Photo depicts Philip ("Flying Phil") Gaglardi, B.C. Minister of Highways, doing the honors at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the opening of Highway No. 25, Terrace to Kitimat. A crowd of smiling people look on from the background.
Photo depicts Philip ("Flying Phil") Gaglardi, B.C. Minister of Highways, doing the honors at the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the opening of Highway No. 25, Terrace to Kitimat. A crowd of smiling people look on from the background.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Photograph appears in the Northern Sentinel, November 28, 1957. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Photo depicts Philip ("Flying Phil") Gaglardi, B.C. Minister of Highways at the Hirsch Creek section, during construction of Highway No. 25, Terrace to Kitimat. View is looking towards Terrace.
Photo depicts Philip ("Flying Phil") Gaglardi, B.C. Minister of Highways at the Hirsch Creek section, during construction of Highway No. 25, Terrace to Kitimat. View is looking towards Terrace.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Photograph appeared in the Northern Sentinel, August 24, 1956. Northern Sentinel Press Collection No. 2005.8.695.
Photo showing the "Big Boss" of B.C Highways Hon. Phil Gaglardi (foreground at right) surveying the construction work being done on the highway. Bulldozer in middleground and tractor in background.
-Construction of Hwy 25
-Opened 28 November 1957
Photo showing the "Big Boss" of B.C Highways Hon. Phil Gaglardi (foreground at right) surveying the construction work being done on the highway. Bulldozer in middleground and tractor in background.
-Construction of Hwy 25
-Opened 28 November 1957
Photograph of view looking north, showing south approach to Moore Creek highway bridge at left. Vehicles on road and parked around. Buildings at right.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking north, showing south approach to Moore Creek highway bridge at left. Vehicles on road and parked around. Buildings at right.
Photograph of aerial view looking northwest showing Moore Creek highway bridge and paved approaches. New Moore Creek bridge site at lower right. Moore Creek Falls visible. Various smeltersite buildings in foreground.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking northwest showing Moore Creek highway bridge and paved approaches. New Moore Creek bridge site at lower right. Moore Creek Falls visible. Various smeltersite buildings in foreground.
Photo showing Department of Highways Personnel arriving at Kitimat Works - Smeltersite, on a float plane, on the Alcan Beach - Douglas Channel. Company was Pacific Western Airlines. L/R Philip A. Gaglardi, Minister of Highways(Socreds - BC); Mrs. H.A. Shirreff, Hugh A. Shirreff, David O.Hill.
Photo showing Department of Highways Personnel arriving at Kitimat Works - Smeltersite, on a float plane, on the Alcan Beach - Douglas Channel. Company was Pacific Western Airlines. L/R Philip A. Gaglardi, Minister of Highways(Socreds - BC); Mrs. H.A. Shirreff, Hugh A. Shirreff, David O.Hill.
Photograph of view looking south west showing construction of new resident engineer's office. Men working on laying the roof on. Other men standing down below. Road in background with a truck driving on it, and another building beyond that.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking south west showing construction of new resident engineer's office. Men working on laying the roof on. Other men standing down below. Road in background with a truck driving on it, and another building beyond that.