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.
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.
Photograph of 20 Swallow St. On back is written: 'Our house at 20 Swallow St. showing kitchen window, Ruby's bedroom window. This is actually the back door but the front door is never used. That little closet sticking out is for the garbage cans".
Photograph of 20 Swallow St. On back is written: 'Our house at 20 Swallow St. showing kitchen window, Ruby's bedroom window. This is actually the back door but the front door is never used. That little closet sticking out is for the garbage cans".
Notes
Ardelle Auty (later Cates), Pat Satti, Ruby Sakata, and Marilyn White roomed together here while teaching at Nechako Elementary School in 1961-62.
Photograph of 20 Swallow St. On back is written: 'Ruby (Toshi) (Sakata) Chatelin, Marilyn (White) Bueckert, Pat (Satti) Parker, Sept 1961 the first day in Kitimat.
Photograph of 20 Swallow St. On back is written: 'Ruby (Toshi) (Sakata) Chatelin, Marilyn (White) Bueckert, Pat (Satti) Parker, Sept 1961 the first day in Kitimat.
Notes
Ardelle Auty (later Cates), Pat Satti, Ruby Sakata, and Marilyn White roomed together here while teaching at Nechako Elementary School in 1961-62.
