Part Of

Bob Esson Collection

Description Level

Fonds

Accession Number

2005.16

Scope and Content

Collection of photos consisting of early Kitimat and construction, Alcan, and construction of Kitimat railway.

Part Of

Malcolm Orsted Collection

Description Level

Series

Date Range

1950s

Accession Number

2003.8

Scope and Content

Collection of 40 photos consiting of Early Kitimat, Alcan, and Malcom and Harvey Orsted.

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1979]

Accession Number

2004.16

Scope and Content

Negatives showing aerial photographs of Kitimat schools (Mount Elizabeth, Roy Wilcox, Nechako, Alexander, St. Anthony's, Cormorant, & Kildala).

Part Of

District of Kitimat fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1979

Accession Number

2002.016.07

Scope and Content

Photograph showing Alcan Potlines - 1979

Part Of

McLoughlin Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1964 Jun 08

Accession Number

982.33.4

Scope and Content

Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Smeltersite ; Recreation and Sport ; Yacht Club Basin ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada

Part Of

CN Railroad Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1954

Accession Number

2001.18.18

Scope and Content

Photograph of Alcan's BC - Nechako (air view of Dam area) 1954

Part Of

McLoughlin Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1960 Jun

Accession Number

982.33.34

Scope and Content

Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Kitimat River; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada

Part Of

McLoughlin Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1960 Jun

Accession Number

982.33.35

Scope and Content

Photograph of Aerial View of Kitimat River ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Alcan Industrial Site ; Alcan Road ; Rail - Line ; Sandhill ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada ; Kitimat Liquid Air

Part Of

McLoughlin Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1967 Jul 26

Accession Number

982.33.46

Scope and Content

Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Industrial Site ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Alcan Road ; Liquid Air Plant ; Railroad Line ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada

Part Of

McLoughlin Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1964 Jun 08

Accession Number

982.33.3

Scope and Content

Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminun Company of Canada

Part Of

McLoughlin Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1960 Jun

Accession Number

982.33.5

Scope and Content

Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Smeltersite ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Recreation and Sports ; Yacht Club Basin ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 2 June 1966]

Accession Number

1998.1.8147

Scope and Content

An aerial photo of City Center and downtown Kitimat in color.

Part Of

McLoughlin Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1957 Sept

Accession Number

982.33.15

Scope and Content

Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Industrial Site ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Kitimat River ; Railroad Line ; Alcan Road ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada

Part Of

Neville Anthony Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1949

Accession Number

1981.27.35

Scope and Content

Photograph of Gov't and Services ; Prov. ; Land Survey ; Scenery ; McMinn Survey 1949 ; Kitimat Estuary

Part Of

McLoughlin Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1960 Jun

Accession Number

982.33.33

Scope and Content

Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; (Lines 1 and 2) Yacht Club ; Smeltersite ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada ; Recreation and Sports ; Yacht Club Basin

Part Of

McLoughlin Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1960 Jun

Accession Number

982.33.8

Scope and Content

Photograph of Aerial View of Anderson Creek Camp ; Smelter Supply Area ; Alcan Road ; Liquid Air Plant ; Kitimat River

Part Of

Karsh Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1959

Accession Number

2002.43.2

Scope and Content

Photograph showing new Alcan Tri-Lok Ingot en route to markets of the world from the Kitimat smelter (CN 59 - 521)

Material Type

Virtual Exhibit

Description

Settling In: Highlighting 50 Years of Kitimat's History Exhibition, was shown at the Kitimat Museum and Archives in 2003. "To the youngsters, Kitimat presents a pleasing blend of modern, urban, recreational facilities in a wild-west, wilderness setting. To the adults, it offers physical grandeur, unexcelled hunting and fishing, neighbourliness, dependence, and the genuine friendships of a new community." Canadian Geographical Journal 1959 What makes a town? What makes Kitimat unique? In the final analysis, Kitimat citizens have made the community. This exhibition attempts to show the public face of Kitimat.

Material Type

Virtual Exhibit

Description

Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.

Material Type

Virtual Exhibit

Description

In 2013, the Kitimat Museum and Archives worked with the District of Kitimat, and the Recreation Department, to select images commemorating 60 years of Community in the town of Kitimat. The display can physically be seen on display in the hallway of Riverlodge Recreation Centre.