Photograph of temporary weir in main drainage channel below Columbia Ave. bridge, taken on 23rd of November, after heavy rain and snow. Note the debris on the structure and the part of the bank scoured away. The flow of water cut down the bed of the channel approximately 2' in the area. Man can be seen walking above. Baptist Church in background.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of temporary weir in main drainage channel below Columbia Ave. bridge, taken on 23rd of November, after heavy rain and snow. Note the debris on the structure and the part of the bank scoured away. The flow of water cut down the bed of the channel approximately 2' in the area. Man can be seen walking above. Baptist Church in background.
Photograph of view from roof of Mess Hall in Riverlodge showing dormitories A to G inclusive. Vehicles are parked outisde, and driving on the road around buildings.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view from roof of Mess Hall in Riverlodge showing dormitories A to G inclusive. Vehicles are parked outisde, and driving on the road around buildings.
Photograph of aerial view looking west showing C-II clearing in lower left hand corner, low rental housing area and neighbourhood C-I in centre, and new camp site clearing left-centre. Camp is at Riverlodge site. Kitimat River bridge visible behind. Lots of snow on ground.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking west showing C-II clearing in lower left hand corner, low rental housing area and neighbourhood C-I in centre, and new camp site clearing left-centre. Camp is at Riverlodge site. Kitimat River bridge visible behind. Lots of snow on ground.
Photograph of Butler Buildings under construction for temporary stores in Service Centre. Please note snow barriers being erected on Building A. Some men visible with a ladder working on the roof. Cars parked in foreground.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Butler Buildings under construction for temporary stores in Service Centre. Please note snow barriers being erected on Building A. Some men visible with a ladder working on the roof. Cars parked in foreground.
Photograph of looking south west in Service Centre showing temporary stores under construction in block 5. Metal framework is up and siding is starting to be built.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking south west in Service Centre showing temporary stores under construction in block 5. Metal framework is up and siding is starting to be built.
Photograph of Service Centre showing the foundation wall formwork for the temporary stores in block 5. One man visible working. Train cars in background.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Service Centre showing the foundation wall formwork for the temporary stores in block 5. One man visible working. Train cars in background.
Photograph of view from Haisla Boulevard across the west end of Neighbourhood C-I showing the 200 temporary housing units. Road in foreground with truck at far left. A man is walking in the very front on the right.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view from Haisla Boulevard across the west end of Neighbourhood C-I showing the 200 temporary housing units. Road in foreground with truck at far left. A man is walking in the very front on the right.
Photograph of the temporary housing site in neighbourhood C-1. Note the sections of the 210 units arriving in the building area. Crane at work on left.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the temporary housing site in neighbourhood C-1. Note the sections of the 210 units arriving in the building area. Crane at work on left.
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.
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
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.
Photograph of view looking northwest across the temporary housing units being constructed in neighbourhood C-1. Crane and other machinery visible working.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking northwest across the temporary housing units being constructed in neighbourhood C-1. Crane and other machinery visible working.
