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An Aerial Of The Potlines At Alcan

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description7516
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[3 April 1980]
Accession Number
1998.1.7446
Scope and Content
The potlines are positioned in the middle of the photograph, with the other buildings on site located around the lines.
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Patzelt, Max
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.7446
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Max Patzelt
Date Range
[3 April 1980]
Physical Description
1 negative : b&w
Scope and Content
The potlines are positioned in the middle of the photograph, with the other buildings on site located around the lines.
Notes
Patzelt No. 7357
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Potlines

Aerial photo of Alcan Potlines

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description9382
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 13 June 1962]
Accession Number
1998.1.8359
Scope and Content
Aerial photo of the alcan potlines 1-4 and 7-8 at the alcan aluminum plant. Taken from the south looking north towards the city service centre.
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Patzelt, Max
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.8359
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 13 June 1962]
Physical Description
1 photograph and 1 negative : b&w
Scope and Content
Aerial photo of the alcan potlines 1-4 and 7-8 at the alcan aluminum plant. Taken from the south looking north towards the city service centre.
Notes
Old Accession No. 987.26.228 H
Subject Access
Aerial
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.

Alcan Potlines - Line 1 and 2

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description18899
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1969
Accession Number
77.6.2
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Pitline 1 and 2 of Alcan Smelter Site.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
Item
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
77.6.2
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1969
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Pitline 1 and 2 of Alcan Smelter Site.
Subject Access
Structures
Industries
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Storage Location
Photograph Storage
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
15 December 1953
Accession Number
985.65.428
Scope and Content
Photo showing general view of the site of Potlines #3 and 4 looking south east, Moore creek channel in foreground and dredge pipe discharging at left centre.
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Creator
Hal Whiting
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
985.65.428
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
15 December 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 21.5 x 28 cm
Scope and Content
Photo showing general view of the site of Potlines #3 and 4 looking south east, Moore creek channel in foreground and dredge pipe discharging at left centre.
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1950
Accession Number
985.65.412
Scope and Content
Photo showing potlines, conveyor being extended, construction buildings on the left, fill being brought in for higher elevation for future buildings.
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Creator
Hal Whiting
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
985.65.412
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1950
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 21.5 x 28 cm
Scope and Content
Photo showing potlines, conveyor being extended, construction buildings on the left, fill being brought in for higher elevation for future buildings.
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
13 August 1953
Accession Number
985.65.279
Scope and Content
Photo showing potlines #1 and #2 looking south from Carbon Paste Plant showing progress of Alumina Storage Bins.
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Creator
Hal Whiting
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
985.65.279
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
13 August 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 21.5 x 28 cm
Scope and Content
Photo showing potlines #1 and #2 looking south from Carbon Paste Plant showing progress of Alumina Storage Bins.
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1950
Accession Number
985.65.403
Scope and Content
Photo showing outside of the potlines, overhead conveyors and inside storage area.
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Creator
Hal Whiting
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
985.65.403
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1950
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 21.5 x 28 cm
Scope and Content
Photo showing outside of the potlines, overhead conveyors and inside storage area.
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
18 June 1953
Accession Number
985.65.248
Scope and Content
Photo showing stripping operations for Potlines 3 and 4 looking west, with Boyle's Brothers Drill in left foreground.
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Creator
Hal Whiting
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
985.65.248
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
18 June 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 21.5 x 28 cm
Scope and Content
Photo showing stripping operations for Potlines 3 and 4 looking west, with Boyle's Brothers Drill in left foreground.
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 20 Sept 1962]
Accession Number
1998.1.8413
Scope and Content
View of the Alcan office building under construction.
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Patzelt, Max
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.8413
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 20 Sept 1962]
Physical Description
1 photograph and 1 negative : b&w
Scope and Content
View of the Alcan office building under construction.
Notes
Old Accession No. 987.26.294
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project

Alcan Facility Buildings

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description29828
Part Of
Art Coghlin Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Accession Number
2019.80.13
Scope and Content
Alcan Facility Buildings
Part Of
Art Coghlin Fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2019.80.13
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Physical Description
1 slide : color ; 2 x 2 cm
Scope and Content
Alcan Facility Buildings
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Accession Number
1998.1.8225
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power truck. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Patzelt, Max
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.8225
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 1 slide : col. ; 1 negative : b&w
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power truck. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
Notes
Patzelt #359
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Accession Number
1998.1.8226
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power trucks. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Patzelt, Max
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.8226
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 1 slide : col. ; 1 negative : b&w
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power trucks. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
Notes
Patzelt #359
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Accession Number
1998.1.8227
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power trucks. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Patzelt, Max
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.8227
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 1 slide: col. ; 1 negative : b&w
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power trucks. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
Notes
Patzelt #359
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Accession Number
1998.1.8228
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power trucks. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Patzelt, Max
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.8228
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w, 1 slide : col. ; 1 negative : b&w
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power trucks. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
Notes
Patzelt #359
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Accession Number
1998.1.8229
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power trucks. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Patzelt, Max
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.8229
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 1 slide: b&w ; 1 negative : b&w
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power trucks. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
Notes
Patzelt #359
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project

Alcan - Aluminum Smelter Aerials

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Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1979] - 23 Jul 1984
Accession Number
2004.16
Scope and Content
Negatives showing aerial images of the Alcan aluminum smelter from different distances and angles.
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Max Patzelt
Description Level
Series
Series Number
3
Accession Number
2004.16
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1979] - 23 Jul 1984
Physical Description
23 negatives 4 photograph prints : color
Custodial History
Negatives created by Max Patzelt.
Scope and Content
Negatives showing aerial images of the Alcan aluminum smelter from different distances and angles.
Notes
79-194, 79-176, 79-173, 79-172, 79-149, 79-148, 79-144, 79-140, 79-139, 79-31, 79-4, 0019, 0020, 0029, 0056, 0064, 81-175, 83-04-407, 83-08-422, 83-08-430, 83-08-440, 83-08-449, 84-07-541
Subject Access
Kitimat Arm
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Aerial
Smelter
Storage Location
Negative Storage
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
78.5.8
Scope and Content
Kemano 1952. Alcan personnel office, first aid building, bunkhouses, and the road Main Portal in 1952.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.5.8
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 12.7 cm
Scope and Content
Kemano 1952. Alcan personnel office, first aid building, bunkhouses, and the road Main Portal in 1952.
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Structures
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Bunkhouses
First Aid
Geographic Access
Kemano
Storage Location
photograph storage

John McLachlan's Alcan employment documents

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36727
Part Of
Jean Lunny Collection
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1953-1956
Accession Number
2018.2
Scope and Content
Photocopied documents relating to John McLachlan's employment with Alcan. 1) Letter of employment, G. W. Whitehead (Alcan) to John McLachlan, offering position as Draughtsman in Kitimat. April 10th 1953 2) Letter of acceptance, John McLachlan to G.W. Whitehead. April 11th 1953 3) Alcan Personnel Department introduction form, to Mr. G. T. Malby, Resident Engineer, May 13th 1953 4) Invitation to join Retirement Income and Life Insurance Plan, Ian Maclean to John McLachlan, June 23rd 1954. 5) Account of duties as Senior Draughtsman, John McLachlan to W. H. Sparks, September 11th 1956.
Part Of
Jean Lunny Collection
Creator
John McLachlan
Alcan
Description Level
File
Accession Number
2018.2
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1953-1956
Physical Description
<1 cm textual records
History / Biographical
John McLachlan arrived in Kitimat in 1953 as a 23-year-old immigrant and went on to work at Alcan's Property Engineering Department for almost 40 years. He started out as a land surveyor and cartographer in the town's early years and ended his career as a Senior Legal Draftsmen.
Custodial History
Donated by Jean Lunny, January 12th 2018
Scope and Content
Photocopied documents relating to John McLachlan's employment with Alcan. 1) Letter of employment, G. W. Whitehead (Alcan) to John McLachlan, offering position as Draughtsman in Kitimat. April 10th 1953 2) Letter of acceptance, John McLachlan to G.W. Whitehead. April 11th 1953 3) Alcan Personnel Department introduction form, to Mr. G. T. Malby, Resident Engineer, May 13th 1953 4) Invitation to join Retirement Income and Life Insurance Plan, Ian Maclean to John McLachlan, June 23rd 1954. 5) Account of duties as Senior Draughtsman, John McLachlan to W. H. Sparks, September 11th 1956.
Name Access
McLachlan, John
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Smelter
Storage Location
Curator's office
Part Of
Byron Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
September 1954
Accession Number
72.6.4g
Scope and Content
Photo showing aerial view of Alcan Loading Dock
Part Of
Byron Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
72.6.4g
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Mrs. L. Byron
Date Range
September 1954
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 4" x 2"
Scope and Content
Photo showing aerial view of Alcan Loading Dock
Subject Access
Aerial
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Business
Industries
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Photograph storage
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
29 December 1953
Accession Number
985.65.414
Scope and Content
Photo showing potline centre passageway looking south from passageway, building number 137.
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Creator
Hal Whiting
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
985.65.414
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
29 December 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 21.5 x 28 cm
Scope and Content
Photo showing potline centre passageway looking south from passageway, building number 137.
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.

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