Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
Scope and Content
Slide of BCIE boys at water storage tank area. Kitimat townsite.
4 May 1981
(8,18) Jun 1981
28 Aug 1981
(17,18,22) Jul 1981
3 Nov 1981
23 Mar 1982
Accession Number
2004.16
Scope and Content
Photographs showing transportation and installation of the different steel columns used in the distillation of methanol as well as other steel tanks such as the demineralized water tank, the desulfurized saturator, the high & low pressure flash drums, and the decarbonator.
4 May 1981
(8,18) Jun 1981
28 Aug 1981
(17,18,22) Jul 1981
3 Nov 1981
23 Mar 1982
Physical Description
20 photograph prints : color
13 photograph prints : b&w
24 negatives
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Max Patzelt.
Scope and Content
Photographs showing transportation and installation of the different steel columns used in the distillation of methanol as well as other steel tanks such as the demineralized water tank, the desulfurized saturator, the high & low pressure flash drums, and the decarbonator.
Notes
Roll 15-No8, 81-06-246, Roll 19-(No4A,No5A,No7A), Roll 28-No15, 81-07-(312,313,320,324,327,331,335,340,344,346,348,349,355,358,361,364,377), Roll 26-(No18,No21,No22,No27), 81-11-(552,554,560), 82-03-(852,855)
Photograph of clearing for machine shop site and storage yard, Moore Creek camp in background, looking east. Wood and debris being burned in centre. Truck parked in foreground.
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
Photograph of clearing for machine shop site and storage yard, Moore Creek camp in background, looking east. Wood and debris being burned in centre. Truck parked in foreground.
Photo depicts workers excavating for the construction of the alumina storage building.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. BC-2-451. -- Sloping sides avoided cave-ins. -- Hal Whiting was Project Manager, Kitimat Constructors, for smelter and town construction. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.267