Part Of

Lydia Strecheniuk Collection

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Accession Number

2022.14.7

Scope and Content

Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.

Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.

Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.

Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.

Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.

Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.

Part Of

Al Botteselle Collection

Description Level

Series

Accession Number

2012.2

Scope and Content

3 folders containing material pertaining to Kitimat. Folder 1 - Making Aluminum sheet, Ingot March 8, 1991, Ingot February 22, 1991, Ingot April 26, 1961. Folder 2 - photos of Kitimat smeltersite, townsite, machinery, Delta King, caissions, smelter construction, Haisla bridge, Kitamaat village, and sports teams on album sheets. Folder 3 - Kitimat/Kemano the first 25 years booklet, the Saguenay hydro-electric system booklet, 1955 Aluminum booklet, Aluminum Limited 1959 booklet.

Part Of

Fred DeLory fonds

Description Level

Series

Date Range

1953

Accession Number

2002.15.287-290

Scope and Content

Photograph of panoramas of smeltersite area.

Part Of

Fred DeLory fonds

Description Level

Series

Date Range

1950s

Accession Number

2002.15.327-330

Scope and Content

Photographs of view of smeltersite construction.

Part Of

Fred DeLory fonds

Description Level

Series

Date Range

1952

Accession Number

2002.15.331-338

Scope and Content

Photographs of 2 panoramas of smeltersite. Taken from sandhill and married quarters.

Part Of

Fred DeLory fonds

Description Level

Series

Date Range

1950s

Accession Number

2002.15.374

Scope and Content

Photographs of machinery in cleared area at smeltersite.

Part Of

Fred DeLory fonds

Description Level

Series

Date Range

1950s

Accession Number

2002.15.377

Scope and Content

Photographs of crane working at smeltersite clearing.

Part Of

Fred DeLory fonds

Description Level

Series

Date Range

1952

Accession Number

2002.15.343-350

Scope and Content

Photographs of smeltersite panoramas. First panoramas ever taken of the area.

Part Of

June Coultan Collection

Description Level

Series

Date Range

1950s

Accession Number

999.5.27-34

Scope and Content

Photographs of car in ditch at smeltersite, and it being towed out. Last photo is man standing next to new car.

Part Of

Anglican Church Fonds

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1953

Accession Number

2004.21.9

Scope and Content

Photograph of the smeltersite rectory.

Part Of

Malcolm Orsted Collection

Description Level

Series

Date Range

1950s

Accession Number

2003.8

Scope and Content

Collection of 40 photos consiting of Early Kitimat, Alcan, and Malcom and Harvey Orsted.

Part Of

Carston Collection

Description Level

Series

Accession Number

2007.3a-c

Scope and Content

3 photos of the Delta King (one is a copy)

Part Of

Fred DeLory fonds

Description Level

Series

Date Range

1953

Accession Number

2002.15.320-326

Scope and Content

Photographs of panorama of smeltersite and hydraulic fill. Last 3 images are of snow. Last one shows a man.

Part Of

Fred DeLory fonds

Description Level

Series

Date Range

1950s

Accession Number

2002.15.375

Scope and Content

Photographs of cleared area and pond at smeltersite.

Part Of

Montserrat Gonzalez Collection

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. Jun 1990]

Accession Number

2017.44

Scope and Content

Slides from a trip to Kemano onboard an Alcan ship.

Part Of

Montserrat Gonzalez Collection

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. Jun 1990]

Accession Number

2017.44

Scope and Content

Slides from a return trip from Kemano to Kitimat by helicopter.

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

[ca. 1979] - 23 Jul 1984

Accession Number

2004.16

Scope and Content

Negatives showing aerial images of the Alcan aluminum smelter from different distances and angles.

Part Of

Max Patzelt fonds

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

26 Jan 1982

Accession Number

2004.16

Scope and Content

Negatives showing the snow pack being measured to determine how much snow will melt into the Nechako Reservoir.

Part Of

Ann Graham Collection

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Accession Number

2011.25

Scope and Content

Envelopes containing photos from broken down photo album of Kemano 1952/1953. Envelopes name which pages photos came from. Some envelopes have descriptions. Page 2 - Camp 5 Page 3 - Camp V and its destruction Page 4 - Horetsky Camp. Johnny after his helicopter accident - feed Sam Page 6 - The first camp 5 before it burned (tents) Page 7 - The Second Camp V Page 8 - Camp V seen from camp VI Page 11 - To 2600 feet camp Page 12 - Camp V underclouds from camp 2600 feet without clouds Page 15 - Camp 10 Chacha Page 16 - At camp 2600 Page 21 - First party with the nurses Page 23 - The first show all men cast Page 24 - Sam is always hungry Page 25 - Johnny, Marc, Arthur, Wally, John + Bill. Wonderful Times + Memories. Page 26 - Cherjune? Cheyenne, Max, Larry. Page 27 - Paula gentle friend, Gerrard, Max. Page 28 - Waiting for the dining room to open. Page 29 - Johnny + Tom Page 30 - My roommate Anthony Page 37 - Xmas day 1953 Page 40 - Kemano against Kitimat softball. Collection also includes: Envelope with paybills, receipts, clippings, and booklets. Envelope with albun on adhesive sheet pg. 1 Envelope with photgraph with album. Folder containing photcopies of album pages

Part Of

Carol Hamilton Collection

Description Level

Series

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1952-1953

Accession Number

2005.3

Scope and Content

Folder containing sketch showing Arrangement of Ten Mile Tunnels, Penstocks, Powerhouse, etc. with attachments - underground workings, powerhouse, Transverse Section, Surface, Geology & Topography of Kemano.