Photographs of the retrieval of a sunken helicopter in Kitlope Lake by the Haisla. The project was sponsored by the Department of Indian Affairs, Ministry of Fisheries and Ministry of the Environment. The helicopter sank in 1993, but action to pull it out wasn't started until 1995. Dates that it was pulled are listed as June 2 evening and June 3 morning on original envelope.
Photographs of the retrieval of a sunken helicopter in Kitlope Lake by the Haisla. The project was sponsored by the Department of Indian Affairs, Ministry of Fisheries and Ministry of the Environment. The helicopter sank in 1993, but action to pull it out wasn't started until 1995. Dates that it was pulled are listed as June 2 evening and June 3 morning on original envelope.
Notes
For further info about the situation, please see Northern Sentinel article in the gift agreement folder for 1995.
A pilot sitting in his Helicopter. He is wearing a jacket with an Okanagan Hellicopters Ltd. patch on his shoulder, and he is holding onto the direction control? with his right hand.
A pilot sitting in his Helicopter. He is wearing a jacket with an Okanagan Hellicopters Ltd. patch on his shoulder, and he is holding onto the direction control? with his right hand.
Photograph of cleared helicopter landing space on top of Iron Mountain. Kim Creed is standing there next to an oil drum. He has no shirt on. He is 20 years old.
Photos from Kim Creed from the Iron Mountain mine sites. Kim worked at the mine. The photo collection shows the diamond driller that helped to drill out thousands of feet of drill core back in the early 1960s.
Custodial History
These photos belonged to Kim Creed. They were given to Walter Thorne who donated them to the museum.
Scope and Content
Photograph of cleared helicopter landing space on top of Iron Mountain. Kim Creed is standing there next to an oil drum. He has no shirt on. He is 20 years old.
Photo showing "Helicopter Canada's" director-cameraman Eugene ("Jeep") Boyko gets a send-off from Canadian Centennial Commission's John Fisher as he starts his record-making, 15,000 mile travels to film the National Film Board's Centennial documentary on Canada.
Photo showing "Helicopter Canada's" director-cameraman Eugene ("Jeep") Boyko gets a send-off from Canadian Centennial Commission's John Fisher as he starts his record-making, 15,000 mile travels to film the National Film Board's Centennial documentary on Canada.
Okanagan Helicopter hovering above the ground with a man attaching a rope to the helicopter and another man off to the side. Up on a clearing with mountains and trees in the background
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 10.3 cm
1 negative : b&w ; 12.5 x 9.9 cm
Scope and Content
Okanagan Helicopter hovering above the ground with a man attaching a rope to the helicopter and another man off to the side. Up on a clearing with mountains and trees in the background
Photo showing adaptability by this Alpine Helicopter using the abandoned foundation of the former Canadian National Railways freight shed as a launching pad. The machine, a regular visitor to Kitimat's Service Centre, is used by mining prospectors on exploratory sorties into the surrounding areas.
Photo showing adaptability by this Alpine Helicopter using the abandoned foundation of the former Canadian National Railways freight shed as a launching pad. The machine, a regular visitor to Kitimat's Service Centre, is used by mining prospectors on exploratory sorties into the surrounding areas.
