Photographs of graving dock - caissons are built in a huge hole and then floated out to a stationary position and sunk. This is then the base of the wharf. Photo shows construction area with framework, and people working in a pit.
Fred DeLory worked for Arvida P.Q. and was transferred to Kitimat at the beginning of 1952. He was the first town engineer.
Scope and Content
Photographs of graving dock - caissons are built in a huge hole and then floated out to a stationary position and sunk. This is then the base of the wharf. Photo shows construction area with framework, and people working in a pit.
Photograph of looking N.E. at storage building area of hydraulic fill showing west half of area filled to elavation 20 feet. Stripping sarted again in pond area at right centre.
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking N.E. at storage building area of hydraulic fill showing west half of area filled to elavation 20 feet. Stripping sarted again in pond area at right centre.
Photograph of aerial view looking north at the plant site, with H.M.C.S. Sioux at the wharf. Tide elevation is approximately 2.5 feet, and the extent of the dredge cut in the harbour can be clearly seen.
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking north at the plant site, with H.M.C.S. Sioux at the wharf. Tide elevation is approximately 2.5 feet, and the extent of the dredge cut in the harbour can be clearly seen.
Photograph of view looking southwest from a point north of Kitimat terminal wharf #1 showing hydraulic dredge "townsend" at left, and the wharf Kangaroo Crane being erected at extreme right.
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking southwest from a point north of Kitimat terminal wharf #1 showing hydraulic dredge "townsend" at left, and the wharf Kangaroo Crane being erected at extreme right.
Photograph of view of Kitimat terminal wharf #1 looking south from a point on conveyor gallery C1 showing the alumina handling plant, and rail being laid on the wharf deck.
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of view of Kitimat terminal wharf #1 looking south from a point on conveyor gallery C1 showing the alumina handling plant, and rail being laid on the wharf deck.