A replica of the Delta King as a float during the Canada Day parade with a captain and sailors on it. Note Mount Elizabeth in the background on the right hand side.
A replica of the Delta King as a float during the Canada Day parade with a captain and sailors on it. Note Mount Elizabeth in the background on the right hand side.
Photograph of Fred Lehmann shaking hands with Margaret Lehmann, standing in front of Mount Elizabeth Cairn. Margaret Lehmann was the first woman to climb Mount Elizabeth.
Fred was part of the survey team for Kitimat, Alcan. Swiss mt. guide, professional mountain climber
Brought to the Museum by Margaret Werger, on behalf of the Lehmann family.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Fred Lehmann shaking hands with Margaret Lehmann, standing in front of Mount Elizabeth Cairn. Margaret Lehmann was the first woman to climb Mount Elizabeth.
Fred was part of the survey team for Kitimat, Alcan. Swiss mt. guide, professional mountain climber
Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.
Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.
Kitimat's Mount Elizabeth lies with her head to the south, towering over the valley of the Kitimat River. Sale of postcards with this view of the slumbering maiden on the mountain has been initiated by a Kitimat doctor for benefit of the Kitimat Scholarship Association.
Kitimat's Mount Elizabeth lies with her head to the south, towering over the valley of the Kitimat River. Sale of postcards with this view of the slumbering maiden on the mountain has been initiated by a Kitimat doctor for benefit of the Kitimat Scholarship Association.
Kevin Martin arrived in Kitimat in February of 1956. He was hired from Vancouver, came on train to Kitimat, He lived on the Delta King for a while. Then he moved to huts at new townsite - north side of Haisla Boulevard. Four men to a hut - many people from everywhere (it Portugeuse, etc). He left 1 1/2 years later. (see gift agreement form for more information).
Custodial History
Kevin Martin
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of 5 photographs of early Kitimat and Smeltersite.
Photograph of Mount Elizabeth in the evening. Mountain is a distance away. In the foreground is a cleared area, and forest behind. Snow on the ground. Light is very dark. Mountain has a pink glow.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mount Elizabeth in the evening. Mountain is a distance away. In the foreground is a cleared area, and forest behind. Snow on the ground. Light is very dark. Mountain has a pink glow.