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
Photograph of mountain side, three muck cars pulled by a mining locomotive on rail tracks. Bottom of photo has large black bear squating on the side of the tracks, defecating.
Photographer Harry McGee. Donated by his daughter Christine Del Duca. Originally sent to DOK Mayor's Office.
Scope and Content
Photograph of mountain side, three muck cars pulled by a mining locomotive on rail tracks. Bottom of photo has large black bear squating on the side of the tracks, defecating.
Photo depicts a month's supply of powdered milk inside the dairy at Camp No. 5, Kemano. Two dairy workers are lifting a barrel to stack it onto another.
Photo depicts a month's supply of powdered milk inside the dairy at Camp No. 5, Kemano. Two dairy workers are lifting a barrel to stack it onto another.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-651.
Photo depicts a month's supply of powdered milk inside the dairy at Camp No. 5, Kemano. Two dairy workers are lifting a barrel to stack it onto another.
Photo depicts a month's supply of powdered milk inside the dairy at Camp No. 5, Kemano. Two dairy workers are lifting a barrel to stack it onto another.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-651.
Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.
Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.