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Delta King at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36210
Part Of
Terry Poirier Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1959
Accession Number
2015.114.3
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Delta King viewed from the front at smeltersite. On the left further back are bunkhouses. There is a beach in the foreground with people in swimwear. Some people are in the water.
Part Of
Terry Poirier Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2015.114.3
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1959
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Delta King viewed from the front at smeltersite. On the left further back are bunkhouses. There is a beach in the foreground with people in swimwear. Some people are in the water.
Subject Access
Smeltersite
Delta King
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Smeltersite, Smelter Wharf

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description29788
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 - 30 Aug 1955
Accession Number
2020.1.6
Scope and Content
Smeltersite, smelter wharf in background, Rivtow wharf in forground.
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.1.6
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 - 30 Aug 1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.8 x 8.8 cm 1 negative : b&w ; 13.4 x 6.3 cm
Scope and Content
Smeltersite, smelter wharf in background, Rivtow wharf in forground.
Subject Access
Wharf
Geographic Access
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage

Photobook of Early Kitimat and Alcan Smelter

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35205
Part Of
Lydia Strecheniuk Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
2022.14.7
Scope and Content
Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.
Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.
Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.
Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.
Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.
Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.
Part Of
Lydia Strecheniuk Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2022.14.7
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph print : 9x9cm ; colour
Custodial History
Donated by Carol Larson. Originally belonged to her mother, Lydia Strecheniuk.
Scope and Content
Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.
Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.
Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.
Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.
Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.
Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.
Subject Access
Townsite
Mount Elizabeth
Sand Hill
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage

Bathers at Hospital Beach

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description196
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Scope and Content
Photo depicts bathers at Kitimat's "Hospital Beach", the Delta King bunkhouse and crew bunkhouses in the background and across the water of Tarte Bay.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
190
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts bathers at Kitimat's "Hospital Beach", the Delta King bunkhouse and crew bunkhouses in the background and across the water of Tarte Bay.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. School District No. 80 Collection
Images

Cars Parked in Front of a Kitimat Camp

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36355
Part Of
Alice Dicker Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1955 and 1959]
Accession Number
2018.18.39
Scope and Content
Photograph of cars parked in front of a Kitimat camp. Albatross homes on hill in background.
Part Of
Alice Dicker Collection
Creator
Alice Dicker
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2018.18.39
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1955 and 1959]
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 10 x 13.5cm
History / Biographical
Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a foreman D-shift for Alcan. He married Anna in 1959. Alice and her sister Claudia were born in Kitimat and the family lived here until 1969, at which time they returned to Germany.
Scope and Content
Photograph of cars parked in front of a Kitimat camp. Albatross homes on hill in background.
Storage Location
Photograph Storage

Temporary hospital at Alcan Beach

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description203
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
77.68.3
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the temporary hospital constructed on the beach at Smeltersite.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
197
Accession Number
77.68.3
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the temporary hospital constructed on the beach at Smeltersite.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Kitimat General Hospital Collection
Subject Access
Hospitals
Construction of Buildings
Images
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 - 30 Aug 1955
Accession Number
2020.1.10
Scope and Content
Photograph showing housing for the Alcan Smeltersite
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.1.10
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 - 30 Aug 1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm 1 negetive : b&w ; 12.8 x 6.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing housing for the Alcan Smeltersite
Subject Access
Housing
Smeltersite
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Geographic Access
Alcan Smelter
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage

Aerial View of the Kitimat River Bridge Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description13891
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
78.11.48
Scope and Content
Aerial view of the Kitimat River Bridge site looking south showing falsework for steel erection. The building at lower left is the Club House of the Kitimat Rod and Gun Club.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.11.48
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Aerial view of the Kitimat River Bridge site looking south showing falsework for steel erection. The building at lower left is the Club House of the Kitimat Rod and Gun Club.
Notes
BC-2-494
Part Of
Chester Steele Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1953
Accession Number
2000.32.18
Scope and Content
Photograph of camp 5 main camp at Kemano.
Part Of
Chester Steele Collection
Creator
Chester Steele
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.32.18
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 5 x 7 in
Scope and Content
Photograph of camp 5 main camp at Kemano.
Part Of
Chester Steele Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1953
Accession Number
2000.32.16
Scope and Content
Photograph of camp 5 at night at Kemano.
Part Of
Chester Steele Collection
Creator
Chester Steele
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.32.16
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 8 x 5 in
Scope and Content
Photograph of camp 5 at night at Kemano.
Part Of
Chester Steele Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1953
Accession Number
2000.32.17
Scope and Content
Photograph of camp 5 at Kemano.
Part Of
Chester Steele Collection
Creator
Chester Steele
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.32.17
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 8 x 5 in
Scope and Content
Photograph of camp 5 at Kemano.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a general view of the buildings at the Townsite Camp.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
215
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a general view of the buildings at the Townsite Camp.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Willard Stewart Collection 983.52.23
Subject Access
Camps
Images
Part Of
Pat Stanyer Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951-1952
Accession Number
2012.3.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kemano Camp. Raymond Stanyer was there as a foreman on the transmission line clearing.
Part Of
Pat Stanyer Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2012.3.5
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951-1952
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 10x16.5cm
History / Biographical
Photos are copied from a large 8x10 folio that was given to Mr. Stanyer by the company that he was working for in Kitimat in 1956
Custodial History
Photos belonged to Raymond Stanyer and were donated by his wife, Pat Stanyer
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kemano Camp. Raymond Stanyer was there as a foreman on the transmission line clearing.
Subject Access
Kemano
Storage Location
Photograph storage
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[Ca.1956]
Accession Number
2005.8.9555
Scope and Content
Photograph showing the Riverside camp at Riverlodge
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.9555
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[Ca.1956]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 25 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing the Riverside camp at Riverlodge

Hudson's Bay Co. Store at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27569
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Accession Number
73.20
Scope and Content
Kitimat's first department store.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
73.20
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Physical Description
5 photographs: colour
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Kitimat's first department store.
Notes
73.20.3.a
Subject Access
Hudsons Bay Company
Stores
Kitimat
Smeltersite
Northern Sentinel
Storage Location
Curator's Office
Part Of
Chester Steele Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1953
Accession Number
2000.32.1
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view of Kemano main camp. Large mountains surround it.
Part Of
Chester Steele Collection
Creator
Chester Steele
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.32.1
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 4 x 5 in
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view of Kemano main camp. Large mountains surround it.
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Accession Number
1999.4.4
Scope and Content
Photograph of panoramic view of Anderson Hill camp. New bunkhouses on the left, old bunkhouses, Anderson Creek bridge at the back, a bit of trailer court on the right.
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Creator
John Manders
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1999.4.4
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 5 x 7 in
Scope and Content
Photograph of panoramic view of Anderson Hill camp. New bunkhouses on the left, old bunkhouses, Anderson Creek bridge at the back, a bit of trailer court on the right.
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Accession Number
1999.4.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of Anderson Creek Camp, old bunkhouses, Anderson Creek bridge, trailer camp.
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Creator
John Manders
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1999.4.5
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 5 x 7 in
Scope and Content
Photograph of Anderson Creek Camp, old bunkhouses, Anderson Creek bridge, trailer camp.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2002.44.18
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction camp - Anderson Creek Camp.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.18
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction camp - Anderson Creek Camp.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2002.44.21
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction camp - Anderson Creek Camp.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.21
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction camp - Anderson Creek Camp.

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