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GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Artist
Photo by Ken Buchanan
Manufacturer
Lakeside Colour Productions Ltd.
Dexter Color Canada Ltd.
Accession Number
982.121.2
Description
Postcard featuring highway 37 with view of Mount Elizabeth in background.
Title
Mount Elizabeth, Kitimat Scenery, B.C.
Artist
Photo by Ken Buchanan
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring highway 37 with view of Mount Elizabeth in background.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Slight wear on edges
Height
10.5cm
Length
16cm
Inscriptions
Here one can get a magnificent view of the mountains surrounding the city of Kitimat while leaving the town and driving towards Terrace. Kitimat is a model city built by top planners in order that up to 50,000 people could be housed and serviced. The basic industry is a huge Aluminum Smelter, lumbering some fishing and tourist trade. The name Kitimat was derived from the Indian Village across Kitimat channel.
Accession Number
982.121.2
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Postcards box
Place of Manufacture
Canada
Manufacturer
Lakeside Colour Productions Ltd.
Dexter Color Canada Ltd.
Date Range
[1950s-1960s?]
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Artist
Peter C. Wilson (photographer)
Manufacturer
Natural Color Productions, Ltd.
Accession Number
2023.38.8
Description
Postcard featuring a colour photograph of flowerbeds at Nechako Centre. Two women are walking along a path. Buildings are visible in background.
Title
Kitimat, B.C., Canada
Artist
Peter C. Wilson (photographer)
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring a colour photograph of flowerbeds at Nechako Centre. Two women are walking along a path. Buildings are visible in background.
Physical Condition
Excellent
Material
paper
Width
8.8 cm
Length
13.9 cm
Inscriptions
"Kitimat, B.C., Canada. Flower Garden at Nechako Centre with beautiful Mt. Elizabeth in the background. At sunset the mountains in this area take on a red glow and are sometimes referred to as "Fire Mountains.""
Date Range
[1950s-1960s?]
Accession Number
2023.38.8
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Postcards box
Place of Manufacture
Canada: Vancouver, BC
Manufacturer
Natural Color Productions, Ltd.