Photos showing Elks' Frontier Day Celebration, Smeltersite. Featuring: Geo and Mrs. Mary Pierce; Frank Grogan; Murray Evans; Bill Martenuk; Geo Birch; John Grey.
Envelopes #1 & #2 Northern Sentinel: Box #3: (A) Historical (1) Dominion Day (a) Frontier Day
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Photos showing Elks' Frontier Day Celebration, Smeltersite. Featuring: Geo and Mrs. Mary Pierce; Frank Grogan; Murray Evans; Bill Martenuk; Geo Birch; John Grey.
Photo showing an original float designed as a viking ship and manned by members of the troop was entered by the Wolf Cub Pack of Kitamaat Village. Agnes Barber and Mavis Dillon, both teachers in the Kitamaat Village School were responsible for the design of the float. Miss Dillon who was dressed as a clown is seen at the left.
Photo showing an original float designed as a viking ship and manned by members of the troop was entered by the Wolf Cub Pack of Kitamaat Village. Agnes Barber and Mavis Dillon, both teachers in the Kitamaat Village School were responsible for the design of the float. Miss Dillon who was dressed as a clown is seen at the left.
Photo showing "Sky High"; Spectators had to crane their necks to look at Kim Creed on stilts as he advertised a Kitimat Pharmacy. No wonder volunteer fireman Max Patzelt dressed as Donald Duck was staring.
Photo showing "Sky High"; Spectators had to crane their necks to look at Kim Creed on stilts as he advertised a Kitimat Pharmacy. No wonder volunteer fireman Max Patzelt dressed as Donald Duck was staring.
Photo showing "Trophy Dust-Up"; Muriel Richel YMCA stenographer takes time off from her other duties to polish up the eleven challenge trophies which will be completed for at the Dominion Day holiday Track and Field meet. Billed for Saturday June 29, the meet will take place in the Nechako school grounds. Mrs. Richel will be statistician and recorder.
Photo showing "Trophy Dust-Up"; Muriel Richel YMCA stenographer takes time off from her other duties to polish up the eleven challenge trophies which will be completed for at the Dominion Day holiday Track and Field meet. Billed for Saturday June 29, the meet will take place in the Nechako school grounds. Mrs. Richel will be statistician and recorder.
Kitimat's first opera, presented by the Canadian Opera Company, November 25, 1961. "Orpheus in the Underworld" was presented courtesy of a Canada Council Grant and the sponsorship of the Kitimat Concert Association.
Kitimat's first opera, presented by the Canadian Opera Company, November 25, 1961. "Orpheus in the Underworld" was presented courtesy of a Canada Council Grant and the sponsorship of the Kitimat Concert Association.
Image depicts an air mail envelope for Queen Charlotte Airlines.
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Title based on content of photograph. -- First air mail service was introduced by Queen Charlotte Airlines in 1952. Previously, mail was carried by the CP steamship Princess Norah. Queen Charlotte Airlines was purchased by Pacific Western Airlines in 1955. Hal Whiting Collection
Photo showing First Ice Hockey Rink built southeast of Nechako Centre by Municipal Staff Members. (L) Lynn Craig; (R) Kim Creed with sticks; (B/G) John Bush, Peter Springer, Nyl Creed, Judy Kreller, Sharon Sestrap, Anne Sheardown.
Northern Sentinel: Box #4: (A) Historical (1) District of Kitimat (a) Recreation - Ice Hockey Rink
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Photo showing First Ice Hockey Rink built southeast of Nechako Centre by Municipal Staff Members. (L) Lynn Craig; (R) Kim Creed with sticks; (B/G) John Bush, Peter Springer, Nyl Creed, Judy Kreller, Sharon Sestrap, Anne Sheardown.
Photo depicts First Burns Night in Anderson Creek Mess Hall at Smeltersite. One man plays the bagpipes while another follows with the haggis held high.
Photo depicts First Burns Night in Anderson Creek Mess Hall at Smeltersite. One man plays the bagpipes while another follows with the haggis held high.
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Title based on content of photograph. Ken & Joyce MacKinnon Collection
Photo depicts two men kneeling beside the first bags of mail to arrive via Pacific Western Airlines. On the right, Captain T. M. Kellough for PWA delivers the bags to on the left, Kitimat Express driver Lloyd Kaberg, at the wharf, Smeltersite. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Photo depicts two men kneeling beside the first bags of mail to arrive via Pacific Western Airlines. On the right, Captain T. M. Kellough for PWA delivers the bags to on the left, Kitimat Express driver Lloyd Kaberg, at the wharf, Smeltersite. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Photo depicts H.R.H., Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip inspecting the first ingot poured at the new smelter in Kitimat. President R.E. Powell (right) and Manager A.W. Whitaker Jr. (left).
Photo depicts H.R.H., Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip inspecting the first ingot poured at the new smelter in Kitimat. President R.E. Powell (right) and Manager A.W. Whitaker Jr. (left).
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Title based on content of photograph. Alcan Collection