Photos showing Elks' Frontier Day Celebration, Smeltersite. Featuring: Geo and Mrs. Mary Pierce; Frank Grogan; Murray Evans; Bill Martenuk; Geo Birch; John Grey.
Envelopes #1 & #2 Northern Sentinel: Box #3: (A) Historical (1) Dominion Day (a) Frontier Day
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Photos showing Elks' Frontier Day Celebration, Smeltersite. Featuring: Geo and Mrs. Mary Pierce; Frank Grogan; Murray Evans; Bill Martenuk; Geo Birch; John Grey.
Photo depicts a youth softball game in full swing at the Smeltersite softball diamond, bleacher crowd watches the action. Crew bunkhouses on the hill slope in the background.
Photo depicts a youth softball game in full swing at the Smeltersite softball diamond, bleacher crowd watches the action. Crew bunkhouses on the hill slope in the background.
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Title based on content of photograph. Mike Kinnear Collection
Photo depicts soccer All Stars posing in front of a Canadian National Railway train, before leaving for Vancouver via Canadian Pacific Airlines from the Terrace Airport.
Photo depicts soccer All Stars posing in front of a Canadian National Railway train, before leaving for Vancouver via Canadian Pacific Airlines from the Terrace Airport.
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Title based on content of photograph. -- The team lost 9-0 against Vancouver. It was noted at this time by League President George Madden that the Kitimat All Stars were handicapped by having to play on grass, which was very strange to them. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Photo showing an original float designed as a viking ship and manned by members of the troop was entered by the Wolf Cub Pack of Kitamaat Village. Agnes Barber and Mavis Dillon, both teachers in the Kitamaat Village School were responsible for the design of the float. Miss Dillon who was dressed as a clown is seen at the left.
Photo showing an original float designed as a viking ship and manned by members of the troop was entered by the Wolf Cub Pack of Kitamaat Village. Agnes Barber and Mavis Dillon, both teachers in the Kitamaat Village School were responsible for the design of the float. Miss Dillon who was dressed as a clown is seen at the left.
Photo showing "Sky High"; Spectators had to crane their necks to look at Kim Creed on stilts as he advertised a Kitimat Pharmacy. No wonder volunteer fireman Max Patzelt dressed as Donald Duck was staring.
Photo showing "Sky High"; Spectators had to crane their necks to look at Kim Creed on stilts as he advertised a Kitimat Pharmacy. No wonder volunteer fireman Max Patzelt dressed as Donald Duck was staring.
Photo showing "Trophy Dust-Up"; Muriel Richel YMCA stenographer takes time off from her other duties to polish up the eleven challenge trophies which will be completed for at the Dominion Day holiday Track and Field meet. Billed for Saturday June 29, the meet will take place in the Nechako school grounds. Mrs. Richel will be statistician and recorder.
Photo showing "Trophy Dust-Up"; Muriel Richel YMCA stenographer takes time off from her other duties to polish up the eleven challenge trophies which will be completed for at the Dominion Day holiday Track and Field meet. Billed for Saturday June 29, the meet will take place in the Nechako school grounds. Mrs. Richel will be statistician and recorder.
Photo depicts a Remembrance Day ceremony underway in Nechako Theatre in Kitimat. The Volunteer Firefighter's wreath is laid by Fire Chief Aubrey Creed. On the stage from the left are Reverend Graham Tucker, Dr. R. G. Davidson, and A. E. Vrooman, colour bearer of the Canadian Legion.
Photo depicts a Remembrance Day ceremony underway in Nechako Theatre in Kitimat. The Volunteer Firefighter's wreath is laid by Fire Chief Aubrey Creed. On the stage from the left are Reverend Graham Tucker, Dr. R. G. Davidson, and A. E. Vrooman, colour bearer of the Canadian Legion.
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Title based on content of photograph. -- Northern Sentinel Press article, November 13, 1958. -- A. E. "Dutch" Vrooman worked for Kitimat Constructors on the original survey for the Kitimat townsite and smelter. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
