Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1 May 1957

Accession Number

76.67.687

Scope and Content

Log Bridge Typical To Transmission Line #2

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

23 Nov 1957

Accession Number

76.67.806

Scope and Content

Photograph showing one of the bridges on the No.2. Electrical Transmission Line to the Townsite. This bridge was swept away on the night of the 22nd and 23rd of November.

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 19 Aug 1959]

Accession Number

1998.1.8241

Scope and Content

View of Alcan pot lines 1 & 2 at the smelter. Each line consists of 3 buildings.

Part Of

KUTE Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2017.25

Scope and Content

8 photos of Alcan Engineering. 1) Looking East From Centre Passageway Bldg 7B 2) Completed Roof Fan Walking on Potroom 8B West 3) Looking West in Potroom 8B West from Column Line 12 4) Potroom 8B East Looking East from Centre Passageway 5) General View of Progress of Work in Potline 8A East 6) Potroom 8B East Looking East from Centre Passageway 7) Looking East from Centre Passageway Bldg 8A 8) Looking West from Centre Passageway Bldg 8A

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1953

Accession Number

78.11.43

Scope and Content

View looking west along potline building 2B. Note pouring of air duct walls in progress.

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.