Postcard featuring view of the highway from Kitimat in winter. Mount Elizabeth in background. Edges of postcard are wavy.
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
Height
9 cm
Length
14 cm
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.
Date Range
ca. 1977
Accession Number
2022.32.16
Biographical Notes
The road in this photo, Highway 25, was renamed highway 37 in 1986.
Postcard showing the Skeena River and mountains near Terrace. Edges of postcard ar wavy.
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
Height
10.7 cm
Length
15 cm
Inscriptions
Here one can view the beauty abounding in the Skeena area a few miles north of Terrace. At this point one can first glimpse the Seven Sisters range which are portrayed here on sharp left of snow-capped peaks.
