White card stock card, outlined in black. Alcan symbol at right, 'a sincere than you from ...' in black print. Inside left text with thank you sentiment and signed by three officials. At right, glued to card stock is a cork and metal coaster with commemorative image of H.R.H. Prince Phillip and R.E. Powell. Kitimat-Kemano August 3, 1954-84.
White card stock card, outlined in black. Alcan symbol at right, 'a sincere than you from ...' in black print. Inside left text with thank you sentiment and signed by three officials. At right, glued to card stock is a cork and metal coaster with commemorative image of H.R.H. Prince Phillip and R.E. Powell. Kitimat-Kemano August 3, 1954-84.
Photograph of mountain side, three muck cars pulled by a mining locomotive on rail tracks. Bottom of photo has large black bear squating on the side of the tracks, defecating.
Photographer Harry McGee. Donated by his daughter Christine Del Duca. Originally sent to DOK Mayor's Office.
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Photograph of mountain side, three muck cars pulled by a mining locomotive on rail tracks. Bottom of photo has large black bear squating on the side of the tracks, defecating.
Photo depicts two men kneeling beside the first bags of mail to arrive via Pacific Western Airlines. On the right, Captain T. M. Kellough for PWA delivers the bags to on the left, Kitimat Express driver Lloyd Kaberg, at the wharf, Smeltersite. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Photo depicts two men kneeling beside the first bags of mail to arrive via Pacific Western Airlines. On the right, Captain T. M. Kellough for PWA delivers the bags to on the left, Kitimat Express driver Lloyd Kaberg, at the wharf, Smeltersite. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Photo depicts a view of Minette Bay scow grid with two barges being unloaded. The left barge is loaded with Johnson Crooks materials and the right barge with Hullah Construction materials.
Photo depicts a view of Minette Bay scow grid with two barges being unloaded. The left barge is loaded with Johnson Crooks materials and the right barge with Hullah Construction materials.
Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.
Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.