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Boyles Brothers Drilling in City Centre Clearing

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Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: Jul 1956

Accession Number: 76.65.25

Scope and Content: View showing Boyles Brothers setting up their drilling equipment in the City Centre. A hundred foot test hole is to be placed in this location.

Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 76.65.25

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: Jul 1956

Physical Description: 12 photograph's : b&w ; 17.7 x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content: View showing Boyles Brothers setting up their drilling equipment in the City Centre. A hundred foot test hole is to be placed in this location.

Notes: J2-77

Subject Access: Construction; Kitimat-Kemano Project; City Centre; Drills

Storage Location: photograph storage

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Drill Platform

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Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 1951

Accession Number: 73.3.2.5

Scope and Content: photo showing drill platform

Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 73.3.2.5

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 1951

Physical Description: 1 photograph: b&w; 7" x 4"

Scope and Content: photo showing drill platform

Subject Access: Drills

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Blasting Operations for Sagimat Housing

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Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 12 May 1956

Accession Number: 76.66.314

Scope and Content: View showing blasting operation taking place for the clearing for Sagimat housing extensions.

Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 76.66.314

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 12 May 1956

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm

Scope and Content: View showing blasting operation taking place for the clearing for Sagimat housing extensions.

Notes: J-2-314

Subject Access: Construction; Kitimat-Kemano Project; Kildala

Storage Location: photograph storage

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Kemano Tunnel Construction

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Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 1952

Accession Number: 71.90.10

Scope and Content: Photo showing construction in Kemano tunnel

Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 71.90.10

GMD: graphic material

Responsibility: W. Melville

Date Range: 1952

Physical Description: 1 photograph: b&w; 6" x 5"

Scope and Content: Photo showing construction in Kemano tunnel

Subject Access: Drills

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Crew Setting Charges for Blasting Ditch for Neighbourhood D in Neighbourhood G.

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Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 29 Aug 1956

Accession Number: 76.66.455

Scope and Content: Photograph showing crew setting charges for blasting ditch in Neighbourhood G. Ditch required to drain Neighbourhood D.

Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 76.66.455

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 29 Aug 1956

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 20.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph showing crew setting charges for blasting ditch in Neighbourhood G. Ditch required to drain Neighbourhood D.

Notes: J-2-455

Subject Access: Construction; Blasting Crew; Neighbourhood G

Storage Location: photograph storage

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Camp 8 preparation

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Part Of: Kitimat Museum Website Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: April 08, 1953

Scope and Content: Photo depicts bull cooks preparing Camp No. 8 for occupancy. Twin Peaks is in the background.

1 image

Part Of: Kitimat Museum Website Collection

Description Level: Item

Item Number: 112

GMD: graphic material

Responsibility: Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.

Date Range: April 08, 1953

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Photo depicts bull cooks preparing Camp No. 8 for occupancy. Twin Peaks is in the background.

Notes: Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-827. Alcan Collection

Subject Access: Transmission line

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Smelter site preparation

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Part Of: Kitimat Museum Website Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: September 12, 1952

Scope and Content: Photo depicts bulldozers placing fill in the south-west corner of the storage area, to the final elevation of 28.5 ft. View is looking north-east at storage area of hydraulic fill.

1 image

Part Of: Kitimat Museum Website Collection

Description Level: Item

Item Number: 136

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: September 12, 1952

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Photo depicts bulldozers placing fill in the south-west corner of the storage area, to the final elevation of 28.5 ft. View is looking north-east at storage area of hydraulic fill.

Notes: Title based on content of photograph. Alcan Collection 79.31.7

Subject Access: Smelters

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Drilling off the face

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Part Of: Kitimat Museum Website Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: November 24, 1952

Scope and Content: Photo depicts workers drilling off another round at the tunnel face.

1 image

Part Of: Kitimat Museum Website Collection

Description Level: Item

Item Number: 40

GMD: graphic material

Responsibility: Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.

Date Range: November 24, 1952

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Photo depicts workers drilling off another round at the tunnel face.

Notes: Alcan ID no. KR-676. Alcan Collection

Subject Access: Tunnels

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Drilling on skip jumbo

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Part Of: Kitimat Museum Website Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: May 16, 1953

Scope and Content: Photo depicts miners drilling on the skip jumbo in the No. 1 penstock 900' below the 2600' level.

1 image

Part Of: Kitimat Museum Website Collection

Description Level: Item

Item Number: 47

GMD: graphic material

Responsibility: Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.

Date Range: May 16, 1953

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Photo depicts miners drilling on the skip jumbo in the No. 1 penstock 900' below the 2600' level.

Notes: Alcan ID no. KR-935. -- The heading was slashed to a full 15' diameter. Alcan Collection

Subject Access: Tunnels

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Men and machines Copco drill set-up

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Part Of: Kitimat Museum Website Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: March 18, 1953

Scope and Content: Photo depicts the placing of men and machines in a typical "Copco" drilling set-up on the West Tahtsa main bore jumbo.

1 image

Part Of: Kitimat Museum Website Collection

Description Level: Item

Item Number: 35

GMD: graphic material

Responsibility: Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.

Date Range: March 18, 1953

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w

Scope and Content: Photo depicts the placing of men and machines in a typical "Copco" drilling set-up on the West Tahtsa main bore jumbo.

Notes: Alcan ID no. KR-789. -- The lowest platform folds to allow the passage of muck cars. Alcan Collection

Subject Access: Tunnels

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Drainage Ditch Blasted Through Marsh in Neighbourhood D

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Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 29 Aug 1956

Accession Number: 76.66.456

Scope and Content: Photograph of drainage ditch blasted through marsh in the south - west section of Neighbourhood D.

Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 76.66.456

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 29 Aug 1956

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 19.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of drainage ditch blasted through marsh in the south - west section of Neighbourhood D.

Notes: J-2-456

Subject Access: Construction; Neighbourhood D

Storage Location: photograph storage

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Preparations for Construction of Smeltersite Bunkhouses

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Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 1951

Accession Number: 78.11.9

Scope and Content: North Camp site - clearing well advance and material being received, looking north east.

Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 78.11.9

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 1951

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 22 cm

Scope and Content: North Camp site - clearing well advance and material being received, looking north east.

Notes: BC-2-33 (ACM-22541)

Subject Access: Construction; Kitimat-Kemano Project

Geographic Access: Smelter site

Storage Location: photograph storage

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Boyles Brothers Setting up Their Drilling Equipment in City Centre

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Part Of: Alcan Collection

Description Level: Item

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 1955

Accession Number: 2022.25.88

Scope and Content: Photograph of Boyles Brothers setting up their drilling equipment in the City Centre. A hundred foot test hole is to be placed in this location. There are four men visible working. A crane is in the background on the right.

Part Of: Alcan Collection

Creator: Alcan

Description Level: Item

Accession Number: 2022.25.88

GMD: graphic material

Date Range: 1955

Physical Description: 1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm

Custodial History: Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Boyles Brothers setting up their drilling equipment in the City Centre. A hundred foot test hole is to be placed in this location. There are four men visible working. A crane is in the background on the right.