Part Of

Kitimat Museum & Archives Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Date Range

1951-1954

Accession Number

2019.59

Scope and Content

Photo album (cover missing) and assorted loose photos of smelter construction in the 1950's with panoramas, unidentified navy ship, haisla bridge, smelter, Caisson dock. Photo album includes aerials, potline construction, worker accommodation, power operations construction, Haisla bridge, caisson dock, dredging, transportation, and sandhill.

Part Of

Betty Edwards fonds

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2014.9

Scope and Content

11 photos consisting of smeltersite, Haisla bridge construction, Delta King, and other early Kitimat content.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2017.13

Scope and Content

62 photos of early Alcan and construction

Part Of

Jim Freeman fonds

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2004.10

Scope and Content

30 black & white photographs-Alcan construction, caison fill, Haisla Bridge

Part Of

Art Coghlin fonds

Description Level

Fonds

Date Range

1951 -

Accession Number

2002.6

2002.7

2002.8

2019.80

Scope and Content

Fonds consists of 27 slides showing the construction of Alcan Wharf (Caisson Dock Construction) and Kitimat Bridge, 25 slides showing the contruction of Alcan Plant Area, 48 photographs of early construction, 38 slides of early construction. Includes a ruler, ashtray, pie plate and stationery folder.

Part Of

unknown donor

Description Level

Fonds

Date Range

ca.1952

Accession Number

2019.55

Scope and Content

Slides of Kitimat buildings: 9 slides of the Kitimat River bridge. 14 various slides of "Cyril Henderson, dwelling on albaross street, city manager, city centre, cormorant school. Nechako centre theatre/gardens, United Church, Arena" 5 slides of the Beach Hospital 1952, until new hospital on Haisla 8 slides of Flying in to Kemano winter + summer 15 slides of various slides: Delta King, original dock, sign of Kitimat, constructors smeltersite + permanent dock.

Part Of

Holisky Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Date Range

1950

Accession Number

2014.1

Scope and Content

48 Black and White photographs of Lake Tahtsa, early tunnel and dam construction

Part Of

Victor Young fonds

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2007.18

Scope and Content

Fond consists of 4 photographs of Kitimat construction.

Part Of

Molly Zimmerman fonds

Description Level

Fonds

Date Range

1950

Accession Number

2003.37.1-20

Scope and Content

Collection of photos consisting of Alcan, Smeltersite, Delta King, the sandhill, Kitimat River, Hirsch Creek bridge, Douglas Channel, and the wharf

Part Of

Bob Esson Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2005.16

Scope and Content

Collection of photos consisting of early Kitimat and construction, Alcan, and construction of Kitimat railway.

Part Of

Doug Craig Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

992.4

Scope and Content

40 photographs of various Kitimat locations, events, and nearby areas. 1950s townsite, Kitamaat Village, Lakelse mud slide, July 1st parade, Mt. Eliz. band members.

Part Of

Found in Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Date Range

1960

Accession Number

2017.14

Scope and Content

13 negatives and 13 photographs of homes and schools in Kitimat in 1960