Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a forman D-shift for Alcan. He married Anna in 1959. Alice and her sister Claudia were born in Kitimat and the family lived here until 1969, at which time they returned to Germany.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the July 1st parade showing a close up of a float with aluminum ingots and a white and red Canada 100 structure with dates 1867-1967.
Thank-you card to donors of the first Aluminum City Telethon, 1980. Front cover has an b&w image of a man and two women standing on stage with an ACT donation bucket and the text "We did it! Thanks to you..." Inside has signatures from ACT commitee members. Card is unfolded.
Thank-you card to donors of the first Aluminum City Telethon, 1980. Front cover has an b&w image of a man and two women standing on stage with an ACT donation bucket and the text "We did it! Thanks to you..." Inside has signatures from ACT commitee members. Card is unfolded.
Three thank-you cards to donors of the first Aluminum City Telethon, 1980. Exterior is silver, with a b&w picture of women dancing on stage above the word "THANKS..." Inside has signatures from ACT commitee members (two cards have all 5 signatures while one only has 2). Cards are unfolded.
Three thank-you cards to donors of the first Aluminum City Telethon, 1980. Exterior is silver, with a b&w picture of women dancing on stage above the word "THANKS..." Inside has signatures from ACT commitee members (two cards have all 5 signatures while one only has 2). Cards are unfolded.
Photograph of aluminum foil wrapped beetle cars at the July 1st parade. Car in front has Kitimat flags on front, and car behind has a Canada flag. All cars have signs on roofs. Oceanview Apartments in background.
Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a forman D-shift for Alcan. He married Anna in 1959. Alice and her sister Claudia were born in Kitimat and the family lived here until 1969, at which time they returned to Germany.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aluminum foil wrapped beetle cars at the July 1st parade. Car in front has Kitimat flags on front, and car behind has a Canada flag. All cars have signs on roofs. Oceanview Apartments in background.
Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a forman D-shift for Alcan. He married Anna in 1959. Alice and her sister Claudia were born in Kitimat and the family lived here until 1969, at which time they returned to Germany.
Scope and Content
Photograph of sign reading "Kitimat The Aluminum Centre of British Columbia Welcomes You".
1 film reel of 'The Kitimat Story'. In a large, brown film box. Heavy. Box has old labels on it. One peeled off, and the other is a label from Canadian National Express. Under that is embossed label saying "Made in USA", Top there is hand written text that reads "J.E. Mitchell Kitimat". There is also a DVD included with copy of the footage.
Originally owned by Donald R.C. Morris. Donated by Patricia Morris.
Scope and Content
1 film reel of 'The Kitimat Story'. In a large, brown film box. Heavy. Box has old labels on it. One peeled off, and the other is a label from Canadian National Express. Under that is embossed label saying "Made in USA", Top there is hand written text that reads "J.E. Mitchell Kitimat". There is also a DVD included with copy of the footage.
Notes
Note on DVD says that it is "Alcan Builds in Kitimat", but comparing to our own footage, the proper title is 'The Kitimat Story'.
