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Part Of
Peter Daniel Anderson Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Accession Number
73.103.22.35
Scope and Content
Photo showing bunkhouses
Part Of
Peter Daniel Anderson Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
73.103.22.35
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Peter Anderson
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 3" x 3"
Scope and Content
Photo showing bunkhouses
Notes
Inscribed in pen: 60 Man Bunkhouse 2 to a room
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Bunk house

View from room in Bunkhouse #4

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description14980
Part Of
Frank Diersen Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954-1955]
Accession Number
2009.1.26
Scope and Content
Photograph of view from Frank Diersen's room in Bunkhouse #4.
Part Of
Frank Diersen Collection
Creator
Frank Diersen
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2009.1.26
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954-1955]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of view from Frank Diersen's room in Bunkhouse #4.
Name Access
Diersen, Frank
Subject Access
Bunk house
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Bunkhouses at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description15008
Part Of
Frank Diersen Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954-1955]
Accession Number
2009.1.43
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bunkhouses at Smeltersite from the Delta King
Part Of
Frank Diersen Collection
Creator
Frank Diersen
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2009.1.43
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954-1955]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bunkhouses at Smeltersite from the Delta King
Name Access
Diersen, Frank
Subject Access
Bunk house
Smeltersite
Delta King
Storage Location
Photograph storage
Part Of
D'arcy Burk Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
70.56.21
Scope and Content
Photo showing bunk house 8
Part Of
D'arcy Burk Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
70.56.21
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Charlie Burk
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 Photogrtaph: 6" x 4"
Scope and Content
Photo showing bunk house 8
Subject Access
Bunk house
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
73.3.2.22
Scope and Content
Photo showing alcan Bunk houses
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
73.3.2.22
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 5" x 4"
Scope and Content
Photo showing alcan Bunk houses
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Bunk house
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
73.3.2.23
Scope and Content
Photo showing smeltersite bunk houses
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
73.3.2.23
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 5" x 4"
Scope and Content
Photo showing smeltersite bunk houses
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Bunk house
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Accession Number
73.3.2.24
Scope and Content
Photo showing Alcan Bunk Houses
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
73.3.2.24
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 5" x 4"
Scope and Content
Photo showing Alcan Bunk Houses
Subject Access
Bunk house
Kitimat-Kemano Project

Frank Diersen - Smeltersite Recreation Centre

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description15012
Part Of
Frank Diersen Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ ca. 1954-1955]
Accession Number
2009.1.47
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frank Diersen standing beside a truck in front of the Smeltersite Recreation Centre. Bunkhouses in background.
Part Of
Frank Diersen Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2009.1.47
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ ca. 1954-1955]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Frank Diersen standing beside a truck in front of the Smeltersite Recreation Centre. Bunkhouses in background.
Name Access
Diersen, Frank
Subject Access
Smeltersite Recreation Centre
Bunk house
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Alcan - Smeltersite - Bunkhouse called "The Vancouver Hotel"

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description9755
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1960s
Accession Number
2005.8.985
Scope and Content
Photo showing a 'Bunkhouse' at Smeltersite (Alcan - Project), 1950-1960s (construction period), the 'Bunkhouse' was named "The Vancouver Hotel".
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Creator
NSP
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.985
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
NSP
Date Range
1960s
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 5.5" x 5.5"
Custodial History
#2 Northern Sentinel: Box #2: Smeltersite - Heritage Files
Scope and Content
Photo showing a 'Bunkhouse' at Smeltersite (Alcan - Project), 1950-1960s (construction period), the 'Bunkhouse' was named "The Vancouver Hotel".
Subject Access
Smeltersite
Bunkhouses
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

John Constantine Photo Album

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description12039
Part Of
John Constantine Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1953-1954
Accession Number
999.7
Scope and Content
Red photograph album with black pages, containing images of Kitimat construction in the early 1950's. Contents include -
Early Kingfisher Ave/Construction
Other street areas for home sites
Tote road
Minette Bay
Townsite Camp
Early Haisla Blvd/Construction
Early Lahakas Blvd/Construction
City Centre culverts
Early Albatross Ave/Construction
Flood on River Access Road
Bridge Construction and Damage
Flood in Townsite Camp
First Fifty Houses
Water Line Instalations
Altitude Valve Chamber Fire
Neighbourhood Centre Building Construction
Sewer Installations
Seow Grid
Driving Piles for Seow Grid - Minette Bay
White Truck on Fire
Smeltersite
Early Nalabila Blvd/Construction
Early Gyrfalcon Ave/Construction
Gully and Culvert
Ian Kennedy Panabode House
Kitamaat Village (distance)
Prototype Houses
Kitimat River
Butedale from Air
Water Main Work
Hullah Team vs. Hullah Staff
Anderson Creek Falls
Early Partridge and Plover Streets
Bear in Construction Zone/Getting Fed
Sewer Outfall and Construction
Slide from Albatross
Sandhill (distance)
Slide on Lahakas Blvd
K550 Houses
Pump Houses Water Supply
Interior of Chlorinator House
Kitimat and Smelter Aerials
Various of Kitimat Construction and development Photos
Part Of
John Constantine Collection
Creator
John Constantine
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
999.7
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1953-1954
Physical Description
1 photograph album
History / Biographical
John Constantine was a civil engineer involved in housing construction in Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by daughter, Judy Bachynsky
Scope and Content
Red photograph album with black pages, containing images of Kitimat construction in the early 1950's. Contents include -
Early Kingfisher Ave/Construction
Other street areas for home sites
Tote road
Minette Bay
Townsite Camp
Early Haisla Blvd/Construction
Early Lahakas Blvd/Construction
City Centre culverts
Early Albatross Ave/Construction
Flood on River Access Road
Bridge Construction and Damage
Flood in Townsite Camp
First Fifty Houses
Water Line Instalations
Altitude Valve Chamber Fire
Neighbourhood Centre Building Construction
Sewer Installations
Seow Grid
Driving Piles for Seow Grid - Minette Bay
White Truck on Fire
Smeltersite
Early Nalabila Blvd/Construction
Early Gyrfalcon Ave/Construction
Gully and Culvert
Ian Kennedy Panabode House
Kitamaat Village (distance)
Prototype Houses
Kitimat River
Butedale from Air
Water Main Work
Hullah Team vs. Hullah Staff
Anderson Creek Falls
Early Partridge and Plover Streets
Bear in Construction Zone/Getting Fed
Sewer Outfall and Construction
Slide from Albatross
Sandhill (distance)
Slide on Lahakas Blvd
K550 Houses
Pump Houses Water Supply
Interior of Chlorinator House
Kitimat and Smelter Aerials
Various of Kitimat Construction and development Photos
Name Access
Morris, Niki
Bachynsky, Judy
Constantine, John
Stretton Jim
Kennedy, Ian
MacNaughton, Dan
Molyneax, John
Hamilton, Ian
Cosco, Nick
Bergstrom, Ray
Gotteslig, P
Greenall, J
Subject Access
Hullah Construction
Minette Bay
Haisla Bridge
Anderson Creek
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Early Kitimat
Streets
Storage Location
Archives Bay 2 Top Box 41
Part Of
Frank Diersen Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.1955]
Accession Number
2009.1.13
Scope and Content
Photograph of Smeltersite, bunkhouses at left, Smelter at right.
Part Of
Frank Diersen Collection
Creator
Frank Diersen
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2009.1.13
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.1955]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Smeltersite, bunkhouses at left, Smelter at right.
Subject Access
Smeltersite
Bunkhouses
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Storage Location
Photograph storage

John McLachlan's Alcan employment documents

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36727
Part Of
Jean Lunny Collection
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1953-1956
Accession Number
2018.2
Scope and Content
Photocopied documents relating to John McLachlan's employment with Alcan. 1) Letter of employment, G. W. Whitehead (Alcan) to John McLachlan, offering position as Draughtsman in Kitimat. April 10th 1953 2) Letter of acceptance, John McLachlan to G.W. Whitehead. April 11th 1953 3) Alcan Personnel Department introduction form, to Mr. G. T. Malby, Resident Engineer, May 13th 1953 4) Invitation to join Retirement Income and Life Insurance Plan, Ian Maclean to John McLachlan, June 23rd 1954. 5) Account of duties as Senior Draughtsman, John McLachlan to W. H. Sparks, September 11th 1956.
Part Of
Jean Lunny Collection
Creator
John McLachlan
Alcan
Description Level
File
Accession Number
2018.2
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1953-1956
Physical Description
<1 cm textual records
History / Biographical
John McLachlan arrived in Kitimat in 1953 as a 23-year-old immigrant and went on to work at Alcan's Property Engineering Department for almost 40 years. He started out as a land surveyor and cartographer in the town's early years and ended his career as a Senior Legal Draftsmen.
Custodial History
Donated by Jean Lunny, January 12th 2018
Scope and Content
Photocopied documents relating to John McLachlan's employment with Alcan. 1) Letter of employment, G. W. Whitehead (Alcan) to John McLachlan, offering position as Draughtsman in Kitimat. April 10th 1953 2) Letter of acceptance, John McLachlan to G.W. Whitehead. April 11th 1953 3) Alcan Personnel Department introduction form, to Mr. G. T. Malby, Resident Engineer, May 13th 1953 4) Invitation to join Retirement Income and Life Insurance Plan, Ian Maclean to John McLachlan, June 23rd 1954. 5) Account of duties as Senior Draughtsman, John McLachlan to W. H. Sparks, September 11th 1956.
Name Access
McLachlan, John
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Smelter
Storage Location
Curator's office
Part Of
Neville Anthony Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1949
Accession Number
1981.27.29
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gov't and Services ; Provincial ; Land Survey ; McMinn Survey ; 1949 ; Structures ; Temporary ; Camp, Survey
Part Of
Neville Anthony Collection
Creator
Tirrul-Jones, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1981.27.29
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1949
Physical Description
1 Photograph print : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gov't and Services ; Provincial ; Land Survey ; McMinn Survey ; 1949 ; Structures ; Temporary ; Camp, Survey
Name Access
Anthony, Neville
Tirrul-Jones, James
McMinn
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.

Alcan Smeltersite Bunkhouses

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description24585
Part Of
Jennings-Giles fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Accession Number
2012.9.22
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alcan Smelter Bunkhouses
Part Of
Jennings-Giles fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2012.9.22
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 6.3 cm x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alcan Smelter Bunkhouses
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Bunkhouses
Storage Location
Photograph Storage

Panorama Picture of the Bunkhouses

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description22450
Part Of
Gordon Lee Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953 - 1954]
Accession Number
2013.08.77
Scope and Content
Photograph of the bunkhoses (south), panorama picture ; trees and landscape in the background, road in the foregound. Pictures 1, 2 and 3.
Part Of
Gordon Lee Collection
Creator
Photographs by Gordon Lee
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2013.08.77
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953 - 1954]
Physical Description
3 b&w negatives
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gordon Lee donated to the museum by his daughter Michelle Simeoni.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the bunkhoses (south), panorama picture ; trees and landscape in the background, road in the foregound. Pictures 1, 2 and 3.
Notes
In a Kitimat Constructors envelope.
Name Access
Lee, Gordon
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Storage Location
Archives
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
73.3.3.35
Scope and Content
Photo showing Morrison-Knudsen Camp
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
73.3.3.35
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 8" x 10"
Scope and Content
Photo showing Morrison-Knudsen Camp
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project

Alcan Smeltersite Housing

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description24586
Part Of
Jennings-Giles fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Accession Number
2012.9.23
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alcan Smeltersite Housing
Part Of
Jennings-Giles fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2012.9.23
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 6.3 cm x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alcan Smeltersite Housing
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Housing
Storage Location
Photograph Storage

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