2 postcards. One features an illustration of Eurocan, and the other features a photograph of Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
Height
10-12 cm
Length
15 cm
Inscriptions
1- Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd. Aluminum Smelter at Kitimat British Columbia, Canada. A view of the northern section of Alcan's Kitimat Smelter, one of the largest in the world. All raw materials are imported to produce 268,000 tonnes of value - added aluminum ingots annually for use in Alcan's Western Canada fabricating plants and export mainly to Asia and the U.S.A.
2- Eurocan Pulp & Paper Co. Kitimat British Columbia. Canada's No. 1 producer and exporter of unbleached linerboard and kraft paper packaging products.
Photograph of Mrs Marie Tolhurst, Burns Lake 1956.
Others in photo are Gladys Sevick (Hanke?), Audrey Lougheed, Doris Allan (matron of Burns Lake hospital), Agnes Hammry. They are standing in front of a building. Car in background on right.
Gabriel (Gabor) Nyeste was one of the leaders of the Scouts of the First Kitimat Troop (Boy Scouts). He moved to Kitimat to work on the Alcan project and left in the early 60s. He passed away in Kamloops in July 2020.
Custodial History
Donated by Gabriel Nyeste, Aug 6 1983.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs Marie Tolhurst, Burns Lake 1956.
Others in photo are Gladys Sevick (Hanke?), Audrey Lougheed, Doris Allan (matron of Burns Lake hospital), Agnes Hammry. They are standing in front of a building. Car in background on right.
Photo showing fire chiefs from all over B.C, standing from left: W.H Hill, A.S Owens, George Hills, T.W Hastings, C. Foster. Seated from left: L.R Ronald, W. Wilmot, H. Dornbierer, Aubrey Creed, H.K Jenns, S.F Little, D.Macquarrie, John Abbot, S. SGT Bishop.
Photo showing fire chiefs from all over B.C, standing from left: W.H Hill, A.S Owens, George Hills, T.W Hastings, C. Foster. Seated from left: L.R Ronald, W. Wilmot, H. Dornbierer, Aubrey Creed, H.K Jenns, S.F Little, D.Macquarrie, John Abbot, S. SGT Bishop.