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Part Of
Chester Steele fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2000.32.
Scope and Content
18 photographs of Kemano.
Part Of
Chester Steele fonds
Creator
Chester Steele
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2000.32.
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
13 photographs print : b&w ; 1 photograph print : sepia ; 7x10 1 photograph print : colour ; 10x15
Custodial History
Vancouver Island Regional Library
Scope and Content
18 photographs of Kemano.
Notes
Title based on content of fond.
Name Access
Steele, Chester
Subject Access
Kemano
Kemano Post Office
Kemano Powerhouse
kemano Wharf
Storage Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 3
Part Of
Christine Del Duca Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Accession Number
2011.3.24
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kemano Post Office
Part Of
Christine Del Duca Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2011.3.24
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 12.7 x 9 cm
Custodial History
Photographer Harry McGee. Donated by his daughter Christine Del Duca. Originally sent to DOK Mayor's Office.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kemano Post Office
Name Access
McGee, Harry
Subject Access
Kemano
Post Office
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Prince Rupert Daily News fonds.

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description14595
Part Of
Prince Rupert Daily News fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
17 Sept. 1991-26 Nov. 1992
Accession Number
2010.1
Scope and Content
The collection consists of photographs of the Alcan Smelter casting in Kitimat, power operations and residential areas in Kemano.
Part Of
Prince Rupert Daily News fonds
Creator
Prince Rupert Daily News
Description Level
Fonds
Item Number
12
Accession Number
2010.1
Responsibility
Prince Rupert Daily News
Date Range
17 Sept. 1991-26 Nov. 1992
Physical Description
12 photographs : b&w ; 20 x 25 cm
History / Biographical
The Prince Rupert Daily News is a community oriented newspaper that has been in continuous print for nearly one hundred years. With a proud tradition as the paper of record for Prince Rupert, BC since 1911, the Daily News is still going strong today. The newspaper provides their community and others with the latest information on local news, sports, and cultural activities around the area and important issues concerning Prince Rupert and the North Coast.
Custodial History
Stored at the Prince Rupert Daily News until the collection was transfered, as part of a larger collection, to the Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives. The part of the collection pertaining to Kitimat/Kemano was transfered to the Kitimat Museum & Archives in January of 2010.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of photographs of the Alcan Smelter casting in Kitimat, power operations and residential areas in Kemano.
Notes
Title based on content of the fond.
Name Access
Prince Rupert Daily News
Subject Access
Kemano
Powerhouses
Storage Location
Photograph Storage
Part Of
Christine Del Duca Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Accession Number
2011.3.6
Scope and Content
Photograph of men lined up in front of the Kemano Post Office. Royal Bank of Canada in background.
Part Of
Christine Del Duca Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2011.3.6
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 12.7 x 9 cm
Custodial History
Photographer Harry McGee. Donated by his daughter Christine Del Duca. Originally sent to DOK Mayor's Office.
Scope and Content
Photograph of men lined up in front of the Kemano Post Office. Royal Bank of Canada in background.
Name Access
McGee, Harry
Subject Access
Kemano
Kemano Post Office
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Lillianne Sands Collection

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28251
Part Of
Lillianne Sands Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2003.22
Scope and Content
Photographs of Kemano and Kitimat
Part Of
Lillianne Sands Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2003.22
Scope and Content
Photographs of Kemano and Kitimat
Name Access
Sands, Lillianne
Subject Access
Kitimat
Kemano
Part Of
June Coultan Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2005.14
Scope and Content
Collection of photos of Kemano, early townsite, and early Kitimat activities. There is also a greeting card and write-up included.
Part Of
June Coultan Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2005.14
Scope and Content
Collection of photos of Kemano, early townsite, and early Kitimat activities. There is also a greeting card and write-up included.
Notes
Cassette also included which is in the media cabinet.
Subject Access
Kemano
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
Bay 2 Shelf 5 Box 2
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
20 September 1951
Accession Number
73.3.9.3
Scope and Content
Photo showing camp number 5 from 1600'
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
73.3.9.3
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Alcan Photo
Date Range
20 September 1951
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 4" x 3"
Scope and Content
Photo showing camp number 5 from 1600'
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Kemano

Return Trip From Kemano by Helicopter

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28429
Part Of
Montserrat Gonzalez Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Jun 1990]
Accession Number
2017.44
Scope and Content
Slides from a return trip from Kemano to Kitimat by helicopter.
Part Of
Montserrat Gonzalez Collection
Creator
Montserrat Gonzalez
Description Level
Series
Series Number
9
Accession Number
2017.44
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Jun 1990]
Physical Description
16 Slides : color
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Montserrat Gonzalez in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Slides from a return trip from Kemano to Kitimat by helicopter.
Subject Access
Helicopter
Aerial
Scenery
Kitimat
Kemano
Storage Location
Curator's Office
Part Of
June Coultan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
75.37.6
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kemano Camp
Part Of
June Coultan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
75.37.6
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.3 x 7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kemano Camp
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Kemano
Structures
Geographic Access
Kemano
Storage Location
photograph storage

Power Transmission Lines Over Glacier

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28339
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Oct 1954]
Accession Number
72.6
Scope and Content
Photographs showing Kitimat as well as power transmission lines over a glacier at Kemano-Kildala.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
72.6
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Oct 1954]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints : b&w ; 9 x 12.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs showing Kitimat as well as power transmission lines over a glacier at Kemano-Kildala.
Notes
72.6.4E and 72.6.4F
Subject Access
Kemano
Kildala
Transmission line
Kitimat
Glacier
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Tent Camp after fire Destruction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description19761
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
Feb 1951
Accession Number
78.5.2
Scope and Content
Tent Camp after fire Destruction
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.5.2
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
Feb 1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.4 x 6.1 cm
Scope and Content
Tent Camp after fire Destruction
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Kemano
camp
Tent Camp
Structures
Geographic Access
Kemano
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
June Coultan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
75.37.9
Scope and Content
Kemano Pass Tent Camp
Part Of
June Coultan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
75.37.9
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 6.7 cm
Scope and Content
Kemano Pass Tent Camp
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Kemano
Structures
Residential
Tent Camp
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
June Coultan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
75.37.5
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Kemano camp
Part Of
June Coultan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
75.37.5
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 6.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Kemano camp
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Kemano
Structures
Temporary
Residential
Quonset Hut
Geographic Access
Kemano
Storage Location
photograph storage
Material Type
Virtual Exhibit
Description
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.
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Material Type
Virtual Exhibit
Description
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.
Images
Websites / Virtual Exhibits

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