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

Bud Powell Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1953

Accession Number

2022.22.24

Scope and Content

Photograph of aerial view of the smelter area looking north. Note rectifier buildings mainly closed in and roofing nearing completion. Potline footings are beginning to extend east of the centre passageway. Service building group is closed in and nearing completion at upper left centre. Some snow on ground.

Part Of

Bud Powell Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1957

Accession Number

2022.22.128

Scope and Content

Photograph of view looking southeast showing steel erection at potroom 8A east and general view of fill operations at site of cryolite recovery plant.

Part Of

Bud Powell Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1957

Accession Number

2022.22.132

Scope and Content

Photograph of view looking northwest showing pitch melter control bldg. 241, Piten Pumphouse bldg. 243, foundations for pitch melting tanks 54-55-56, and east end of soderberg paste plant. Construction in progress, foundations and building frames being built. Smeltersite homes visible in background.

Part Of

Bud Powell Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1957

Accession Number

2022.22.113

Scope and Content

Photograph of aerial view looking southeast showing storage and dock areas.

Part Of

Bud Powell Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1957

Accession Number

2022.22.115

Scope and Content

Photograph of aerial view looking northwest showing storage area with smelter in background. Smoke coming from smelter, and another area to the left.

Part Of

Bud Powell Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1957

Accession Number

2022.22.120

Scope and Content

Photograph of aerial view looking west showing potlining mix plant bldg. 244, bent foundations C-53-2-3-4, foundations for bins 50-51 and coke storage slab. Stud blast bldg. 240 and cathode block rodding bldg. 245 at lower left.

Part Of

Bud Powell Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1957

Accession Number

2022.22.121

Scope and Content

Photograph of aerial view looking east showing substation 8 area, rectifier bldg. 208, potroom buildings and central court area.

Part Of

Bud Powell Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1955

Accession Number

2022.22.66

Scope and Content

Photograph of view looking south-east showing construction of Sagimat-Alcan employment office buidling. Men working in the foreground, with many parked cars behind them. Transmission station/line is also further behind.

Part Of

Kitimat Heritage Advisory Commission fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

6 July 1955

Accession Number

2014.14.2

Scope and Content

Photograph - 'View looking south showing construction of sidewalk from Smeltersite to Main Camp Cafeteria'.

Part Of

Kitimat Heritage Advisory Commission fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

6 July 1957

Accession Number

2014.14.1

Scope and Content

Photograph - 'General view looking Northwest showing smeltersite housing area, hospital, school and a seaplane landing ramp.