Mauri Skogster (Eurocan Sr. Vice-President of Operations) sitting at the end of the table with the finnish delegation. The opening of Eurocan Pulp & Paper is taking place in the blue room at the Kitimat Hotel. The walls are striped, and there is a glass cabinet in the background.
Mauri Skogster (Eurocan Sr. Vice-President of Operations) sitting at the end of the table with the finnish delegation. The opening of Eurocan Pulp & Paper is taking place in the blue room at the Kitimat Hotel. The walls are striped, and there is a glass cabinet in the background.
(l-r) Henk DeGoeij, _____?, and Sam Lindsay with the finnish delegation at the opening. They are at the Rod & Gun (original), and there are two women in the front wearing dresses. The lady on the right is wearing a light colored dress, and is holding a hand bag and gloves in her hands.
(l-r) Henk DeGoeij, _____?, and Sam Lindsay with the finnish delegation at the opening. They are at the Rod & Gun (original), and there are two women in the front wearing dresses. The lady on the right is wearing a light colored dress, and is holding a hand bag and gloves in her hands.
Two male steel workers posing with their hand on their hips. The man on the left is wearing his jacket fully zipped up, and the man on the right has his jacket open, and is wearing a plaid shirt underneath.
Two male steel workers posing with their hand on their hips. The man on the left is wearing his jacket fully zipped up, and the man on the right has his jacket open, and is wearing a plaid shirt underneath.
Photo showing a delegation of 3 mayors representing 10 communities from the Pacific Northwest who went to Victoria armed with a resolution endorsing original plans for the development of this area as number one priority of the senior governments and asking for the assurance the priorities had not changed.
Photo showing a delegation of 3 mayors representing 10 communities from the Pacific Northwest who went to Victoria armed with a resolution endorsing original plans for the development of this area as number one priority of the senior governments and asking for the assurance the priorities had not changed.
Photo showing Minori Nishi (centre) and his gift to the town: 300 Japanese flowering cherry trees. Norman Barber (left) and Municipal Manager Art Currie (right) looking on.
Photo showing Minori Nishi (centre) and his gift to the town: 300 Japanese flowering cherry trees. Norman Barber (left) and Municipal Manager Art Currie (right) looking on.
Photo showing two 1,700 ton frigates of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Fore as they reach HMC Dockyard at Esquimalt for a two day visit. At left is JDS Harukaze; nearing the jetty is JDS Uranami. It marked the first time in 25 years that Japanese warships had visited British Columbia.
Photo showing two 1,700 ton frigates of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Fore as they reach HMC Dockyard at Esquimalt for a two day visit. At left is JDS Harukaze; nearing the jetty is JDS Uranami. It marked the first time in 25 years that Japanese warships had visited British Columbia.
Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
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Slide of steel footings. Disposal ramp in background.
Photograph of steel framework of the Curling Club buiding being erected just east of the Kitimat River Bridge, Rod and Gun Association club in the background.
Photograph of steel framework of the Curling Club buiding being erected just east of the Kitimat River Bridge, Rod and Gun Association club in the background.
Photograph showing a man cutting a steel cable. The man has dark, short hair and is wearing a plaid long sleve shirt. He has large gloves on and there is a nail through the sleel cable. In the background there is a fence, people and then farther in the background, there are trees.
Photograph showing a man cutting a steel cable. The man has dark, short hair and is wearing a plaid long sleve shirt. He has large gloves on and there is a nail through the sleel cable. In the background there is a fence, people and then farther in the background, there are trees.
Photo showing view looking north west showing progress of steel erection for the Carbon Paste Plant, with foundations for standby diesel plant at right foreground and boiler buildings at left centre.
Photo showing view looking north west showing progress of steel erection for the Carbon Paste Plant, with foundations for standby diesel plant at right foreground and boiler buildings at left centre.