Photograph of smeltersite looking northeast, showing service buildings at left, rectifier building #102 and potline #2, pre-cast concrete yard in foreground.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite looking northeast, showing service buildings at left, rectifier building #102 and potline #2, pre-cast concrete yard in foreground.
Photograph of view looking north-east over initial area cleared for smelter service building construction. Light area has been gravel filled, dark area overburden to be stripped. Trucks and machinery visible at work.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking north-east over initial area cleared for smelter service building construction. Light area has been gravel filled, dark area overburden to be stripped. Trucks and machinery visible at work.
Photograph of aerial of hauling, levelling, and compacting of the fill in the smelter area. Looking South. Trucks and machines visible along with wheel tracks in the dirt.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial of hauling, levelling, and compacting of the fill in the smelter area. Looking South. Trucks and machines visible along with wheel tracks in the dirt.
Photo depicts Kitimat Constructors Project Manager Hal Whiting on right, standing beside a unidentified man. Both watch the construction activity occurring down on the tidal flats in front of them, site for the smelter.
Photo depicts Kitimat Constructors Project Manager Hal Whiting on right, standing beside a unidentified man. Both watch the construction activity occurring down on the tidal flats in front of them, site for the smelter.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Photographed by the International Harvester Company, manufacturers of construction equipment purchased for the Project. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.99
Photo depicts workers excavating for the construction of the alumina storage building.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. BC-2-451. -- Sloping sides avoided cave-ins. -- Hal Whiting was Project Manager, Kitimat Constructors, for smelter and town construction. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.267
Black covered book titled "Kitimat Townsite Report". No. A-33 Mr. J.E. Dudley. Contains info about early Kitimat and planning. Inside front cover are some loose pages with town plans.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Black covered book titled "Kitimat Townsite Report". No. A-33 Mr. J.E. Dudley. Contains info about early Kitimat and planning. Inside front cover are some loose pages with town plans.
Photograph of the Kitimat Hotel in Service Centre. There are cars and trucks parked outside of it. There is an X with arrows drawn on the side of the building showing where the dining room for reception is.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Kitimat Hotel in Service Centre. There are cars and trucks parked outside of it. There is an X with arrows drawn on the side of the building showing where the dining room for reception is.
Photograph of Fire Fighter Wayne Adams waiting on the window sill of the room for the hose to be brought up so a further water assult can be made ; Kitimat hotel fire ; two other unidentified people
Photograph of Fire Fighter Wayne Adams waiting on the window sill of the room for the hose to be brought up so a further water assult can be made ; Kitimat hotel fire ; two other unidentified people
Photograph of fire fighters using a hose to put out the fire at the Kitimat hotel ; some fire fighters going in throught the window; possibly Bill Rice (on ladder) and Wayne Adams (on roof)
Photograph of fire fighters using a hose to put out the fire at the Kitimat hotel ; some fire fighters going in throught the window; possibly Bill Rice (on ladder) and Wayne Adams (on roof)
Photograph of Kitimat River flood. Taken shortly after 2:00 P.M., flooding conditions from Kitimat River topped the neighbourhood C dyke at station 3200. Two men are watching the water.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitimat River flood. Taken shortly after 2:00 P.M., flooding conditions from Kitimat River topped the neighbourhood C dyke at station 3200. Two men are watching the water.
Photograph of a cleared out area. Small house and logging truck on right. Another small house is a bit further back with two standing poles near it. Ground is wet.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a cleared out area. Small house and logging truck on right. Another small house is a bit further back with two standing poles near it. Ground is wet.
Photograph of a logging truck in a cleared out area. Man is standing on the truck. Two standing poles visible behind truck. Two small buildings to the right with a sign on one reading "Mary's Inn." Ground is wet.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a logging truck in a cleared out area. Man is standing on the truck. Two standing poles visible behind truck. Two small buildings to the right with a sign on one reading "Mary's Inn." Ground is wet.