Photo depicts the boardwalk between homes 36 and 32 on Finch Steet in the Nechako neighbourhood. View is north-east looking towards Nalabila Boulevard. Photo taken from Mr. & Mrs. Haase's balcony on Fulmar Street.
Photo depicts the boardwalk between homes 36 and 32 on Finch Steet in the Nechako neighbourhood. View is north-east looking towards Nalabila Boulevard. Photo taken from Mr. & Mrs. Haase's balcony on Fulmar Street.
Notes
Label on the back of the photo is inconsistent with the label on the envelope.
Initially a reporter fro the Victoria Times, J. Gordon Smith joined the Colonist and became marine editor of the paper, serving additionally as wire service's foreign correspondent. Smith left the newspaper field in 1912 to join the provincial civil service and aided in the development of the province's tourist industry. He retired after serving the provincial government for over thirty years.
Custodial History
Originally donated to the Campbell Museum by Emily Faak, Black Creek, B.C. in 1998. Photographs originally taken by J. Gordon Smith, and Ms. Faak somehow aquired his collection. Donated to the Kitimat museum by Frances Gundry.
Scope and Content
Photograph of house of E.L. Anderson a pre-empter who has been at Kitimat since 1897.
Initially a reporter fro the Victoria Times, J. Gordon Smith joined the Colonist and became marine editor of the paper, serving additionally as wire service's foreign correspondent. Smith left the newspaper field in 1912 to join the provincial civil service and aided in the development of the province's tourist industry. He retired after serving the provincial government for over thirty years.
Custodial History
Originally donated to the Campbell Museum by Emily Faak, Black Creek, B.C. in 1998. Photographs originally taken by J. Gordon Smith, and Ms. Faak somehow aquired his collection. Donated to the Kitimat museum by Frances Gundry.
Scope and Content
Photograph of unknown couple standing in front of log home in early Kitimat.
Photograph of single level Kitimat homes. Cars are parked on street in front, as well as next to and on home driveways. Four cars on street are Volkswagon Beetles. Truck and machine of some sort in background. Likely Albatross St.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of single level Kitimat homes. Cars are parked on street in front, as well as next to and on home driveways. Four cars on street are Volkswagon Beetles. Truck and machine of some sort in background. Likely Albatross St.
Photograph of aerial view looking north-west across the east of neighbourhood A showing house construction on Wren, Teal and Swallow streets. Many houses still are only foundations. Streets further back are more complete.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking north-west across the east of neighbourhood A showing house construction on Wren, Teal and Swallow streets. Many houses still are only foundations. Streets further back are more complete.
Photograoh of view looking northeast showing a group of the prototype houses being erected by Hullah Construction on Pintail and Partridge Streets - Kitimat Townsite.
Photograoh of view looking northeast showing a group of the prototype houses being erected by Hullah Construction on Pintail and Partridge Streets - Kitimat Townsite.
Photograph of private homes under construction on Albatross Avenue. Exteriors look mostly complete. Some vehicles on the road, and parked in front of the houses.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of private homes under construction on Albatross Avenue. Exteriors look mostly complete. Some vehicles on the road, and parked in front of the houses.