Photo showing a portrait of Reverend George Edgar who was the first missionary teacher to Kitamaat Village and family, in the back row left to right: Mark, Hannah, Magnus, and seated left to right: George Edgar, Susan, and Mary Ann Edgar.
Photo showing a portrait of Reverend George Edgar who was the first missionary teacher to Kitamaat Village and family, in the back row left to right: Mark, Hannah, Magnus, and seated left to right: George Edgar, Susan, and Mary Ann Edgar.
Fonds consists of 27 slides showing the construction of Alcan Wharf (Caisson Dock Construction) and Kitimat Bridge, 25 slides showing the contruction of Alcan Plant Area, 48 photographs of early construction, 38 slides of early construction. Includes a ruler, ashtray, pie plate and stationery folder.
Art Coghlin was Paymaster for Kitimat Constructors in 1951. He left the company to open Coghlins Hardware in 1954.
Custodial History
Terry Voitchovsky
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of 27 slides showing the construction of Alcan Wharf (Caisson Dock Construction) and Kitimat Bridge, 25 slides showing the contruction of Alcan Plant Area, 48 photographs of early construction, 38 slides of early construction. Includes a ruler, ashtray, pie plate and stationery folder.
Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
Scope and Content
Slide of Eric Pedersen, George Picha, Hugh Coulter, Joe Picha in neighbourhood A at the townsite.
Photograph of Kitimat Branch construction - July 1953 ; Crossing of Sjeena River at Terrace ; Main channel is 100 ft. deep ; During annual spring run off period, all the area presently visible up to the south abutment is entirely inundated with swift flowing waters carrying logs and debris.
Photograph of Kitimat Branch construction - July 1953 ; Crossing of Sjeena River at Terrace ; Main channel is 100 ft. deep ; During annual spring run off period, all the area presently visible up to the south abutment is entirely inundated with swift flowing waters carrying logs and debris.
Photo showing election of Reeve Wilbur Hallman and new Council. L/R Matt Gooding, Councillor; Gordon Cronk, Councillor; Wilbur Hallman, Reeve; Doug Cohoon, Councillor; Fred Kreller, Councillor.
Photo showing election of Reeve Wilbur Hallman and new Council. L/R Matt Gooding, Councillor; Gordon Cronk, Councillor; Wilbur Hallman, Reeve; Doug Cohoon, Councillor; Fred Kreller, Councillor.
