Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1960s

Accession Number

2005.8.985

Scope and Content

Photo showing a 'Bunkhouse' at Smeltersite (Alcan - Project), 1950-1960s (construction period), the 'Bunkhouse' was named "The Vancouver Hotel".

Part Of

Jennings-Giles fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1954]

Accession Number

2012.9.22

Scope and Content

Photograph of Alcan Smelter Bunkhouses

Part Of

Frank Diersen Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca.1955]

Accession Number

2009.1.13

Scope and Content

Photograph of Smeltersite, bunkhouses at left, Smelter at right.

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1952

Accession Number

78.5.8

Scope and Content

Kemano 1952. Alcan personnel office, first aid building, bunkhouses, and the road Main Portal in 1952.

Part Of

Montserrat Gonzalez Collection

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. Jun 1990]

Accession Number

2017.44

Scope and Content

Slides from a trip to Kemano onboard an Alcan ship.

Part Of

Montserrat Gonzalez Collection

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. Jun 1990]

Accession Number

2017.44

Scope and Content

Slides from a return trip from Kemano to Kitimat by helicopter.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

19 March 1953

Accession Number

985.65.181

Scope and Content

Photo showing view looking east, showing bearing piles being driven in center pier and sheet piling in position for driving at east pier, traffic on temporary bridge.

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

no date

Accession Number

2005.8.190

Scope and Content

Photo showing Wharf at Kemano (Alcan's Powerhouse); the wharf is ten miles from the main townsite and surrounding areas.

Part Of

Gordon Lee Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1953 - 1954]

Accession Number

2013.08.77

Scope and Content

Photograph of the bunkhoses (south), panorama picture ; trees and landscape in the background, road in the foregound. Pictures 1, 2 and 3.

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 9 or 12 Sept 1961]

Accession Number

1998.1.8270

Scope and Content

Alcan smelter employees returning to work after layoffs due to plant shut down caused by a rock slide in Kemano tunnel. (Rock Fall in the Kemano Power tunnel 65' long, 140' high, and 125 cubic yards of material) cut off power to Kitimat plant. Only after a dewatering of the tunnel, was power restored.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

17 Oct 1957

Accession Number

76.67.787

Scope and Content

Aerial photograph looking west showing City Centre with "D" area in the background. Note the drainage ditches in "D" area.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

17 Oct 1957

Accession Number

76.67.788

Scope and Content

Aerial photograph looking west showing clearing in "D" area. Note drainage ditch.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

2 May 1956

Accession Number

76.66.286

Scope and Content

Aerial picture showing Riverlodge under construction. Note piles in place for Mess Hall and single room dormitories and grading being undertaken on Rec. Hall and Rec. Field sites

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

2 May 1956

Accession Number

76.66.288

Scope and Content

Aerial photograph showing centre section of Neighbouhood C-I. Note meandening stream

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

9 Jul 1956

Accession Number

76.66.379

Scope and Content

Aerial view of Kildala Neighbourhood "C" Note debris piles and logs in area C-II in the foreground.

Part Of

Rough Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1953

Accession Number

986.21.14

Scope and Content

Photo showing the aerial view of the construction of the Alcan Project including the channel, and highway.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

May 8 1954

Accession Number

78.11.77

Scope and Content

Aerial View--Railway Right-of Way from Moore Creek to Anderson Creek

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1954

Accession Number

78.11.78

Scope and Content

General aerial view of the Kitimat Valley looking South from an elevation of about 11 000 feet

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1954

Accession Number

78.11.79

Scope and Content

General aerial view of Kitimat looking South with the Townsite clearing in the foreground

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 20 Sept 1962]

Accession Number

1998.1.8413

Scope and Content

View of the Alcan office building under construction.