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Part Of
John Manders fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1957
Accession Number
1999.4.14
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitimat Hotel, which opened May 26, 1955.
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Creator
John Manders
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1999.4.14
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1957
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 in
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitimat Hotel, which opened May 26, 1955.
Part Of
Malcolm Orsted Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2003.8.20
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitimat Hotel.
Part Of
Malcolm Orsted Collection
Creator
Malcolm Orsted
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.8.20
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 3.5 in
History / Biographical
Malcolm Orsted arrived in Terrace BC in 1955 to work for the CNR as an assistant agent. In 1956 he started to work in Alcan.
Custodial History
Malcolm Orsted
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitimat Hotel.

Hotel Under Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30014
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1954-1955
Accession Number
2003.32.204
Scope and Content
Hotel under construction, all framework. One man on side of building, and another standing below (Carl).
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.32.204
Date Range
1954-1955
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
Hotel under construction, all framework. One man on side of building, and another standing below (Carl).

Lillian and Arvin in Hotel

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30030
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1954-1955
Accession Number
2003.32.206
Scope and Content
Lillian and Arvin sitting on bed together in motel room. Painting on bed leaning on wall.
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.32.206
Date Range
1954-1955
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
Lillian and Arvin sitting on bed together in motel room. Painting on bed leaning on wall.

The Hudson Bay Company (Kitimat's First Department Store)

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27570
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
Date Range
[1954]
Accession Number
73.20.3
Scope and Content
A photograph of Kitimat's first department store The Hudson Bay Company at the Kitimat Smelter Site
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
73.20.3
Date Range
[1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as Museum Currator
Scope and Content
A photograph of Kitimat's first department store The Hudson Bay Company at the Kitimat Smelter Site

Sending Off First People to Travel From Kitimat to Montreal by Rail

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30518
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[January 20, 1955]
Accession Number
2005.8.8738
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Alcan's Manager of Power Operations, J.T. Madill sending A.W. Whitaker off as he and his wife become the first people to cover the entire Kitimat to Montreal distance by rail.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8738
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[January 20, 1955]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 18 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Alcan's Manager of Power Operations, J.T. Madill sending A.W. Whitaker off as he and his wife become the first people to cover the entire Kitimat to Montreal distance by rail.
Name Access
Madill, J.t
Whitaker, A.W.
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
1999.4.
Scope and Content
15 photos of John Manders and smeltersite
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Creator
John Manders
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
1999.4.
Physical Description
6 photographs print ; b&w : 4 Photgraphs print ; colour : 2 photographs print ; sepia : 3 slides ; colour :
History / Biographical
John Manders worked on the Alcan project.
Custodial History
John Manders
Scope and Content
15 photos of John Manders and smeltersite
Notes
Title based on content of fond. 1. John Manders on the stairwell of the Delta King 2. John Manders w/fellow from Ireland, walking down hallway of Delta King 3. John Manders w/Mike Durin outside walkway on the Delta King 4. Panoramic view, Anderson Creek Camp, new bunkhouses, on the left, old bunkhouses, Anderson Creek Bridge at the back, a bit of trailer court on the right 5. Anderson Creek Camp - old bunkhouses, Anderson Creek Bridge, Trailer Camp 6. Anderson Hill Trailer Camp 7. John Manders (right) & friend, outside CN Station 8. Locomotive, one of the first trains in Kitimat 9. Smeltersite looking southeast 10. John Manders on his 1996 Harley Davidson, FLHT 11. Slide Photo locomotive, one of the first trains in Kitimat 12. Slide photo John Manders (right) & friend, outside CN station 13. Slide photo Smeltersite looking southeast 14. Kitimat Hotel, which opened May 26, 1955 15. Panoramic view, Anderson Hill Trailer Camp & Anderson Creek Camp were two separate places. In the panormaic view Anderson Creek Camp has barracks - located in the left background. Anderson Hill Trailer Camp is located in the foreground - all the way across the panoramic view
Name Access
Manders, John
Subject Access
Smeltersite
Delta King
Anderson Creek Camp
Kitimat Hotel
Storage Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 3
Part Of
Malcolm Orsted Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2003.8.34
Scope and Content
Photograph of one of the firsthouses in 1956. Built on stilts.
Part Of
Malcolm Orsted Collection
Creator
Malcolm Orsted
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.8.34
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 3.5 in
History / Biographical
Malcolm Orsted arrived in Terrace BC in 1955 to work for the CNR as an assistant agent. In 1956 he started to work in Alcan.
Custodial History
Malcolm Orsted
Scope and Content
Photograph of one of the firsthouses in 1956. Built on stilts.
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
2003.32.246
Scope and Content
First electricians standing in front of doorway (Ryan, Hoppe, Drumm, Morisset)
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.32.246
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
First electricians standing in front of doorway (Ryan, Hoppe, Drumm, Morisset)
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
2003.32.247
Scope and Content
First house being constructed in Kitimat.
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.32.247
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
First house being constructed in Kitimat.
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
2003.32.251
Scope and Content
First home foundation in Kitimat.
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.32.251
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
First home foundation in Kitimat.
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
2003.32.250
Scope and Content
First pour for a Kitimat home foundation.
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.32.250
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
First pour for a Kitimat home foundation.

First Annual Cadets Inspection

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30853
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[August 21, 1956]
Accession Number
2005.8.8816
Scope and Content
Photograph showing the 1st Annual Inspection of the Kitimat Cadet Corps conducted by Colonel McGowan, Commanding Officer of the Kamloops Rocky Mountain Rangers.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8816
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[August 21, 1956]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 18 x 23 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing the 1st Annual Inspection of the Kitimat Cadet Corps conducted by Colonel McGowan, Commanding Officer of the Kamloops Rocky Mountain Rangers.
Name Access
McGowan, Colonel

Alva and Boys First Catch

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30204
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2003.32.377
Scope and Content
Alva and boys first catch. 2 lines of fish laid out on wooden sheet.
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.32.377
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
Alva and boys first catch. 2 lines of fish laid out on wooden sheet.

First Nations Painting and Crowd

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description31376
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957-1958
Accession Number
2003.5.27
Scope and Content
Photograph show a group of people standing in front of a first nations painting
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.5.27
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957-1958
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.7 x 20.7 cm 1 negative : b&w ; 12.7 x10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph show a group of people standing in front of a first nations painting
Storage Location
photograph storage

First air mail via PWA

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description204
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two men kneeling beside the first bags of mail to arrive via Pacific Western Airlines. On the right, Captain T. M. Kellough for PWA delivers the bags to on the left, Kitimat Express driver Lloyd Kaberg, at the wharf, Smeltersite. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
198
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two men kneeling beside the first bags of mail to arrive via Pacific Western Airlines. On the right, Captain T. M. Kellough for PWA delivers the bags to on the left, Kitimat Express driver Lloyd Kaberg, at the wharf, Smeltersite. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Notes
Title based on content of photograph.
Subject Access
Services
Kemano
Airplanes
Images

Clague Mountain First Cabin fonds

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description7592
Part Of
Clague Mountain First Cabin fonds
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1957-1962
Accession Number
971.49
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of logbooks of the First Cabin, also known as “Harley’s Cabin”, on Clague Mountain recording the names and comments of the hikers who had used the cabin. 4 folders 1-1 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook I, 1957-1958 (include some 1961 notations) 1-2 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook II, 1958-1961 1-3 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook III, 1961-1962 1-4 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook III (photocopy)
Part Of
Clague Mountain First Cabin fonds
Creator
Clague Mountain Hikers
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
1
Accession Number
971.49
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1957-1962
Physical Description
4.5 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
The First Cabin, also known as “Harley’s Cabin”, was constructed in 1957 at the 1800-foot level of Clague Mountain to provide refuge for hikers and to make skiing on the mountain possible in the winter. A four-man team including Harley Robertson, with John Layman as foreman, was chiefly responsible for its construction.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of logbooks of the First Cabin, also known as “Harley’s Cabin”, on Clague Mountain recording the names and comments of the hikers who had used the cabin. 4 folders 1-1 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook I, 1957-1958 (include some 1961 notations) 1-2 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook II, 1958-1961 1-3 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook III, 1961-1962 1-4 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook III (photocopy)
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds. Donated in 1970.
Subject Access
Clague Mountain
Conservation
Handle with care, fragile
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Top Box 3

Sugmas & Pouring Floor Slabs for First Houses in Townsite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27564
Part Of
James Tirrul-Jones Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953 & Apr 1972]
Accession Number
984.61
Scope and Content
Photographs of Sumgas (Apr 1972) & pouring floor slabs for 1st houses in townsite (1953).
Part Of
James Tirrul-Jones Collection
Creator
James Tirrul-Jones
Description Level
Series
Series Number
50
Accession Number
984.61
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953 & Apr 1972]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints : b&w ; 21 x 25cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by James Tirrul-Jones in his role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of Sumgas (Apr 1972) & pouring floor slabs for 1st houses in townsite (1953).
Notes
984.61.27 and 984.61.121 : No R Numbers
Subject Access
sumgaas
Sumgas
Kitimat
Townsite
Construction
Storage Location
Curator's Office
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Description Level
Series
Date Range
1952-1953
Accession Number
2002.15.351-366
Scope and Content
Photographs of various smeltersite images including scenery, trucks, machinery, and people standing with machinery.
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Creator
Fred A. DeLory
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2002.15.351-366
Date Range
1952-1953
Physical Description
8 negatives print ; b&w
Scope and Content
Photographs of various smeltersite images including scenery, trucks, machinery, and people standing with machinery.
Subject Access
Industry
Storage Location
Negative storage
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Description Level
Series
Date Range
1952-1953
Accession Number
2002.15.367-373
Scope and Content
Photographs of various images of Ktimat including a tipped truck, the sandhill, Kitamaat Village, and a man standing near an old wood buidling.
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Creator
Fred A. DeLory
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2002.15.367-373
Date Range
1952-1953
Physical Description
7 negatives print ; b&w
Scope and Content
Photographs of various images of Ktimat including a tipped truck, the sandhill, Kitamaat Village, and a man standing near an old wood buidling.
Subject Access
Industry
Storage Location
Negative storage

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