Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Series

GMD

textual records

Date Range

1956

Accession Number

2021.44

Scope and Content

Book titled "Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd. Employee Training Division Montreal Trainee Manual", with a dark green cover, and an image of an aluminum ingot in the centre. Includes a letter from P. E. Radley to Mr. W.S. Mosher, explaining that this manual was sent as a sort of "guidebook" for British Columbia Employees, instead of a tour of the Eastern Canada plants.

Part Of

Frank Hendy Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1951-52

Accession Number

984.70.16

Scope and Content

Sign on Kitimat Dock

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

21 September 1956

Accession Number

2005.8.208

Scope and Content

Photo showing Bank of Canada Tour - Alcan VIP's. L/R A.C. Turney (Alcan); D.G., Marble, General Manager of Industrial Development Bank

Part Of

Byron Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

September 1954

Accession Number

72.6.4g

Scope and Content

Photo showing aerial view of Alcan Loading Dock

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 9 or 12 Sept 1961]

Accession Number

1998.1.8270

Scope and Content

Alcan smelter employees returning to work after layoffs due to plant shut down caused by a rock slide in Kemano tunnel. (Rock Fall in the Kemano Power tunnel 65' long, 140' high, and 125 cubic yards of material) cut off power to Kitimat plant. Only after a dewatering of the tunnel, was power restored.

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

23 September 1954

Accession Number

2005.8.3047

Scope and Content

Photo showing Helge Ronneseth and Kurt Zeiner from Norway. Alcan employees who first heard of Kitimat from an early copy of the Northern Sentinel; arrived as crew members of S.S. Sun Karen

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 9/12 Sept 1961]

Accession Number

1998.1.8269

Scope and Content

Alcan smelter employees returning to work after layoffs due to a tunnel closure in Kemano. (Rock fall in Kemano tunnel: 65' long, 140' high, 125 cubic yards of material had moved. Tunnel closure caused Alcan plant closure. Took a "dewatering" of tunnel to repair rock fall). Employee Eric Burr first through gate.

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

August, 1957

Accession Number

2005.8.897

Scope and Content

Photo showing carpenters on 'Legal Strike', Local 1081 picketing apartment buildings.

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 14 July 1966]

Accession Number

1998.1.8221

Scope and Content

Alcan workers at the smelter site in Kitimat voting on the strike.

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 14 July 1970]

Accession Number

1998.1.8220

Scope and Content

Alcan workers on the picket line wearing signs which read "LOCAL 5115 USWA ON STRIKE".

Part Of

Frank Diersen Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1955]

Accession Number

2009.1.15

Scope and Content

Photograph of Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd. from the Hudson's Bay Store

Part Of

Kitimat Chamber of Commerce Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1964

Accession Number

982.90.2.4

Scope and Content

Photo showing flow chart of how Alumina is made into Aluminum in the smelter process.

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 15 Aug 1959]

Accession Number

1998.1.8242

Scope and Content

View of the conveyer belts, storage facilities and smelters at the Alcan Aluminum Smelter.

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 19 Aug 1959]

Accession Number

1998.1.8244

Scope and Content

View of the Alcan Aluminum Smelter Company pot lines, taken from an overlooking hill.

Part Of

Jennings-Giles fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1954]

Accession Number

2012.9.17

Scope and Content

Photograph of Alcan Aluminum Smelter, mountains in the background.

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 15 Aug 1959]

Accession Number

1998.1.8238

Scope and Content

View of the Alcan Aluminum Smelter Site taken from an overlook. Shows administrative buildings, smelter lines and parking lots.

Part Of

Prince Rupert Daily News fonds.

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

26 Sept. 1991

Accession Number

2010.1.7

Scope and Content

Photograph of bundles of aluminum cylinder ingots.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

4 June 1953

Accession Number

985.65.236

Scope and Content

Photo showing smeltersite looking east showing progress of structural steel and aluminum cladding in potline 2 and concrete footings and pot recess flours in potline 1. Service Building, roofs are completed, substation and precast yard and storage in foreground.

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

21 September 1956

Accession Number

2005.8.207

Scope and Content

Photo showing Bank of Canada Tour: Alcan - VIP's (Presidents and Executives)

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1979] - 23 Jul 1984

Accession Number

2004.16

Scope and Content

Negatives showing aerial images of the Alcan aluminum smelter from different distances and angles.