Photo showing "Sports Day" in the Kitamaat Village. Many of the younger runners wanted to leap over the finish line as this three year old is about to attempt in the 15 yard run.
Photo showing "Sports Day" in the Kitamaat Village. Many of the younger runners wanted to leap over the finish line as this three year old is about to attempt in the 15 yard run.
Photo showing "Sports Day" in the Kitamaat Village. Herbie Grant Jr. demonstrating great athletic form as he crosses the finish line in the 25 yard race.
Photo showing "Sports Day" in the Kitamaat Village. Herbie Grant Jr. demonstrating great athletic form as he crosses the finish line in the 25 yard race.
Photo showing Ronald Reece Jimmy Greene Jr. (seated) keeping a watch over the canoe races (centre) while an unidentified man keeps watch on the camera. Winner of the main event, "Lone Eagle" is in the background.
Photo showing Ronald Reece Jimmy Greene Jr. (seated) keeping a watch over the canoe races (centre) while an unidentified man keeps watch on the camera. Winner of the main event, "Lone Eagle" is in the background.
Photo showing "Sports Day" in the Kitamaat Village. The older you get, the further you have to run so it is with these youngsters coming to the finish line in the 75 yard run.
Photo showing "Sports Day" in the Kitamaat Village. The older you get, the further you have to run so it is with these youngsters coming to the finish line in the 75 yard run.
Settling In: Highlighting 50 Years of Kitimat's History Exhibition, was shown at the Kitimat Museum and Archives in 2003. "To the youngsters, Kitimat presents a pleasing blend of modern, urban, recreational facilities in a wild-west, wilderness setting. To the adults, it offers physical grandeur, unexcelled hunting and fishing, neighbourliness, dependence, and the genuine friendships of a new community." Canadian Geographical Journal 1959 What makes a town? What makes Kitimat unique? In the final analysis, Kitimat citizens have made the community. This exhibition attempts to show the public face of Kitimat.
Settling In: Highlighting 50 Years of Kitimat's History Exhibition, was shown at the Kitimat Museum and Archives in 2003. "To the youngsters, Kitimat presents a pleasing blend of modern, urban, recreational facilities in a wild-west, wilderness setting. To the adults, it offers physical grandeur, unexcelled hunting and fishing, neighbourliness, dependence, and the genuine friendships of a new community." Canadian Geographical Journal 1959 What makes a town? What makes Kitimat unique? In the final analysis, Kitimat citizens have made the community. This exhibition attempts to show the public face of Kitimat.
2 photographs of the barbeque at the Haisla Homecoming and a photo of a dugout canoe.
18 photographs of Children's Day Summer Players Theatre and Museum displays overcrowded museum situation
Photographs taken by James Tirrul-Jones in his role as museum curator.
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2 photographs of the barbeque at the Haisla Homecoming and a photo of a dugout canoe.
18 photographs of Children's Day Summer Players Theatre and Museum displays overcrowded museum situation
In 2013, the Kitimat Museum and Archives worked with the District of Kitimat, and the Recreation Department, to select images commemorating 60 years of Community in the town of Kitimat. The display can physically be seen on display in the hallway of Riverlodge Recreation Centre.
In 2013, the Kitimat Museum and Archives worked with the District of Kitimat, and the Recreation Department, to select images commemorating 60 years of Community in the town of Kitimat. The display can physically be seen on display in the hallway of Riverlodge Recreation Centre.