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The Alcan maintenance men

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30350
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[2 February 1959]
Accession Number
2005.8.8686
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Alcan maintenance men who check empty houses almost didn't find this one at 80 Starling Street on a route check, Harold Andruchow (left) and Per Johansen discovered the place practically buried in- ,guess what? Sentinel photographer Walter Suessmayor found them (above) trying to figure out where to attack. They dug through the wall showing curving from the roof and he got the second shot below.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8686
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[2 February 1959]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 16 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Alcan maintenance men who check empty houses almost didn't find this one at 80 Starling Street on a route check, Harold Andruchow (left) and Per Johansen discovered the place practically buried in- ,guess what? Sentinel photographer Walter Suessmayor found them (above) trying to figure out where to attack. They dug through the wall showing curving from the roof and he got the second shot below.
Name Access
Andruchow, Harold
Johansen, Per.
Subject Access
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.

Historical - Alcan - Pending Shutdown of 1957

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description9187
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1 November 1957
Accession Number
2005.8.902
Scope and Content
Photo showing Public Meeting into Pending Sagimat Lay-off - (Sagimat is subsidiary company setup by the Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. - the huge layoff did go ahead, shutting the whole project down temporarily.)
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Creator
NSP
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.902
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
NSP
Date Range
1 November 1957
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 7.5" x 4.5"
Custodial History
#3 Northern Sentinel: Box #2: (A) Historical - Unions
Scope and Content
Photo showing Public Meeting into Pending Sagimat Lay-off - (Sagimat is subsidiary company setup by the Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. - the huge layoff did go ahead, shutting the whole project down temporarily.)
Subject Access
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Sagimat
Unions
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. "on strike"

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description8276
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Accession Number
2005.8.8
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd " on strike" listening to guest speaker in lower City Centre Mall.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 6" x 5"
Custodial History
Historical- Current Events
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd " on strike" listening to guest speaker in lower City Centre Mall.
Subject Access
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Northland Navigation Employee

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description8272
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Accession Number
2005.8.4
Scope and Content
Photo showing Northland Navigation employee locked out due to Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. major strike of 3 July 1976. United Steelworkers of America
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.4
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 5" x 4"
Custodial History
Historical- Current Events
Scope and Content
Photo showing Northland Navigation employee locked out due to Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. major strike of 3 July 1976. United Steelworkers of America
Name Access
Northland Navigation
Subject Access
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Strike
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. "on strike"

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description8273
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Accession Number
2005.8.7
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. "on strike", on picket line, with RCMP also in attendance.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.7
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 6" x 5"
Custodial History
Historical- Current Events
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. "on strike", on picket line, with RCMP also in attendance.
Subject Access
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Strike
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. on strike

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description8274
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Accession Number
2005.8.5
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. "on strike" listening to guest speaker in lower City Centre Mall, Museum courtyard.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.5
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 6" x 5"
Custodial History
Historical - Current Events
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. "on strike" listening to guest speaker in lower City Centre Mall, Museum courtyard.
Subject Access
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Strike
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd "on strike"

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description8277
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Accession Number
2005.8.9
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd "on strike" on picket line with RCMP also in attendance.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.9
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 6" x 5"
Custodial History
Historical - Current Events
Scope and Content
Photo showing employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd "on strike" on picket line with RCMP also in attendance.
Subject Access
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Strike
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Employees of Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd "on strike"

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description8278
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Accession Number
2005.8.10
Scope and Content
Photo showing "Guest Speaker", to employees, rally in the lower City Centre Mall, Museum courtyard.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.10
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 8" x 5"
Custodial History
Historical - Current Events
Scope and Content
Photo showing "Guest Speaker", to employees, rally in the lower City Centre Mall, Museum courtyard.
Subject Access
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Strike
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Authorization of Check-Off for Union Dues

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34671
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
textual record
Date Range
1957
Accession Number
2022.6.7
Scope and Content
Authorization of check-off to the Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited. Regarding payment of union dues from Ernest Edward Johnson. Yellow paper.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.6.7
GMD
textual record
Date Range
1957
Physical Description
1 document
History / Biographical
Ernest Edward Johnson worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Catherine Ocsovai. Originally belonged to her father, Ernest Edward Johnson.
Scope and Content
Authorization of check-off to the Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited. Regarding payment of union dues from Ernest Edward Johnson. Yellow paper.
Name Access
Johnson, Ernest Edward
Subject Access
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Unions
Storage Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 3

Film 'The Kitimat Story'

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35491
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
Audio Visual Material
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2022.28
Scope and Content
1 film reel of 'The Kitimat Story'. In a large, brown film box. Heavy. Box has old labels on it. One peeled off, and the other is a label from Canadian National Express. Under that is embossed label saying "Made in USA", Top there is hand written text that reads "J.E. Mitchell Kitimat". There is also a DVD included with copy of the footage.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.28
GMD
Audio Visual Material
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
1 film reel 1 DVD
Custodial History
Originally owned by Donald R.C. Morris. Donated by Patricia Morris.
Scope and Content
1 film reel of 'The Kitimat Story'. In a large, brown film box. Heavy. Box has old labels on it. One peeled off, and the other is a label from Canadian National Express. Under that is embossed label saying "Made in USA", Top there is hand written text that reads "J.E. Mitchell Kitimat". There is also a DVD included with copy of the footage.
Notes
Note on DVD says that it is "Alcan Builds in Kitimat", but comparing to our own footage, the proper title is 'The Kitimat Story'.
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Storage Location
DVD storage, Curator's Office

Wally Ross, United Steelworkers of America Union

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description29589
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
7 Oct 1957
Accession Number
992.26.73
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wally Ross, Union staff representative, United Steelworks of America Union.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
992.26.73
Date Range
7 Oct 1957
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Wally Ross, Union staff representative, United Steelworks of America Union.
Notes
Caption reads: "Best Agreement We Could Get" - Reading New Agreement drawn up between Steelworkers and Aluminum Company, Wally Ross, union staff representative, urged its acceptance before a crowded membership meeting Saturday in Riverlodge cafeteria. Evening and early morning meetings were held. Members voted overwhelmingly in favor of the new contract.
Name Access
Ross, Wally
Subject Access
United Steelworkers of America
Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Alcan - Guest House - Heritage Files

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description9754
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
13 May 1965
Accession Number
2005.8.984
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Creator
NSP
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.984
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
NSP
Date Range
13 May 1965
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 7.5" x 5.5"
Custodial History
Photo showing Alcan's Nechako Lodge and its hostess Miss Margaret Duff in the Garden of Nechako Lodge, which was on Albatross Avenue.
Name Access
Duff, Margaret Ramsay
Subject Access
Alcan Guest House
Nechako Lodge
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Lounge of the Alcan Guest House No.1

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35292
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2022.25.28
Scope and Content
Photograph of inside of lounge of the Alcan Guest House No.1 on Albatross Avenue. Visible inside the lounge is a stone fireplace, chairs, tables, and a lamp. In the back on the right there are stairs leading up.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.25.28
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm
Custodial History
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of inside of lounge of the Alcan Guest House No.1 on Albatross Avenue. Visible inside the lounge is a stone fireplace, chairs, tables, and a lamp. In the back on the right there are stairs leading up.
Notes
J-2-405
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Alcan Guest House

Entrance Hall in Alcan Guest House No. 1

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35266
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2022.25.22
Scope and Content
Photograph of entrance hall in guest house no. 1. On right there is a table and chair. Table has a phone and book on it. A curtain covers a doorway near it. Behind, there is a staircase going up on the right, and a stone wall in the centre that is part of the fireplace for the room at the left.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.25.22
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm
Custodial History
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of entrance hall in guest house no. 1. On right there is a table and chair. Table has a phone and book on it. A curtain covers a doorway near it. Behind, there is a staircase going up on the right, and a stone wall in the centre that is part of the fireplace for the room at the left.
Notes
J-2-236
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Alcan Guest House

Alcan Guest House Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35305
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Accession Number
2022.25.41
Scope and Content
Photograph of excavation and framework for the company's guest houses on Albatross Avenue. Other houses and apartment construction visible behind.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.25.41
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm
Custodial History
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of excavation and framework for the company's guest houses on Albatross Avenue. Other houses and apartment construction visible behind.
Notes
J-2-148
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Townsite
Houses
Construction
Alcan Guest House

Sittingroom of Upstairs Suite in Alcan Guest House No.1

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35342
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2022.25.62
Scope and Content
Photograph of sittingroom of upstairs suite in Guest House No. 1. Room contains a couch, chairs, tables, a lamp, and a brick fireplace. Door exiting the room is on the left.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.25.62
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm
Custodial History
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of sittingroom of upstairs suite in Guest House No. 1. Room contains a couch, chairs, tables, a lamp, and a brick fireplace. Door exiting the room is on the left.
Notes
J-2-406
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Alcan Guest House

Alcan Guest House No.1 Showing Amdeck in Place

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35346
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Accession Number
2022.25.66
Scope and Content
Photograph of #1 Guest House showing amdeck roofing in place. Two men are working on the roof, and two men are working on another structure on the left. Building material is laid on the ground around.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.25.66
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm
Custodial History
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of #1 Guest House showing amdeck roofing in place. Two men are working on the roof, and two men are working on another structure on the left. Building material is laid on the ground around.
Notes
J-2-187
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Townsite
Construction
Alcan Guest House

Completed Framework for Alcan Guest House No. 2

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35354
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Accession Number
2022.25.73
Scope and Content
Photograph of showing the framing almost completed in Guest House No.2. Two men are visible working on it. Apartments visible behind, and townsite camp is to the left.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.25.73
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm
Custodial History
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of showing the framing almost completed in Guest House No.2. Two men are visible working on it. Apartments visible behind, and townsite camp is to the left.
Notes
J-2-172
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Townsite
Construction
Alcan Guest House
Apartments
Townsite Camp

Tabby drops in for a visit

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description14113
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
4 December 1957
Accession Number
2005.8.3032
Scope and Content
Photo showing "Tabby drops in for a visit", shown here with Miss Margaret Ramsay Duff, hostess of the Alcan Guest House, Nechako Lodge on Albatross Avenue.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.3032
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
4 December 1957
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 5" x 8"
Custodial History
Northern Sentinel Box #3 - (A)Historical (1)Aluminum Company of Canada (a)Guest House
Scope and Content
Photo showing "Tabby drops in for a visit", shown here with Miss Margaret Ramsay Duff, hostess of the Alcan Guest House, Nechako Lodge on Albatross Avenue.
Name Access
Duff, Margaret
Subject Access
Alcan Guest House
Nechako Lodge
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

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