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.
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Slide of muskeg ground on mountainside opr main camp.
Booming ground dredging at its final stages. The fill has been used to create an island for log load-out facilities, barge ramp and future deep sea terminal.
Booming ground dredging at its final stages. The fill has been used to create an island for log load-out facilities, barge ramp and future deep sea terminal.
Photograph shows what could be a wooden ladder or a single peice of a large fence, two large posts and 3 medium crossbeams can be seen. The forest background and lighting could imply that this was taken at night or in a exceptionally dense part of the forest.
Photograph shows what could be a wooden ladder or a single peice of a large fence, two large posts and 3 medium crossbeams can be seen. The forest background and lighting could imply that this was taken at night or in a exceptionally dense part of the forest.
Photo showing group of distinguished visitors, mostly press people and financial house representitives pose here for the Sentinel beside the chartered aircraft which took them from Vancouver to Kitimat and on to Prince George before returning to Vancouver.
Photo showing group of distinguished visitors, mostly press people and financial house representitives pose here for the Sentinel beside the chartered aircraft which took them from Vancouver to Kitimat and on to Prince George before returning to Vancouver.
