Photo depicts workers excavating for the construction of the alumina storage building.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. BC-2-451. -- Sloping sides avoided cave-ins. -- Hal Whiting was Project Manager, Kitimat Constructors, for smelter and town construction. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.267
Photograph of gully crossing #2 showing the clearing contractor placing the dead and diseased trees at the base of the gully to stop any further earth slippage and improve the appearance of the area. Houses visble on hill behind.
Land clearing of Kitimat. All aerials for development.
Custodial History
From the files of Ray Hunstone. Photos from an Alcan binder, have Alcan numbers.
Scope and Content
Photograph of gully crossing #2 showing the clearing contractor placing the dead and diseased trees at the base of the gully to stop any further earth slippage and improve the appearance of the area. Houses visble on hill behind.
Photograph of land clearing operation in neighbourhood C-II. Sewer line under construction in foreground is part of extension to Sagimat temporary housing. Pipe segments in foreground.
Land clearing of Kitimat. All aerials for development.
Custodial History
From the files of Ray Hunstone. Photos from an Alcan binder, have Alcan numbers.
Scope and Content
Photograph of land clearing operation in neighbourhood C-II. Sewer line under construction in foreground is part of extension to Sagimat temporary housing. Pipe segments in foreground.
Photograph of the clearing operations north of Haisla boulevard. Falling operations in the hospital site. Smoke in middle and cars in the road to the right.
Land clearing of Kitimat. All aerials for development.
Custodial History
From the files of Ray Hunstone. Photos from an Alcan binder, have Alcan numbers.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the clearing operations north of Haisla boulevard. Falling operations in the hospital site. Smoke in middle and cars in the road to the right.
Photograph of looking northeast at utility buildings area showing placing of compacted fill in foreground and in background the building forms being erected. Multiple trucks and machinery visible. Some trucks are actively dumping the fill.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking northeast at utility buildings area showing placing of compacted fill in foreground and in background the building forms being erected. Multiple trucks and machinery visible. Some trucks are actively dumping the fill.
Photograph of clearing of site for machine shop and plant yard, Moore Creek, looking north. Wood and debris being burned in centre. Truck and other machinery in front of that.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of clearing of site for machine shop and plant yard, Moore Creek, looking north. Wood and debris being burned in centre. Truck and other machinery in front of that.
Photograph of clearing for machine shop site and storage yard, Moore Creek camp in background, looking east. Wood and debris being burned in centre. Truck parked in foreground.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of clearing for machine shop site and storage yard, Moore Creek camp in background, looking east. Wood and debris being burned in centre. Truck parked in foreground.
Photograph of view looking north-east over initial area cleared for smelter service building construction. Light area has been gravel filled, dark area overburden to be stripped. Trucks and machinery visible at work.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking north-east over initial area cleared for smelter service building construction. Light area has been gravel filled, dark area overburden to be stripped. Trucks and machinery visible at work.
Photograph of result of first clearing shown in BC-2-142. Note size of trees and condition of logs. Trees are cut/knocked down. Other trees still standing behind.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of result of first clearing shown in BC-2-142. Note size of trees and condition of logs. Trees are cut/knocked down. Other trees still standing behind.
Photograph of looking west toward site of laboratory bldg. 273. Area clearcut. Cars on road on background. Powerlines along road. Something red is circled on the picture. Coordinate stake?
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking west toward site of laboratory bldg. 273. Area clearcut. Cars on road on background. Powerlines along road. Something red is circled on the picture. Coordinate stake?
Photograph of looking east from highway showing site of laboratory bldg 273 with stake set at co-ordinates N 13550, E 3300. Coordinate stake? is circled in red. Area is clearcut. Boardwalk runs in front of cleared area.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking east from highway showing site of laboratory bldg 273 with stake set at co-ordinates N 13550, E 3300. Coordinate stake? is circled in red. Area is clearcut. Boardwalk runs in front of cleared area.
Photograph of new looking southeast showing surcharge being placed on cryolite recovery plant site. Note status of foundations for steam plant bldg. 295. Building material visible, as well as bridge at Anderson Creek
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of new looking southeast showing surcharge being placed on cryolite recovery plant site. Note status of foundations for steam plant bldg. 295. Building material visible, as well as bridge at Anderson Creek