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Cleared Area and Pond at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description32826
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Description Level
Series
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2002.15.375
Scope and Content
Photographs of cleared area and pond at smeltersite.
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Creator
Fred A. DeLory
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2002.15.375
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
1 negatives print ; b&w
Scope and Content
Photographs of cleared area and pond at smeltersite.
Subject Access
Industry
Storage Location
Negative 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

Folders with Kitimat Material

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34371
Part Of
Al Botteselle Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2012.2
Scope and Content
3 folders containing material pertaining to Kitimat. Folder 1 - Making Aluminum sheet, Ingot March 8, 1991, Ingot February 22, 1991, Ingot April 26, 1961. Folder 2 - photos of Kitimat smeltersite, townsite, machinery, Delta King, caissions, smelter construction, Haisla bridge, Kitamaat village, and sports teams on album sheets. Folder 3 - Kitimat/Kemano the first 25 years booklet, the Saguenay hydro-electric system booklet, 1955 Aluminum booklet, Aluminum Limited 1959 booklet.
Part Of
Al Botteselle Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2012.2
Scope and Content
3 folders containing material pertaining to Kitimat. Folder 1 - Making Aluminum sheet, Ingot March 8, 1991, Ingot February 22, 1991, Ingot April 26, 1961. Folder 2 - photos of Kitimat smeltersite, townsite, machinery, Delta King, caissions, smelter construction, Haisla bridge, Kitamaat village, and sports teams on album sheets. Folder 3 - Kitimat/Kemano the first 25 years booklet, the Saguenay hydro-electric system booklet, 1955 Aluminum booklet, Aluminum Limited 1959 booklet.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Storage Location
Curator Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 28

Panoramas of Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description32747
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Description Level
Series
Date Range
1953
Accession Number
2002.15.287-290
Scope and Content
Photograph of panoramas of smeltersite area.
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Creator
Fred A. DeLory
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2002.15.287-290
Date Range
1953
Physical Description
4 negatives print ; b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of panoramas of smeltersite area.
Subject Access
Industry
Storage Location
Negative storage

Smeltersite Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description32754
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Description Level
Series
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2002.15.327-330
Scope and Content
Photographs of view of smeltersite construction.
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Creator
Fred A. DeLory
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2002.15.327-330
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
4 negatives print ; b&w
Scope and Content
Photographs of view of smeltersite construction.
Subject Access
Industry
Storage Location
Negative storage
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Description Level
Series
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
2002.15.331-338
Scope and Content
Photographs of 2 panoramas of smeltersite. Taken from sandhill and married quarters.
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Creator
Fred A. DeLory
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2002.15.331-338
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
8 negatives print ; b&w
Scope and Content
Photographs of 2 panoramas of smeltersite. Taken from sandhill and married quarters.
Subject Access
Industry
Storage Location
Negative storage

Machinery at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description32825
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Description Level
Series
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2002.15.374
Scope and Content
Photographs of machinery in cleared area at smeltersite.
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Creator
Fred A. DeLory
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2002.15.374
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
1 negatives print ; b&w
Scope and Content
Photographs of machinery in cleared area at smeltersite.
Subject Access
Industry
Storage Location
Negative storage
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Description Level
Series
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2002.15.377
Scope and Content
Photographs of crane working at smeltersite clearing.
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Creator
Fred A. DeLory
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2002.15.377
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
1 negatives print ; b&w
Scope and Content
Photographs of crane working at smeltersite clearing.
Subject Access
Industry
Storage Location
Negative storage
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Description Level
Series
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
2002.15.343-350
Scope and Content
Photographs of smeltersite panoramas. First panoramas ever taken of the area.
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Creator
Fred A. DeLory
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2002.15.343-350
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
8 negatives print ; b&w
Scope and Content
Photographs of smeltersite panoramas. First panoramas ever taken of the area.
Notes
Smeltersite - lens 21 3/8 off board.. 24 for pictire at F11 + 8sec for sky rt hand pictire cutoff grad. 9 sec from end. Maincamp - 8x10. Dense 23 7/8" of board. 38 sec F11 + 10 sec extra for sky.
Subject Access
Industry
Storage Location
Negative storage

Smeltersite Rectory 1953

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34429
Part Of
Anglican Church Fonds
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1953
Accession Number
2004.21.9
Scope and Content
Photograph of the smeltersite rectory.
Part Of
Anglican Church Fonds
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2004.21.9
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print ; b&w : 12.5 x 12cm
Custodial History
Photos donated by Joan Smith for Anglican Church 50th Anniversary. Donated in April 2003.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the smeltersite rectory.
Subject Access
Anglican Church
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Car in Ditch at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description31937
Part Of
June Coultan Collection
Description Level
Series
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
999.5.27-34
Scope and Content
Photographs of car in ditch at smeltersite, and it being towed out. Last photo is man standing next to new car.
Part Of
June Coultan Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
999.5.27-34
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
8 photograph prints : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.5 cm
Custodial History
Donor: June Coultan, 28-1525 Cooper Rd. Victoria, B.C. V94 7A6
Scope and Content
Photographs of car in ditch at smeltersite, and it being towed out. Last photo is man standing next to new car.
Storage Location
Bay 5 Shelf 3 Box 9
Part Of
Carston Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2007.3a-c
Scope and Content
3 photos of the Delta King (one is a copy)
Part Of
Carston Collection
Creator
F.K. Carston
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2007.3a-c
Physical Description
1 photograph print : sepia ; 6 x 8.75in 1 photograph print : sepia ; 5.25 x 7.75in 1 photograph print : b&w ; 11 x 16in
Custodial History
F.K. Carston
Scope and Content
3 photos of the Delta King (one is a copy)
Notes
Sepia photos split in two peices.
Name Access
Carston, F.K.
Subject Access
Delta King
Smeltersite

Panorama of Smeltersite and Hydraulic Fill

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description32753
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Description Level
Series
Date Range
1953
Accession Number
2002.15.320-326
Scope and Content
Photographs of panorama of smeltersite and hydraulic fill. Last 3 images are of snow. Last one shows a man.
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Creator
Fred A. DeLory
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2002.15.320-326
Date Range
1953
Physical Description
7 negatives print ; b&w
Scope and Content
Photographs of panorama of smeltersite and hydraulic fill. Last 3 images are of snow. Last one shows a man.
Subject Access
Industry
Storage Location
Negative storage

Malcolm Orsted Collection

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28174
Part Of
Malcolm Orsted Collection
Description Level
Series
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2003.8
Scope and Content
Collection of 40 photos consiting of Early Kitimat, Alcan, and Malcom and Harvey Orsted.
Part Of
Malcolm Orsted Collection
Creator
Malcolm Orsted
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2003.8
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
40 photographs print : b&w ;
History / Biographical
Malcolm Orsted arrived in Terrace BC in 1955 to work for the CNR as an assistant agent. In 1956 he started to work in Alcan.
Custodial History
Malcolm Orsted
Scope and Content
Collection of 40 photos consiting of Early Kitimat, Alcan, and Malcom and Harvey Orsted.
Name Access
Orsted, Malcolm
Subject Access
Kitimat
Early Construction
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Wharf
Kitimat Hotel
Delta King
Smeltersite
Storage Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 3
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Description Level
Series
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
2002.15.243-249
Scope and Content
Photograph of hydraulic fill area & burning white truck.
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Creator
Fred A. DeLory
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2002.15.243-249
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
7 negatives print ; b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph of hydraulic fill area & burning white truck.
Subject Access
Industry
Storage Location
Negative storage

File - Background Information on Area

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34054
Part Of
Patricia Robertson Fonds
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
995.8.8
Scope and Content
Folder containing research material.
Notes of significant events in Kitimat history from 1952-1954
R. Geddes Large, "The Skeena River of Destiny", Mitchell Press Limited, Vancouver, 1957 (hand-written, 10 pages).
Part Of
Patricia Robertson Fonds
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
995.8.8
Physical Description
1 folder
History / Biographical
Collection of materials that Patricia Robertson used for her PhD.
Custodial History
Donated to the museum by Patricia Robertson.
Scope and Content
Folder containing research material.
Notes of significant events in Kitimat history from 1952-1954
R. Geddes Large, "The Skeena River of Destiny", Mitchell Press Limited, Vancouver, 1957 (hand-written, 10 pages).
Name Access
Robertson, Patricia
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 4 Box 37

Area Development at Giant Spruce

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27689
Part Of
James Tirrul-Jones Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
22 Apr 1985
Accession Number
985.34
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Giant Spruce and area development at the Giant Spruce site.
Part Of
James Tirrul-Jones Collection
Creator
James Tirrul-Jones
Description Level
Series
Series Number
57
Accession Number
985.34
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
22 Apr 1985
Physical Description
4 photograph prints : color ; 9 x 13cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by James Tirrul-Jones in his role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Giant Spruce and area development at the Giant Spruce site.
Notes
985.34.10 to 13 : R95-10 to R95-13
Subject Access
Giant Spruce
Storage Location
Curator's Office
Part Of
Museum Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
cartographic material
Accession Number
2023.16
Scope and Content
One map showing ranges of the Kitimat area. Areas are sectioned off into numbered squares.
Part Of
Museum Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2023.16
GMD
cartographic material
Physical Description
1 map
Scope and Content
One map showing ranges of the Kitimat area. Areas are sectioned off into numbered squares.
Storage Location
Map Cabinet Drawer 7
Part Of
Museum Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
cartographic material
Accession Number
2023.17
Scope and Content
One map showing ranges of the Kitimat area and tree farm license reserve. Areas are sectioned off into numbered squares.
Part Of
Museum Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2023.17
GMD
cartographic material
Physical Description
1 map
Scope and Content
One map showing ranges of the Kitimat area and tree farm license reserve. Areas are sectioned off into numbered squares.
Storage Location
Map Cabinet Drawer 7

Aerials - Kitimat River Area

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description26780
Part Of
Lars Reese-Hansen Collection
Description Level
Series
Date Range
[2 July 1968]
Accession Number
2011.14
Scope and Content
Photographs of logging activities in the Kitimat Valley
Part Of
Lars Reese-Hansen Collection
Creator
McElhanney
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2011.14
Date Range
[2 July 1968]
Physical Description
26 photograph prints : b&w ; 25cm x 25cm
Custodial History
Purchased by Lars Reese-Hansen from McElhanney to use as reseach resource for his thesis.
Scope and Content
Photographs of logging activities in the Kitimat Valley
Storage Location
Archives

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