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Hudson's Bay Co. Store at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27569
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Accession Number
73.20
Scope and Content
Kitimat's first department store.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
73.20
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Physical Description
5 photographs: colour
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Kitimat's first department store.
Notes
73.20.3.a
Subject Access
Hudsons Bay Company
Stores
Kitimat
Smeltersite
Northern Sentinel
Storage Location
Curator's Office

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

View of City Centre and Hudson's Bay Building

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36332
Part Of
Alice Dicker Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1955 and 1959]
Accession Number
2018.18.16
Scope and Content
Photograph of view of City Centre and Hudson's Bay building. Houses and Kildala School in background.
Part Of
Alice Dicker Collection
Creator
Alice Dicker
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2018.18.16
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1955 and 1959]
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 10 x 13.5cm
History / Biographical
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 view of City Centre and Hudson's Bay building. Houses and Kildala School in background.
Storage Location
Photograph Storage

Lower City Centre Mall and Hudson's Bay Company Building

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36328
Part Of
Alice Dicker Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1955 and 1959]
Accession Number
2018.18.12
Scope and Content
Photograph of lower City Centre Mall and the Hudson's Bay Company building. Some cars are parked in front of the mall in the lower parking lot. Albatross homes visible on hill in background.
Part Of
Alice Dicker Collection
Creator
Alice Dicker
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2018.18.12
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1955 and 1959]
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 10 x 13.5cm
History / Biographical
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 lower City Centre Mall and the Hudson's Bay Company building. Some cars are parked in front of the mall in the lower parking lot. Albatross homes visible on hill in background.
Storage Location
Photograph Storage
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951-1952
Accession Number
2022.22.163
Scope and Content
Black covered book titled "Kitimat Townsite Report". No. A-33 Mr. J.E. Dudley. Contains info about early Kitimat and planning. Inside front cover are some loose pages with town plans.
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.22.163
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951-1952
Physical Description
1 report book
History / Biographical
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Black covered book titled "Kitimat Townsite Report". No. A-33 Mr. J.E. Dudley. Contains info about early Kitimat and planning. Inside front cover are some loose pages with town plans.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Kitimat Project
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 21
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 - 30 Aug 1955
Accession Number
2020.1.10
Scope and Content
Photograph showing housing for the Alcan Smeltersite
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.1.10
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 - 30 Aug 1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm 1 negetive : b&w ; 12.8 x 6.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing housing for the Alcan Smeltersite
Subject Access
Housing
Smeltersite
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Geographic Access
Alcan Smelter
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2002.44.28
Scope and Content
Photograph of Hudson's Bay Store, smeltersite.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.28
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of Hudson's Bay Store, smeltersite.
Part Of
Malcolm Orsted Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2003.8.32
Scope and Content
Photograph of Hudson's Bay co + camp site next to Alcan.
Part Of
Malcolm Orsted Collection
Creator
Malcolm Orsted
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.8.32
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 3.5 in
History / Biographical
Malcolm Orsted arrived in Terrace BC in 1955 to work for the CNR as an assistant agent. In 1956 he started to work in Alcan.
Custodial History
Malcolm Orsted
Scope and Content
Photograph of Hudson's Bay co + camp site next to Alcan.

Onorio Iacobelli Near Road Construction and Drainage Culverts in Kemano

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35199
Part Of
Onorio Iacobelli Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1955
Accession Number
2022.9.1
Scope and Content
Photograph of Onorio Angelo Iacobelli in Kemano sometime between 1952 and 1955. He is standing high up near possible road construction. He has one leg up on a stump. Drainage culverts visible a bit below him on the mountainside. Beyond that is a steep slope. Forest, valley, and mountains visible behind.
Part Of
Onorio Iacobelli Fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.9.1
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1955
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.5cm
History / Biographical
Onorio Iacobelli worked in Kemano.
Custodial History
Donated by Onorio Iacobelli's granddaughter, Francesca Iacobelli.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Onorio Angelo Iacobelli in Kemano sometime between 1952 and 1955. He is standing high up near possible road construction. He has one leg up on a stump. Drainage culverts visible a bit below him on the mountainside. Beyond that is a steep slope. Forest, valley, and mountains visible behind.
Name Access
Iacobelli, Onorio Angelo
Subject Access
Kemano
Construction
Mountain
Storage Location
photograph storage

Hudson's Bay Smeltersite Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30423
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2002.44.50
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of Hudson's Bay building at smeltersite.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.50
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of Hudson's Bay building at smeltersite.

Exterior of the Hudson's Bay Company

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description208
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
2000.23.40
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the exterior of the Hudson's Bay Trading Company building at Smeltersite
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
202
Accession Number
2000.23.40
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the exterior of the Hudson's Bay Trading Company building at Smeltersite
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Ken & Joyce MacKinnon Collection
Subject Access
Stores
Storage Location
Curator Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 15
Images

Hudson's Bay Company store in winter

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36652
Part Of
Maria Knight Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[1956-early 1960s]
Accession Number
2023.38.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Hudson's Bay Company store in Kitimat City Centre, likely during the late 1950s or early 1960s. There is a large snowdrift in front of the building, and two cars parked in the foreground.
Part Of
Maria Knight Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2023.38.5
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[1956-early 1960s]
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour : 9x9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Hudson's Bay Company store in Kitimat City Centre, likely during the late 1950s or early 1960s. There is a large snowdrift in front of the building, and two cars parked in the foreground.
Geographic Access
City Centre
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Photobook of Early Kitimat and Alcan Smelter

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35205
Part Of
Lydia Strecheniuk Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
2022.14.7
Scope and Content
Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.
Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.
Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.
Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.
Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.
Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.
Part Of
Lydia Strecheniuk Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2022.14.7
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph print : 9x9cm ; colour
Custodial History
Donated by Carol Larson. Originally belonged to her mother, Lydia Strecheniuk.
Scope and Content
Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.
Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.
Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.
Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.
Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.
Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.
Subject Access
Townsite
Mount Elizabeth
Sand Hill
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage

Floor Plan for the Hudson's Bay Company Store

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description11318
Part Of
Hudson's Bay Company Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1985
Accession Number
985.44
Part Of
Hudson's Bay Company Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
985.44
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1985
Physical Description
1 plan : 29.5 x 23.5 in
Notes
Floor plan created for the Kitimat Hudson's Bay store. The Hudson's Bay Company operated in Kitimat - first at Smeltersite, then in City Centre - since August 18, 1952. The City Centre store opened on December 12, 1956 and closed on June 15, 1985.
Storage Location
Map Cabinet Drawer 8

Century House, City Centre

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description259
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1959
Accession Number
78.11.126
Scope and Content
Aerial of Kitimat's office building in the downtown area. The Royal Bank of Canada occupied the main floor, and Property and Power Operations for the Aluminum Company of Canada occupied an upper floor. Kildala Neighbourhood is shown in the background.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
253
Accession Number
78.11.126
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1959
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w 1 negative : b&w ; 6x7.5cm
Scope and Content
Aerial of Kitimat's office building in the downtown area. The Royal Bank of Canada occupied the main floor, and Property and Power Operations for the Aluminum Company of Canada occupied an upper floor. Kildala Neighbourhood is shown in the background.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Alcan Collection. Negative found in 2014.14 collection.
Subject Access
commerce
Images

Civic Center Destroyed by Fire

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description29803
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[February 3, 1955]
Accession Number
2005.8.8657
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Terrace's Civic Center up in flames.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8657
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[February 3, 1955]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 18 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Terrace's Civic Center up in flames.
Notes
Estimated $250,000 in damage

Sugmas & Pouring Floor Slabs for First Houses in Townsite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27564
Part Of
James Tirrul-Jones Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953 & Apr 1972]
Accession Number
984.61
Scope and Content
Photographs of Sumgas (Apr 1972) & pouring floor slabs for 1st houses in townsite (1953).
Part Of
James Tirrul-Jones Collection
Creator
James Tirrul-Jones
Description Level
Series
Series Number
50
Accession Number
984.61
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953 & Apr 1972]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints : b&w ; 21 x 25cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by James Tirrul-Jones in his role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of Sumgas (Apr 1972) & pouring floor slabs for 1st houses in townsite (1953).
Notes
984.61.27 and 984.61.121 : No R Numbers
Subject Access
sumgaas
Sumgas
Kitimat
Townsite
Construction
Storage Location
Curator's Office

City Centre Stores and Parking Lot

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36325
Part Of
Alice Dicker Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1955 and 1959]
Accession Number
2018.18.9
Scope and Content
Photograph of City Centre stores and parking lot with cars. Cars are in the foreground, and stores are behind. Visible stores include Erwin Jeweller, William J. Stone Men's Wear, and Nishi's Shop.
Part Of
Alice Dicker Collection
Creator
Alice Dicker
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2018.18.9
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1955 and 1959]
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 10 x 13.5cm
History / Biographical
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 City Centre stores and parking lot with cars. Cars are in the foreground, and stores are behind. Visible stores include Erwin Jeweller, William J. Stone Men's Wear, and Nishi's Shop.
Storage Location
Photograph Storage

View of City Centre and Kildala Neighbourhood

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36348
Part Of
Alice Dicker Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1955 and 1959]
Accession Number
2018.18.32
Scope and Content
Photograph of view of City Centre and Kildala neighbourhood.
Part Of
Alice Dicker Collection
Creator
Alice Dicker
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2018.18.32
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1955 and 1959]
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 10 x 13.5cm
History / Biographical
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 view of City Centre and Kildala neighbourhood.
Storage Location
Photograph Storage

Fallen Hemlock Log North of Service Center

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description13931
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
73.3.4.3
Scope and Content
Six-food hemlock log fallen north of service centre on CNR right of way. 1953.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
73.3.4.3
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 Photograph : b&w ; 24 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Six-food hemlock log fallen north of service centre on CNR right of way. 1953.

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