A postcard with a picture of Alcan's new office building. There is blank space on the back to place a stamp, there is also markings on the back that read "Alcan Kitimat Works New Office Building Completed June 1963 Compliments of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited"
A postcard with a picture of Alcan's new office building. There is blank space on the back to place a stamp, there is also markings on the back that read "Alcan Kitimat Works New Office Building Completed June 1963 Compliments of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited"
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Slightly sundamaged, bend marks on bottom left corner of picture
Parts of miner's lamps (carbide lamps) from Pacific (near Terrace). There is one fuel tank and two other parts that fuel tanks and reflectors are supposed to attach to.
Parts of miner's lamps (carbide lamps) from Pacific (near Terrace). There is one fuel tank and two other parts that fuel tanks and reflectors are supposed to attach to.
Three cases of equipment that are in fair to poor condition; all cases are complete.
-Acme all purpose gas mask (to be discarded) (.1)
-MSA Air or O2 mask with tank. Items are in green case (.2)
-SurvivAir face mask and tank in grey case (.3)
-Kidde Soda Acid Fire Extinguisher. Silver canister with blue top and black hose and silver/blue label on front (.5)
Three cases of equipment that are in fair to poor condition; all cases are complete.
-Acme all purpose gas mask (to be discarded) (.1)
-MSA Air or O2 mask with tank. Items are in green case (.2)
-SurvivAir face mask and tank in grey case (.3)
-Kidde Soda Acid Fire Extinguisher. Silver canister with blue top and black hose and silver/blue label on front (.5)
Kitimat Fire Department Miscellaneous Equipment
1. Gate Value
2. Light-chrome headlight
3. Brass nozzles "Powhatter"
4. Brass nozzles Amerocan La France
5. Gated T brass value
6. Alligator horse clamp
Kitimat Fire Department Miscellaneous Equipment
1. Gate Value
2. Light-chrome headlight
3. Brass nozzles "Powhatter"
4. Brass nozzles Amerocan La France
5. Gated T brass value
6. Alligator horse clamp
Beret, Armband- Warden, 2 Gas mask with pack, 2 Photograph Emergency Preparedness exercise
Public Description
Gas mask with pack and warden’s armband used by Civil Defence, Kitimat Auxiliary Police in Kitimat. As representatives of Canada's emergency planning, Civil Defence volunteers mobilized to protect Kitimat against invasion, nuclear attack, and other disasters. A municipal civil defence plan was put in place, and volunteers received training in search and rescue, survival, bomb shelters, and emergency feeding. Donated by Emergency Preparedness, District of Kitimat.
Duplicate of last spike of the Terrace-Kitimat line driven by S.F. Dingle, vice-president of operation, Canadian National Railways, at Kitimat, British Columbia, July 8, 1955.
Duplicate of last spike of the Terrace-Kitimat line driven by S.F. Dingle, vice-president of operation, Canadian National Railways, at Kitimat, British Columbia, July 8, 1955.
Physical Condition
good
Material
aluminum
Width
1.6 cm
Length
16 cm
Inscriptions
Duplicate of last spike of the Terrace-Kitimat line driven by S.F. Dingle, vice-president of operation, Canadian National Railways, at Kitimat, British Columbia, July 8, 1955.
Accession Number
2000.33.598
Biographical Notes
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.
