Post Office Staff, up to their eyes in mail and parcels coming in and leaving Kitimat for the past two weeks, are beginning to come out of "their spin". Above Mrs. Terry L'Heureux and Mrs. E. McQuarrie are shown as they tackled one of the 240 bags of mail which arrived for local delivery Monday morning, estimated by postmaster Fred Emmerson to be the day Kitimat would hit its Christmas mailing peak.
Post Office Staff, up to their eyes in mail and parcels coming in and leaving Kitimat for the past two weeks, are beginning to come out of "their spin". Above Mrs. Terry L'Heureux and Mrs. E. McQuarrie are shown as they tackled one of the 240 bags of mail which arrived for local delivery Monday morning, estimated by postmaster Fred Emmerson to be the day Kitimat would hit its Christmas mailing peak.
Photo showing a representation of the 400 bags of Christmas cards and mail recieved by the Kitimat Post Office, a total of 20, 000 outgoing letters and cards were handled by M. O'neil on left and M. Matheson on right on Monday and Tuesday.
Photo showing a representation of the 400 bags of Christmas cards and mail recieved by the Kitimat Post Office, a total of 20, 000 outgoing letters and cards were handled by M. O'neil on left and M. Matheson on right on Monday and Tuesday.
Photo showing postal employees M. O'Neill on left and M. Matheson on right with a few of the 400 bags of Christmas cards and letters that came in on Wednesday, after handling 20,000 outgoing on Monday and Tuesday.
Photo showing postal employees M. O'Neill on left and M. Matheson on right with a few of the 400 bags of Christmas cards and letters that came in on Wednesday, after handling 20,000 outgoing on Monday and Tuesday.
Photo showing adaptability by this Alpine Helicopter using the abandoned foundation of the former Canadian National Railways freight shed as a launching pad. The machine, a regular visitor to Kitimat's Service Centre, is used by mining prospectors on exploratory sorties into the surrounding areas.
Photo showing adaptability by this Alpine Helicopter using the abandoned foundation of the former Canadian National Railways freight shed as a launching pad. The machine, a regular visitor to Kitimat's Service Centre, is used by mining prospectors on exploratory sorties into the surrounding areas.
Photo showing construction of the Federal Building. Cost was $508,000. Contractor for the Post Office was Peter Kiewit. Post Office moves to new Federal Building May 1961.
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Photo showing construction of the Federal Building. Cost was $508,000. Contractor for the Post Office was Peter Kiewit. Post Office moves to new Federal Building May 1961.
Photograph of four people in an office. Standing in fron of the desk is Miles Bode, standing behind the desk is Dorothy Cheyne ; seated behind the desk is ? ; at the left is ?
Photograph of four people in an office. Standing in fron of the desk is Miles Bode, standing behind the desk is Dorothy Cheyne ; seated behind the desk is ? ; at the left is ?
Photo showing Oath of office adminstration by district Vice-President Wolfgang Shiolz to the incoming executive of the Kitimat Jaycees, left to right: Past president Martin Misfeldt, Director Lorrie Parr, Director Bill Howe, Treasurer Bob Bishop, 2nd Vice-President Doug Lindsay.
Photo showing Oath of office adminstration by district Vice-President Wolfgang Shiolz to the incoming executive of the Kitimat Jaycees, left to right: Past president Martin Misfeldt, Director Lorrie Parr, Director Bill Howe, Treasurer Bob Bishop, 2nd Vice-President Doug Lindsay.
