitimat River bridge.
14 various slides of "Cyril Henderson, dwelling on albaross street, city manager, city centre, cormorant school. Nechako centre theatre/gardens, United Church, Arena"
5 slides of the Beach Hospital 1952, until new hospital on Haisla
8 slides of Flying in to Kemano winter + summer
15 slides of various slides: Delta King, original dock, sign of Kitimat, constructors smeltersite + permanent dock.
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.
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.
Notes
Photos removed from album pages and put in envelopes.