This view overlooks "City Centre", adjacent to the "Kildala" area of a preplanned city. Originally the townsite of Aluminum Company of canada, other industries are now favoring the area
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.
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.