People at a farewell party given for Doug Smith, who hosted the Aluminum City Telethon for 25 years from 1980 to 2004. He is holding a book or plaque, presumably a parting gift. Photo taken upstairs at the Legion building.
People at a farewell party given for Doug Smith, who hosted the Aluminum City Telethon for 25 years from 1980 to 2004. He is holding a book or plaque, presumably a parting gift. Photo taken upstairs at the Legion building.
(L-R) Dorothy Cheyne, unknown woman, Doug Smith, Cheryl 'Cherry' Groves. Taken at a farewell party held at the Legion for Doug Smith after he stepped down as host of the Aluminum City Telethon, a position he had held since 1980.
(L-R) Dorothy Cheyne, unknown woman, Doug Smith, Cheryl 'Cherry' Groves. Taken at a farewell party held at the Legion for Doug Smith after he stepped down as host of the Aluminum City Telethon, a position he had held since 1980.
Initially a reporter fro the Victoria Times, J. Gordon Smith joined the Colonist and became marine editor of the paper, serving additionally as wire service's foreign correspondent. Smith left the newspaper field in 1912 to join the provincial civil service and aided in the development of the province's tourist industry. He retired after serving the provincial government for over thirty years.
Custodial History
Originally donated to the Campbell Museum by Emily Faak, Black Creek, B.C. in 1998. Photographs originally taken by J. Gordon Smith, and Ms. Faak somehow aquired his collection. Donated to the Kitimat museum by Frances Gundry.
Scope and Content
Photograph of David Cordelia in Kitimat standing next to his home.
Notes
David Cordelia, a Finn, lived at Cranberry Flats, now known as Strawberry Flats near the beaver pond in present-day City Centre, Kitimat.
