Photograph of unidentified Haisla students from the Kitamaat Village arriving at the Kitimat Wharf. Students were ferried across the Douglas Channel to attend school in Kitimat. Boat was used prior to the construction of a road in ca. 1965.
Photograph of unidentified Haisla students from the Kitamaat Village arriving at the Kitimat Wharf. Students were ferried across the Douglas Channel to attend school in Kitimat. Boat was used prior to the construction of a road in ca. 1965.
Kitimat's first opera, presented by the Canadian Opera Company, November 25, 1961. "Orpheus in the Underworld" was presented courtesy of a Canada Council Grant and the sponsorship of the Kitimat Concert Association.
Kitimat's first opera, presented by the Canadian Opera Company, November 25, 1961. "Orpheus in the Underworld" was presented courtesy of a Canada Council Grant and the sponsorship of the Kitimat Concert Association.
To the right of the totem pole is D. G. H. Stevenson, and to the left of it (from right to left) is Sammy Robinson, Sam Lindsay, Hubert Lange, and _____?. The Canadian and British Columbian flags are hanging in the background.
To the right of the totem pole is D. G. H. Stevenson, and to the left of it (from right to left) is Sammy Robinson, Sam Lindsay, Hubert Lange, and _____?. The Canadian and British Columbian flags are hanging in the background.
Image depicts an air mail envelope for Queen Charlotte Airlines.
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Title based on content of photograph. -- First air mail service was introduced by Queen Charlotte Airlines in 1952. Previously, mail was carried by the CP steamship Princess Norah. Queen Charlotte Airlines was purchased by Pacific Western Airlines in 1955. Hal Whiting Collection
Photo showing First Ice Hockey Rink built southeast of Nechako Centre by Municipal Staff Members. (L) Lynn Craig; (R) Kim Creed with sticks; (B/G) John Bush, Peter Springer, Nyl Creed, Judy Kreller, Sharon Sestrap, Anne Sheardown.
Northern Sentinel: Box #4: (A) Historical (1) District of Kitimat (a) Recreation - Ice Hockey Rink
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Photo showing First Ice Hockey Rink built southeast of Nechako Centre by Municipal Staff Members. (L) Lynn Craig; (R) Kim Creed with sticks; (B/G) John Bush, Peter Springer, Nyl Creed, Judy Kreller, Sharon Sestrap, Anne Sheardown.
Photo depicts First Burns Night in Anderson Creek Mess Hall at Smeltersite. One man plays the bagpipes while another follows with the haggis held high.
Photo depicts First Burns Night in Anderson Creek Mess Hall at Smeltersite. One man plays the bagpipes while another follows with the haggis held high.
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Title based on content of photograph. Ken & Joyce MacKinnon 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 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 H.R.H., Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip inspecting the first ingot poured at the new smelter in Kitimat. President R.E. Powell (right) and Manager A.W. Whitaker Jr. (left).
Photo depicts H.R.H., Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip inspecting the first ingot poured at the new smelter in Kitimat. President R.E. Powell (right) and Manager A.W. Whitaker Jr. (left).
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Title based on content of photograph. Alcan Collection
