Donated by Meg Walker, granddaughter of John and Marjorie Nute, on October 11th 2022.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Kemano townsite, taken from the side of Mt. Dubose.
Notes
Taken by Rev. John Nute, who was the pastor at Kitimat Presbyterian Church in summer 1977.
Written on back: "Kemano - Power station 3 1/2 hrs. by boat from Kitimat. Power station is entirely in the Mt. from which we took this picture."
Series contains 38 photographs (37 b&w; 1 colour), mainly showing scenery and buildings around Kitimat in the early 1950s. Subjects depicted include: Hudson's Bay store steps, Mount Elizabeth, power lines, Kemano near Kildala Pass, a baby girl (presumably Nancy Anne Marciniak), bunkhouses, construction machines, buildings under construction, smeltersite, highways, early neighborhoods, Kitamaat Village, and the Kitimat River.
Mike (Miecyszlaw) and Nancy Marciniak lived and worked in Kitimat in the 1950s. Their daughter, Nancy Anne, was born here in 1957.
Custodial History
Items were donated by Nancy Hickinbottom (nee Marciniak) to the Kitimat Museum & Archives in November 2014.
Scope and Content
Series contains 38 photographs (37 b&w; 1 colour), mainly showing scenery and buildings around Kitimat in the early 1950s. Subjects depicted include: Hudson's Bay store steps, Mount Elizabeth, power lines, Kemano near Kildala Pass, a baby girl (presumably Nancy Anne Marciniak), bunkhouses, construction machines, buildings under construction, smeltersite, highways, early neighborhoods, Kitamaat Village, and the Kitimat River.
Photograph of Kemano in 1953. There are two buildings and a tall chimney or smokestack near the foreground, a large open space with many small huts or tents in the middle distance, and rows of long buildings in the background.
Photograph of Kemano in 1953. There are two buildings and a tall chimney or smokestack near the foreground, a large open space with many small huts or tents in the middle distance, and rows of long buildings in the background.
Notes
Stamp on back of photo: "ANSCO PRINTON, Munshaw Colour Service Ltd., Nov 13 1953."
Photograph of an unidentified man standing in a mountain pass near Kemano, looking out over the landscape. A river can be seen flowing between two mountains.
Photograph of an unidentified man standing in a mountain pass near Kemano, looking out over the landscape. A river can be seen flowing between two mountains.
Notes
Stamp on back of photo: "ANSCO PRINTON, Munshaw Colour Service Ltd., Nov 13 1953."
Photograph of a pass through the mountains near Kemano. An unpaved road or trail can be seen to the right. A rainbow (?) seems to be visible in the distance, near the center of the photograph.
Photograph of a pass through the mountains near Kemano. An unpaved road or trail can be seen to the right. A rainbow (?) seems to be visible in the distance, near the center of the photograph.
Notes
Stamp on back of photo: "ANSCO PRINTON, Munshaw Colour Service Ltd., Nov 13 1953."
Photograph of scenery in the mountains near Kemano. Taken from below, looking up a hill towards a rocky ridge, possibly with a glacier or waterfall coming down the middle of it.
Photograph of scenery in the mountains near Kemano. Taken from below, looking up a hill towards a rocky ridge, possibly with a glacier or waterfall coming down the middle of it.
Notes
Stamp on back of photo: "ANSCO PRINTON, Munshaw Colour Service Ltd., Nov 13 1953."
