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 aerial view of neighbourhood C. Note debris piles and logs in area C-II in the foreground. Kitlope, Kootney, Capilano, snd Babine streets visible with completed homes.
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 aerial view of neighbourhood C. Note debris piles and logs in area C-II in the foreground. Kitlope, Kootney, Capilano, snd Babine streets visible with completed homes.
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 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 aerial view looking northwest showing Moore Creek highway bridge and paved approaches. New Moore Creek bridge site at lower right. Moore Creek Falls visible. Various smeltersite buildings 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 aerial view looking northwest showing Moore Creek highway bridge and paved approaches. New Moore Creek bridge site at lower right. Moore Creek Falls visible. Various smeltersite buildings in foreground.
