Photograph of transmission line looking towards Kemano. Note 2600 camp on top of mountain at left. Large transmission towers are also on the left. Centre is a cleared area with stumps and logs. Cluster of trees standing trees on the right. Mountain in the background.
Kemano Timber Limited photos. The President and CEO was Ernest G. McCorkell.
Custodial History
Photos donated by James (Jim) Stewart.
Scope and Content
Photograph of transmission line looking towards Kemano. Note 2600 camp on top of mountain at left. Large transmission towers are also on the left. Centre is a cleared area with stumps and logs. Cluster of trees standing trees on the right. Mountain in the background.
Photograph of top of pass at camp 11 looking towards camp 5 at Kemano. There is a car parked on the top of the pass to the right. Mountain ranges in background.
Kemano Timber Limited photos. The President and CEO was Ernest G. McCorkell.
Custodial History
Photos donated by James (Jim) Stewart.
Scope and Content
Photograph of top of pass at camp 11 looking towards camp 5 at Kemano. There is a car parked on the top of the pass to the right. Mountain ranges in background.
Photograph of looking towards camp 5 from Horetzky Creek muck pile at Kemano. A vehicle is running on the road on the right. Creek is visible on the left. Mountains on either side and background.
Kemano Timber Limited photos. The President and CEO was Ernest G. McCorkell.
Custodial History
Photos donated by James (Jim) Stewart.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking towards camp 5 from Horetzky Creek muck pile at Kemano. A vehicle is running on the road on the right. Creek is visible on the left. Mountains on either side and background.
Photo depicts the dredge and dragline excavating the channel from the dock to deep water, a truck dumping gravel for the foundation blanket into the bottom of a dump scow. The view looks toward the construction site for the permanent wharf from the south dike of the graving dock, crew bunkhouses of Smeltersite in the background.
Photo depicts the dredge and dragline excavating the channel from the dock to deep water, a truck dumping gravel for the foundation blanket into the bottom of a dump scow. The view looks toward the construction site for the permanent wharf from the south dike of the graving dock, crew bunkhouses of Smeltersite in the background.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. BC-2-320. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.211
Photo depicts the permanent Kemano townsite at Camp No. 5. View is looking towards beach. Seen on the left are permanent homes for powerhouse staff. On the right are the temporary buildings known as quonset huts used during the construction years as crew quarters.
Photo depicts the permanent Kemano townsite at Camp No. 5. View is looking towards beach. Seen on the left are permanent homes for powerhouse staff. On the right are the temporary buildings known as quonset huts used during the construction years as crew quarters.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. 2KR-298. -- Permanent housing construction began in 1957. Alcan Collection
This item is part of a large collection of photographs from Prince Rupert Daily News that was first transfered to the Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives. Images pertaining to Kitimat/Kemano were subsequently transfered to our repository