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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a black bear hanging onto the passenger side door of a survey truck.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
196
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Photographed by Fred Ryan.
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a black bear hanging onto the passenger side door of a survey truck.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Northern Sentinel Press Collection. Published Thursday, September 2, 1954. Caption: "SOME BEARS don't drive, we're told. This friendly fellow, so the story goes, offered to drive Alcan photographer Fred Ryan back to his dark room to see his picture processed. Shot was taken near newly erected Anderson Creek railway bridge, while Fred was taking progress pictures."
Images

Fire Truck and Personnel

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description18672
Part Of
James Tirrul-Jones Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1956
Accession Number
982.101.8
Scope and Content
Photo showing regular and volunteer personnel and firefighters in front of the Kitimat Fire Hall.
Part Of
James Tirrul-Jones Collection
Creator
James Tirrul-Jones
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
982.101.8
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1956
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 19.5 cm
Custodial History
Kitimat Fire Department loaned photos for copying.
Scope and Content
Photo showing regular and volunteer personnel and firefighters in front of the Kitimat Fire Hall.
Notes
R39-10a
Subject Access
Fire Department
Images

Truck on Horetzky Valley Road

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description40
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1951
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a an International truck heading to Horetzky Creek Camp on the Horetzky Valley Road.
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Description Level
Item
Item Number
34
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Photographed by the International Harvester Company, manufacturers of construction equipment purchased for the Project.
Date Range
ca. 1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a an International truck heading to Horetzky Creek Camp on the Horetzky Valley Road.
Notes
Morrison-Knudsen Company had several roads such as this one, constructed to get workers and equipment to the various work sites for tunnel construction. 985.65.80
Subject Access
Tunnels
Camps
Images

Bill Frahler's truck and family

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description176
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Scope and Content
Photo depicts Electrician Bill Frahler's family standing beside his truck. Johnson-Crooks houses under construction in Nechako Neighbourhood are in the background.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Item Number
170
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Bill Frahler
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
Photo depicts Electrician Bill Frahler's family standing beside his truck. Johnson-Crooks houses under construction in Nechako Neighbourhood are in the background.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- "Alva and the Boys", Slide No. 95 -- Bill Frahler wired over 2,000 temporary construction and permanent homes between 1954 and 1958, first working for Johnson-Crooks and then Straits Construction. Bill Frahler Collection 2003.32
Name Access
Frahler, Bill
Subject Access
Towns
Images

Truck on Horetzky Valley Road

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28714
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1951
Scope and Content
Photo depicts an International truck heading to Horetzky Creek Camp on the Horetzky Valley Road.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
34
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Photographed by the International Harvester Company, manufacturers of construction equipment purchased for the Project.
Date Range
ca. 1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts an International truck heading to Horetzky Creek Camp on the Horetzky Valley Road.
Notes
Morrison-Knudsen Company had several roads such as this one, constructed to get workers and equipment to the various work sites for tunnel construction. 985.65.80
Subject Access
Tunnels
Camps
Images

International L-190 concrete truck fleet

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description143
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Scope and Content
Photo depicts seven International L-190 trucks, complete with Jaeger ready-mix concrete machines. These trucks were the first installment of a large fleet at Kitimat.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Creator
International Harvester Company
Description Level
Item
Item Number
137
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts seven International L-190 trucks, complete with Jaeger ready-mix concrete machines. These trucks were the first installment of a large fleet at Kitimat.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- International Harvester Company No. C 6101. -- Photographed by the International Harvester Company, manufacturers of construction equipment purchased for the Project. -- In early July these trucks were waiting for the completion of the batching plant installation. The trucks carried concrete directly to the new smelter in the townsite and assisted in all other town and smelter construction. -- The batch plant was located at "Gravel Mountain" - the sandhill. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.107
Subject Access
Smelters
Images

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