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Object Type
Purchased
Accession Number
977.20
Description
Stone hammer is grey. Has a groove throughout the circumference of the center, possibly as a hand gripping point or to wrap a binding component around (rope/twine).
Object Type
Purchased
Quantity
1
Description
Stone hammer is grey. Has a groove throughout the circumference of the center, possibly as a hand gripping point or to wrap a binding component around (rope/twine).
Physical Condition
poor
Culture
Haisla
Condition Remarks
Looks well used.
Height
9.5
Width
6.5
Length
14
Accession Number
977.20
Category
Construction T&E
Location
Settling the Valley, Cabinet 1 Drawer 2
Place of Manufacture
Canada
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard, Picture
Material
paper
Accession Number
2022.8
Description
Photo postcard with image of a large Christmas dinner. Taken in the cafeteria/mess hall of a construction camp. Dinner includes two suckling pigs pulling a sleigh laden with roast turkey. A doll is also riding the sleigh, and there is plenty of other food on the table around it.
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard, Picture
Description
Photo postcard with image of a large Christmas dinner. Taken in the cafeteria/mess hall of a construction camp. Dinner includes two suckling pigs pulling a sleigh laden with roast turkey. A doll is also riding the sleigh, and there is plenty of other food on the table around it.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Height
14cm
Width
9cm
Inscriptions
Note on back of postcard reads: "Note Two sucking pigs pulling sleigh laden with roast turkey - we are in the heart of the mountains but xmas is xmas. Chappie
Accession Number
2022.8
Biographical Notes
Lynn Beckett's father was a civil engineer and often received correspondence from fellow engineers across Canada and abroad. He is described as quirky and funny, and exemplified what his daughter saw in construction camp chefs trying to do for staff who could not go home.
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Postcards box
Place of Manufacture
Canada
Date Range
1951-1952
GMD
Graphic Documents
Object Type
cartoon
Material
paper
Artist
Beaton, Allan
Manufacturer
Gehrke's
Accession Number
2017.17.1
Description
Cartoon Book - Allan Beaton's "Kitimat 51" A series of cartoons made on the site of Canada's largest construction project, with Kitimat Constructors, for the Aluminum Co. of Canada. Limited.
Title
Kitimat 51
Artist
Beaton, Allan
GMD
Graphic Documents
Object Type
cartoon
Description
Cartoon Book - Allan Beaton's "Kitimat 51" A series of cartoons made on the site of Canada's largest construction project, with Kitimat Constructors, for the Aluminum Co. of Canada. Limited.
Physical Condition
fair
Material
paper
Width
21.5 cm
Length
28 cm
Date Range
1951-1952
Accession Number
2017.17.1
Name Access
Beaton, Allan
Subject Access
Alcan
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Published Material
Place of Manufacture
Vancouver, Canada
Manufacturer
Gehrke's
Date Range
December 2023
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Writing book
Material
plastic
paper
Manufacturer
Castelli
Accession Number
2024.1.1
Description
Notebook produced by JGC Fluor/LNG JV. Soft black plastic cover with white lined pages and ribbon bookmark in two shades of grayish-blue. Inside covers show views of the Kitimat LNG facility in day and night. Includes pages with full-colour images of different LNG buildings, structures, components, etc., facts about Kitimat LNG, and text indicating milestones during the construction process (ex. first shipment, first Kitimat erected module, first concrete pour). Also contains light blue paper bookmark with a holiday message from LNG.
Title
JGC Fluor BC LNG JV
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Writing book
Description
Notebook produced by JGC Fluor/LNG JV. Soft black plastic cover with white lined pages and ribbon bookmark in two shades of grayish-blue. Inside covers show views of the Kitimat LNG facility in day and night. Includes pages with full-colour images of different LNG buildings, structures, components, etc., facts about Kitimat LNG, and text indicating milestones during the construction process (ex. first shipment, first Kitimat erected module, first concrete pour). Also contains light blue paper bookmark with a holiday message from LNG.
Physical Condition
Excellent
Material
plastic
paper
Condition Remarks
Some minor, light smudges on back cover near spine.
Height
24.5 cm
Width
2.3 cm
Length
17.5 cm
Inscriptions
JGC
FLUOR BC LNG JV / PRIME CONTRACTOR TO LNG CANADA (front cover)
CASTELLI / MADE IN ITALY (back cover)
Date Range
December 2023
Accession Number
2024.1.1
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
Place of Manufacture
Italy
Manufacturer
Castelli