Photograph of students holding baby chicks. Handle with care. Holding baby chicks are Grade One pupils, Cindy Ryan, Michaela Palaniak and Cindy Johnson of Nechako Elementary School-Miss Chambers, their teacher had the chicks shipped in by plane from Lower Mainland to illustrate part of class study of farm life.
Photograph of students holding baby chicks. Handle with care. Holding baby chicks are Grade One pupils, Cindy Ryan, Michaela Palaniak and Cindy Johnson of Nechako Elementary School-Miss Chambers, their teacher had the chicks shipped in by plane from Lower Mainland to illustrate part of class study of farm life.
The fonds consists of minutes of meetings, correspondence, and newspaper clippings of the Kitimat Centennial Committee.
1- Minutes. – 1965-1967. – 1 cm of textual records.
Series consists of minutes of the Kitimat Centennial Committee.
2- Correspondence. – 1964-1970. – 1 cm of textual records.
Series consists of correspondence of the Committee.
3- Newspaper Clippings. – 1965-1967. – 0.5 cm of textual records.
Series consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to the activities of the Committee. Index to clippings written on original file folder.
The Kitimat Centennial Committee was formed in 1964. The purpose of the Committee was to coordinate local activities during the celebration of Canadian confederation in 1967. The Committee organized local celebrations and, after an initial project could not be completed, raised funds for the construction of the Kitimat Centennial Museum building, completed in 1969.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of minutes of meetings, correspondence, and newspaper clippings of the Kitimat Centennial Committee.
1- Minutes. – 1965-1967. – 1 cm of textual records.
Series consists of minutes of the Kitimat Centennial Committee.
2- Correspondence. – 1964-1970. – 1 cm of textual records.
Series consists of correspondence of the Committee.
3- Newspaper Clippings. – 1965-1967. – 0.5 cm of textual records.
Series consists of newspaper clippings pertaining to the activities of the Committee. Index to clippings written on original file folder.
Photograph of Cormorant Elementary School Division 2 Grade 5/6 class. Back L to R: Shelley Rowatt, Andrea Szametz, Chris Deane Florea, Shawna Anweiler, Susan Allen, Leslie Austin, Dona Egami, Rosemary Mason. 2nd row: George Teves, Gordon Birch, Don Butterworth, Mike Neskit, Hans Kaufeld, Richard Bode, Brian Donaldson, Mervyn Mosher, Terry Kozakewich, Gordon Burnett. Front: Chris Bode, Veronika Beck, Eva Tooth, Hilary Knight, Irene Godfrey, Sylvia Bors, Caroline Southcott, Peter Theocharis.
Photograph of Cormorant Elementary School Division 2 Grade 5/6 class. Back L to R: Shelley Rowatt, Andrea Szametz, Chris Deane Florea, Shawna Anweiler, Susan Allen, Leslie Austin, Dona Egami, Rosemary Mason. 2nd row: George Teves, Gordon Birch, Don Butterworth, Mike Neskit, Hans Kaufeld, Richard Bode, Brian Donaldson, Mervyn Mosher, Terry Kozakewich, Gordon Burnett. Front: Chris Bode, Veronika Beck, Eva Tooth, Hilary Knight, Irene Godfrey, Sylvia Bors, Caroline Southcott, Peter Theocharis.
photograph showing Finland's Military Attache, Col. V.O. Mielonen and Sweden's Military Attache, Col. A. Wahlgren standing on the bridge of the HMSC Fortune as they arrive to Kitimat
photograph showing Finland's Military Attache, Col. V.O. Mielonen and Sweden's Military Attache, Col. A. Wahlgren standing on the bridge of the HMSC Fortune as they arrive to Kitimat
Photograph showing Lt. Col. F. Lutz from the Netherlands and Commander G.E. Thaeter from Germany standing on the bridge of the HMCS Cowichan as they arrive to Kitimat.
Photograph showing Lt. Col. F. Lutz from the Netherlands and Commander G.E. Thaeter from Germany standing on the bridge of the HMCS Cowichan as they arrive to Kitimat.
Photograph of High School graduating class. 2nd row: Robert Bishop, ???, ???, ???, Udo Klingspohn, Ken Robinson, Brian Nunes, Reginald Handford, Don Gillespie, Lynn Craig, Jack Mallow, Ken Nelson, Richard Kadulski. Front row: Beverley Gwyn, Ruth Stockman, Ingrun Hagemann, Ursula Muehling, Louise Sigouin, Nyl Creed, Jane McKee, Joey Mulder, Hazel Bathgate, Sharon Sestrap, Ellen-Louise Jomini.
Photograph of High School graduating class. 2nd row: Robert Bishop, ???, ???, ???, Udo Klingspohn, Ken Robinson, Brian Nunes, Reginald Handford, Don Gillespie, Lynn Craig, Jack Mallow, Ken Nelson, Richard Kadulski. Front row: Beverley Gwyn, Ruth Stockman, Ingrun Hagemann, Ursula Muehling, Louise Sigouin, Nyl Creed, Jane McKee, Joey Mulder, Hazel Bathgate, Sharon Sestrap, Ellen-Louise Jomini.
The exterior of the new Kitimat Public Library at Nechako Centre, Mount Elizabeth in the background.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Famed Canadian documentary photographer Malak Karsh was hired in the 1950s by Alcan to take photographs of Arvida and Kitimat. Many were published in Alcan literature and textbooks on Canada. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
