Photograph of Area Towns ; Atlin ; Structures ; Pioneer ; Commercial ; White Pass and Yukon Route ; The British Yukon Navigation Co. Ltd. ; (Chimney - 20 ft High For Big Snows of Region) ; Scenery
Photograph of Area Towns ; Atlin ; Structures ; Pioneer ; Commercial ; White Pass and Yukon Route ; The British Yukon Navigation Co. Ltd. ; (Chimney - 20 ft High For Big Snows of Region) ; Scenery
Photo showing brdge site looking west from east bank of Kitimat River, forms for east piers being placed, immediate foreground, guides for sheey piling in place for centre piers, centre background, first piece of sheet piling in place.
Photo showing brdge site looking west from east bank of Kitimat River, forms for east piers being placed, immediate foreground, guides for sheey piling in place for centre piers, centre background, first piece of sheet piling in place.
Photo showing view looking west, centre foreground: forms in place for sheet piling for east piers, right foreground: first and second cribs of east and temporary bridge, centre background: right sheet piling center piers all placed, left-western cribs and deck for temporary bridge being placed.
Photo showing view looking west, centre foreground: forms in place for sheet piling for east piers, right foreground: first and second cribs of east and temporary bridge, centre background: right sheet piling center piers all placed, left-western cribs and deck for temporary bridge being placed.
Comprehensive collection of dried plants with names and info collected from Kitimat and surrounding area. Includes black binder with lists of the collected plants, as well as some additional samples.
The Kitimat Flora Collection was assembled by Gisela Mendel during her tenure as the Museum's first curator (1969-1981). Gisela had a lifelong interest in nature and the outdoors and knew the medicinal properties of many plants from working as a pharmacist in Germany. During her early years in Kitimat, she collected botanical specimens to send to the Royal BC Museum in Victoria and documented a new species of fern. As Curator, she identified natural history as a key area of focus for the new Kitimat Centennial Museum. The Northern Sentinel reported in 1972 that she gathered new floral specimens each weekend to replenish displays at the Museum. One of her largest projects was the creation of an ethno-botanical dictionary with the help of Haisla elders from Kitamaat Village, identifying the Haisla names and traditional uses for various local plants.
Custodial History
Collected by Gisela Mendel.
Scope and Content
Comprehensive collection of dried plants with names and info collected from Kitimat and surrounding area. Includes black binder with lists of the collected plants, as well as some additional samples.