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GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Artist
Photo by Ken Buchanan
Manufacturer
Lakeside Colour Productions Ltd.
Dexter Color Canada Ltd.
Accession Number
982.121.2
Description
Postcard featuring highway 37 with view of Mount Elizabeth in background.
Title
Mount Elizabeth, Kitimat Scenery, B.C.
Artist
Photo by Ken Buchanan
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring highway 37 with view of Mount Elizabeth in background.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Slight wear on edges
Height
10.5cm
Length
16cm
Inscriptions
Here one can get a magnificent view of the mountains surrounding the city of Kitimat while leaving the town and driving towards Terrace. Kitimat is a model city built by top planners in order that up to 50,000 people could be housed and serviced. The basic industry is a huge Aluminum Smelter, lumbering some fishing and tourist trade. The name Kitimat was derived from the Indian Village across Kitimat channel.
Accession Number
982.121.2
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Postcards box
Place of Manufacture
Canada
Manufacturer
Lakeside Colour Productions Ltd.
Dexter Color Canada Ltd.
Date Range
[1950s-1960s?]
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Artist
Peter C. Wilson (photographer)
Manufacturer
Natural Color Productions, Ltd.
Accession Number
2023.38.8
Description
Postcard featuring a colour photograph of flowerbeds at Nechako Centre. Two women are walking along a path. Buildings are visible in background.
Title
Kitimat, B.C., Canada
Artist
Peter C. Wilson (photographer)
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring a colour photograph of flowerbeds at Nechako Centre. Two women are walking along a path. Buildings are visible in background.
Physical Condition
Excellent
Material
paper
Width
8.8 cm
Length
13.9 cm
Inscriptions
"Kitimat, B.C., Canada. Flower Garden at Nechako Centre with beautiful Mt. Elizabeth in the background. At sunset the mountains in this area take on a red glow and are sometimes referred to as "Fire Mountains.""
Date Range
[1950s-1960s?]
Accession Number
2023.38.8
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Postcards box
Place of Manufacture
Canada: Vancouver, BC
Manufacturer
Natural Color Productions, Ltd.
Date Range
[1950s-1980s?]
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Artist
William R. Long (photographer)
Manufacturer
Natural Color Productions, Ltd.
Accession Number
2023.38.9
Description
Postcard featuring a photograph of several people on a boat in the Kitimat River, with a bridge in the background.
Title
Kitimat, B.C., Canada
Artist
William R. Long (photographer)
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring a photograph of several people on a boat in the Kitimat River, with a bridge in the background.
Physical Condition
Excellent
Material
paper
Width
8.8 cm
Length
13.9 cm
Inscriptions
"Kitimat, B.C., Canada. Bridge across the glacier fed Kitimat River, world famous for its salmon and trout. Here natives from the Kitimaat Village in a 30-foot dug-out canoe, fish the river for Spring salmon."
Date Range
[1950s-1980s?]
Accession Number
2023.38.9
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Postcards box
Place of Manufacture
Canada: Vancouver, BC
Manufacturer
Natural Color Productions, Ltd.
Date Range
[1960s-1970s?]
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Artist
Peter C. Wilson
Manufacturer
Natural Color Productions, Ltd.
Accession Number
2023.38.11
Description
Postcard featuring a view of the Alcan Administrative Building at Kitimat.
Title
Kitimat, B.C., Canada
Artist
Peter C. Wilson
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring a view of the Alcan Administrative Building at Kitimat.
Physical Condition
Excellent
Material
paper
Width
8.9 cm
Length
13.9 cm
Inscriptions
"Kitimat, B.C., Canada. The Administrative Building of the Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd. Adjacent to this beautiful building is one of three natural waterfalls in the area."
Date Range
[1960s-1970s?]
Accession Number
2023.38.11
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Postcards box
Place of Manufacture
Canada: Vancouver, BC
Manufacturer
Natural Color Productions, Ltd.