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Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
2005.8.851
Scope and Content
Photo showing the Nechako Area - Kingfisher Avenue North, Oriole and Osprey houses nearing completion 1954.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Creator
NSP
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.851
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
NSP
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 10.75" x 8.75"
Custodial History
#2 Northern Sentinel: Box #2: (A) Historical
Scope and Content
Photo showing the Nechako Area - Kingfisher Avenue North, Oriole and Osprey houses nearing completion 1954.
Name Access
Nechako Area
Subject Access
Housing
Storage Location
Artifact Storage
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1970
Accession Number
80.17.13a
Scope and Content
Photograph showing view of Hawksbury Island
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
Item
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
80.17.13a
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1970
Physical Description
2 photographs : color ; 12.7 x 9 cm 25.4 x 20.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing view of Hawksbury Island
Subject Access
Scenery
Geology
Geographic Access
Douglas Channel Hawksbury Island Hanging Valley
Storage Location
photograph storage

Alcan Smeltersite Housing

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description24586
Part Of
Jennings-Giles fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Accession Number
2012.9.23
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alcan Smeltersite Housing
Part Of
Jennings-Giles fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2012.9.23
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 6.3 cm x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alcan Smeltersite Housing
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Housing
Storage Location
Photograph Storage

Eocene Fossils from Driftwood Creek

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description25018
Part Of
Tom Prouse Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
981.4.1
Scope and Content
Eocene Fossils from Driftwood Creek.
Part Of
Tom Prouse Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
981.4.1
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : color ; 17.5 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Eocene Fossils from Driftwood Creek.
Subject Access
Geology
Fossils
Geographic Access
Smithers
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Accession Number
73.3.16.6
Scope and Content
Photo showing housing in Kemano
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
73.3.16.6
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Alcan photo
Date Range
1958
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w: 4" x 4"
Scope and Content
Photo showing housing in Kemano
Subject Access
Housing
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Accession Number
73.3.16.7
Scope and Content
Photo showing Kemano housing
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
73.3.16.7
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Alcan photo
Date Range
1958
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w: 4" x 4"
Scope and Content
Photo showing Kemano housing
Subject Access
Kemano
Housing
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
15 Nov 1960
Accession Number
2005.8.3372
Scope and Content
A photograph of dredging at the bay in front of the Kitamaat Village
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.3372
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
15 Nov 1960
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 6 in
Scope and Content
A photograph of dredging at the bay in front of the Kitamaat Village
Subject Access
Kitamaat Village
Dredging
Part Of
Frank Diersen Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955-1956]
Accession Number
2009.1.10
Scope and Content
Photograph of Albatross Avenue, Mount Elizabeth in background, temporary housing in foreground.
Part Of
Frank Diersen Collection
Creator
Frank Diersen
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2009.1.10
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955-1956]
Physical Description
1 photograph ; b&w ; 10 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Albatross Avenue, Mount Elizabeth in background, temporary housing in foreground.
Name Access
Diersen, Frank
Subject Access
Scenery
Housing
Streets
Storage Location
Photograph storage
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
June, 1951
Accession Number
78.11.2
Scope and Content
Photo showing Smeltersite Housing
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.11.2
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
June, 1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photo showing Smeltersite Housing
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Housing

Barges loaded with flat-top houses

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description223
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Accession Number
77.58.10
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two barges moored in Douglas Channel and loaded with flat-top house sections for construction workers and their families.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
217
Accession Number
77.58.10
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two barges moored in Douglas Channel and loaded with flat-top house sections for construction workers and their families.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Temporary housing destined for Kitimat was assembled at Vancouver Tug and Barge below the Lion's Gate Bridge in three sections, then barged to Kitimat - 10 houses or 30 sections on each barge. -- Electrician Bill Frahler wired approximately 2,000 houses in Kitimat camps and townsite between 1954 and 1958, working first for Johnson-Crooks then Straits Construction, both U.S. contractors. Pat Jimenez Collection
Subject Access
Construction of Buildings
Housing
Images

Kildala Neighbourhood temporary housing

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description224
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
July 13, 1955
Scope and Content
Photo depicts flat-top temporary housing lining the hillside up to the Aluminum City Motel at the treeline. View is northwest. Grader on Kuldo Boulevard.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
218
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
July 13, 1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts flat-top temporary housing lining the hillside up to the Aluminum City Motel at the treeline. View is northwest. Grader on Kuldo Boulevard.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan Negative No. 29337. -- The circus tent assembly line was erected . Temporary housing destined for Kitimat was assembled at Vancouver Tug and Barge below the Lion's Gate Bridge in three sections, then barged to Kitimat - 10 houses or 30 sections on each barge. -- Electrician Bill Frahler wired approximately 2,000 houses in Kitimat camps and townsite between 1954 and 1958, working first for Johnson-Crooks then Straits Construction, both U.S. contractors. 73.3.6.6
Subject Access
Housing
Construction of Buildings
Images

Aerial View of Mudslide Lakelse

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description18179
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
May 1962
Accession Number
1998.1.10300
Scope and Content
Aerial View of Mudslide Lakelse
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.10300
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
May 1962
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Aerial View of Mudslide Lakelse
Subject Access
Geology
Mudslide
Aerial
Geographic Access
Lakelse
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
26 May 1962
Accession Number
1998.1.10301
Scope and Content
Photograph showing aerial view of mudslide.
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.10301
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
26 May 1962
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing aerial view of mudslide.
Subject Access
Aerial
Mudslide
Geology
Geographic Access
Lakelse
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
Kitimat Museum & Archives Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
1951-1954
Accession Number
2019.59
Scope and Content
Photo album (cover missing) and assorted loose photos of smelter construction in the 1950's with panoramas, unidentified navy ship, haisla bridge, smelter, Caisson dock. Photo album includes aerials, potline construction, worker accommodation, power operations construction, Haisla bridge, caisson dock, dredging, transportation, and sandhill.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum & Archives Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2019.59
Date Range
1951-1954
History / Biographical
Unknown
Custodial History
Likely taken by an engineer on the Alcan project.
Scope and Content
Photo album (cover missing) and assorted loose photos of smelter construction in the 1950's with panoramas, unidentified navy ship, haisla bridge, smelter, Caisson dock. Photo album includes aerials, potline construction, worker accommodation, power operations construction, Haisla bridge, caisson dock, dredging, transportation, and sandhill.
Notes
Photos removed from album pages and put in envelopes.
Subject Access
Caisson docks
Haisla Bridge
Aerial
Smelter
Smeltersite
Potlines
Dredging
Sandhill

Yacht Club Basin, Alumina Storage Bins

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description19284
Part Of
Meldrum Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Accession Number
77.35.16.18
Scope and Content
Yacht club basin, alumina storage bins
Part Of
Meldrum Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
77.35.16.18
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Yacht club basin, alumina storage bins
Subject Access
Aerial
Yacht Club
Construction
Dredging
Storage Tanks
Recreation
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
Meldrum Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Accession Number
77.35.16.19
Scope and Content
Dredging Yacht Basin
Part Of
Meldrum Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
77.35.16.19
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Dredging Yacht Basin
Subject Access
Construction
Dredging
Yacht
Recreation
Aerial
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Placer Golo Mining at McKee Creek

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description19732
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1965 Aug
Accession Number
1980.15.01
Scope and Content
Photograph of Area Towns ; Atlin ; Geology ; Mines ; McKee Creek Placer Golo Mine ; Pioneer ; Mines ; Scenery
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Mendel, Gisela
Description Level
Item
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
1980.15.01
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1965 Aug
Physical Description
1 Photograph print : colour ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Area Towns ; Atlin ; Geology ; Mines ; McKee Creek Placer Golo Mine ; Pioneer ; Mines ; Scenery
Name Access
Mendel, Gisela
Atlin, BC
Subject Access
Aerial
Pioneer
Geology

Atlin BC (British Yukon Navigation Co) Buildings

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description19733
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1965 Aug
Accession Number
1980.15.02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Area Towns ; Atlin ; Structures ; Pioneer ; Commercial ; White Pass and Yukon Route ; The British Yukon Navigation Co. Ltd. ; (Chimney - 20 ft High For Big Snows of Region) ; Scenery
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Mendel. Gisela
Description Level
Item
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
1980.15.02
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1965 Aug
Physical Description
1 Photograph print : colour ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Area Towns ; Atlin ; Structures ; Pioneer ; Commercial ; White Pass and Yukon Route ; The British Yukon Navigation Co. Ltd. ; (Chimney - 20 ft High For Big Snows of Region) ; Scenery
Name Access
Mendel, Gisela
Subject Access
Aerial
Pioneer
Geology

Town of Atlin From Water

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description19734
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1965 Aug
Accession Number
1980.15.03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Area Towns ; Atlin B.C. ; Scenery
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Medel, Gisela
Description Level
Item
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
1980.15.03
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1965 Aug
Physical Description
1 Photograph print : colour ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Area Towns ; Atlin B.C. ; Scenery
Name Access
Mendel, Gisela
Subject Access
Aerial
Pioneer
Geology

Atlin BC, Harbour, Boats, Town Clock

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description19735
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1965 Aug
Accession Number
1980.15.04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Area Towns ; Atlin, BC ; Scenery ; Transportation ; Water Equipment ; Boats ; Communication ; Atlin Town Clock
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Mendel, Gisela
Description Level
Item
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
1980.15.04
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1965 Aug
Physical Description
1 Photograph print : colour ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Area Towns ; Atlin, BC ; Scenery ; Transportation ; Water Equipment ; Boats ; Communication ; Atlin Town Clock
Name Access
Mendel, Gisela
Subject Access
Aerial
Pioneer
Geology

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