Red, white, and blue Aluminum Workers Council patch, featuring a Native-style eagle or thunderbird totem with oustretched wings above a circle with text. Outer ring of the circle is white with "ALUMINUM WORKERS COUNCIL" embroidered around it in blue. Center circle is dark blue with acronyms (see Inscriptions) and "KITIMAT" embroidered on a white ingot. Entire patch has a navy blue border.
Red, white, and blue Aluminum Workers Council patch, featuring a Native-style eagle or thunderbird totem with oustretched wings above a circle with text. Outer ring of the circle is white with "ALUMINUM WORKERS COUNCIL" embroidered around it in blue. Center circle is dark blue with acronyms (see Inscriptions) and "KITIMAT" embroidered on a white ingot. Entire patch has a navy blue border.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
fabric
Condition Remarks
Very small missing portion on upper left wingtip of bird. Much hardened glue on back.
Height
9.5 cm
Length
14.2 cm
Inscriptions
C.L.C. (Canadian Labour Congress) A.F.L.C.I.O. (American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organizations).
A gold hat pin, on the pin there is a there are markings that read "Royal Canadian Corps of Signals" "Velox, Versutus, Vigilans" at the middle there is a man balancing on a ball, around the emblem there are maple leaves. it can attach and detach on a hat
A gold hat pin, on the pin there is a there are markings that read "Royal Canadian Corps of Signals" "Velox, Versutus, Vigilans" at the middle there is a man balancing on a ball, around the emblem there are maple leaves. it can attach and detach on a hat
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
metal
Condition Remarks
Metal is starting to rust
Width
5 cm
Length
5 cm
Date Range
1945
Accession Number
2019.62.1d
Biographical Notes
Moses Williams attended the Kitamaat Village Day School, and then the Coqualeetza Residential School until the age of fifteen. Army recruiters conscripted Haisla men into the Canadian Army and Moses went in 1945. He was sent by train to the Canadian Forces' training camp at Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. He never shipped out overseas and the war ended. Moses and his wife Kay married in 1950, shortly after she arrived to teach at Kitamaat. They moved to Terrace in 1964. Moses worked as a carpenter, brick layer and fisherman. His wife Kay taught at Northwest Community College.
A gold hat pin, at the middle there is a picture of a wheel, crown at top there are markings that read "UBIQUE QUO FAS ET GLORIA DUCUNT"
Physical Condition
fair
Material
metal
Width
5 cm
Length
7 cm
Date Range
1945
Accession Number
2019.62.1f
Biographical Notes
Moses Williams attended the Kitamaat Village Day School, and then the Coqualeetza Residential School until the age of fifteen. Army recruiters conscripted Haisla men into the Canadian Army and Moses went in 1945. He was sent by train to the Canadian Forces' training camp at Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. He never shipped out overseas and the war ended. Moses and his wife Kay married in 1950, shortly after she arrived to teach at Kitamaat. They moved to Terrace in 1964. Moses worked as a carpenter, brick layer and fisherman. His wife Kay taught at Northwest Community College.
Three star-shaped metal pins worn by Girl Guides to indicate years of service. Two are unnumbered; one (.10) says '3' in the middle. Each one is pinned through a dark brown circle of felt.
Three star-shaped metal pins worn by Girl Guides to indicate years of service. Two are unnumbered; one (.10) says '3' in the middle. Each one is pinned through a dark brown circle of felt.
Small metal Boy Scout pin, star-shaped with six points. Middle of pin has a dark circle with the number '1,' signifying one year of scouting. Attached to a green felt circle with the two metal clasps extended through the back.
Small metal Boy Scout pin, star-shaped with six points. Middle of pin has a dark circle with the number '1,' signifying one year of scouting. Attached to a green felt circle with the two metal clasps extended through the back.
Physical Condition
Good
Width
2.5 cm
Date Range
[1954-1959]
Accession Number
2024.3.4
Biographical Notes
Original owner lived in Kitimat as a young boy in the 1950s and was a member of the Cub Scouts (junior Boy Scouts).