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Hagwilget Bridge/Mountain Scenery Sketch

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28333
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1893]
Accession Number
71.7
Scope and Content
Two images of pencil sketches done of the very first original indigenous foot bridge across the Bulkley.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
71.7
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1893]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints : b&w ; 13 x 18cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Two images of pencil sketches done of the very first original indigenous foot bridge across the Bulkley.
Notes
71.7.2.1 to 2
Name Access
Loring, R.E.
Subject Access
Structures
Storage Location
Curator's Office

First Nation Bridge, Berry, Broad-leaf Trees Exhibits and Squirrel Mountain

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27553
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1971 & 1979]
Accession Number
80.49
Scope and Content
Three photographs of an Indigenous Bridge Exhibit, Berry Display, and a Broad Leafed Trees Display (Jul 1979). One Photograph is of a log structure at Squirrel Mountain (1971).
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
80.49
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1971 & 1979]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 12.5 x 9cm 2 photograph prints : b&w ; 9 x 13cm 1 photograph print : b&w ; 9 x 9cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Three photographs of an Indigenous Bridge Exhibit, Berry Display, and a Broad Leafed Trees Display (Jul 1979). One Photograph is of a log structure at Squirrel Mountain (1971).
Notes
80.49.1 to 4
Subject Access
Structures
Geography
Storage Location
Curator's Office

British Columbia History Issues and Museum Brochure

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34906
Part Of
Museum Collection
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
1997-2010
Accession Number
2022.12
Scope and Content
Two issues of British Columbia History featurning article "Transportation In Moving Men, Machines, and Materials on the Kitimat Project" by Louise Avery, and one Kitimat Centennial Museum brochure
British Columbia History. Journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation
Spring 2010
Vol. 43 No.1
Summer 2010
Vol. 43 No.2
Kitimat Centennial Museum brochure. At Our community museum you can... (1997)
Part Of
Museum Collection
Description Level
File
Accession Number
2022.12
GMD
textual records
graphic material
Date Range
1997-2010
Physical Description
2 magazines 1 brochure
Scope and Content
Two issues of British Columbia History featurning article "Transportation In Moving Men, Machines, and Materials on the Kitimat Project" by Louise Avery, and one Kitimat Centennial Museum brochure
British Columbia History. Journal of the British Columbia Historical Federation
Spring 2010
Vol. 43 No.1
Summer 2010
Vol. 43 No.2
Kitimat Centennial Museum brochure. At Our community museum you can... (1997)
Name Access
Avery, Louise
Subject Access
Museum
British Columbia
Kitimat Project
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Storage Location
Archives Bay 2 Top Box 42
Part Of
Art Coghlin fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
1951 -
Accession Number
2002.6
2002.7
2002.8
2019.80
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of 27 slides showing the construction of Alcan Wharf (Caisson Dock Construction) and Kitimat Bridge, 25 slides showing the contruction of Alcan Plant Area, 48 photographs of early construction, 38 slides of early construction. Includes a ruler, ashtray, pie plate and stationery folder.
Part Of
Art Coghlin fonds
Creator
Art Coghlin
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2002.6
2002.7
2002.8
2019.80
Date Range
1951 -
Physical Description
27 photographs : col. slide
25 photographs : col. slide
48 photographs : b&w
38 photographs : col. slide
artifacts
History / Biographical
Art Coghlin was Paymaster for Kitimat Constructors in 1951. He left the company to open Coghlins Hardware in 1954.
Custodial History
Terry Voitchovsky
Scope and Content
Fonds consists of 27 slides showing the construction of Alcan Wharf (Caisson Dock Construction) and Kitimat Bridge, 25 slides showing the contruction of Alcan Plant Area, 48 photographs of early construction, 38 slides of early construction. Includes a ruler, ashtray, pie plate and stationery folder.
Notes
Title based on content of fond.
Name Access
Coghlin, Art
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Kitimat bridge
Wharf
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1973]
Accession Number
73.89
Scope and Content
Two children in front of a smoke house in Kitamaat (close to new dock).
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
73.89
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1973]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 12 x 17cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Two children in front of a smoke house in Kitamaat (close to new dock).
Notes
73.89.7
Subject Access
smoke house
Kitamaat Village
Haisla
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Early Townsite Photographs

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28259
Part Of
Larry Beauchamp Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
1957
Accession Number
2002.26
Part Of
Larry Beauchamp Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2002.26
Standard number
5 photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan.
Date Range
1957
Physical Description
5 photographs print : b&w ; 8 x 12 cm
Name Access
Beauchamp, Larry
Subject Access
Townsite
Early Kitimat
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Storage Location
Bay 2 Shelf 5 Box 2
Part Of
Victor Young fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2007.18
Scope and Content
Fond consists of 4 photographs of Kitimat construction.
Part Of
Victor Young fonds
Creator
Victor Young
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2007.18
Physical Description
4 photographs print : b&w ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Custodial History
Carolyn Pfortmueller
Scope and Content
Fond consists of 4 photographs of Kitimat construction.
Name Access
Young, Victor
Subject Access
Early Construction
Wharf
Kitimat
Storage Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 3

House Post Remains, Petroglyph, and Graves

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27594
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1974]
Accession Number
74.64
Scope and Content
Photographs of house post remains on Wawelth First Nation Reserve. Also shown is cemetary grave stones and a petroglyph.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
74.64
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1974]
Physical Description
6 photograph prints : color ; 12 x 9cm 7 photograph prints : color ; 9 x 12cm 2 photograph prints : b&w ; 13 x 9cm 1 photograph print : b&w ; 9 x 13cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of house post remains on Wawelth First Nation Reserve. Also shown is cemetary grave stones and a petroglyph.
Notes
74.64.1.2 to 5 ; 74.64.2.0 to 1 ; 74.64.3.6 to 10 ; 74.64.4.11 to 18 (Missing 13, 14, 16, 17) ; 74.64.5
Name Access
Work, William
Amos, Alice
Subject Access
Petroglyph
Cemetary
Haisla First Nation
Wawelth Reserve
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Old Houses at Kispiox and Kitwancool

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28360
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1974]
Accession Number
74.84
Scope and Content
Old structures such as houses and an old school.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
74.84
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1974]
Physical Description
4 photograph prints : b&w ; 20 x 25cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Old structures such as houses and an old school.
Notes
74.84.7 to 10
Subject Access
Structure
school
Kispiox
Kitwancool
House
Tsimshian
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Indigenous Grave House in Old Hazelton Cemetery

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27600
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1974]
Accession Number
74.86
Scope and Content
Photographs of Grave house in the Old Hazelton Cemetery.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
74.86
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1974]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 15 x 15cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of Grave house in the Old Hazelton Cemetery.
Notes
74.86.3
Subject Access
Cemetary
Indigenous
Geographic Access
Hazelton
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Lillianne Sands Collection

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28251
Part Of
Lillianne Sands Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2003.22
Scope and Content
Photographs of Kemano and Kitimat
Part Of
Lillianne Sands Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2003.22
Scope and Content
Photographs of Kemano and Kitimat
Name Access
Sands, Lillianne
Subject Access
Kitimat
Kemano
Part Of
June Coultan Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2005.14
Scope and Content
Collection of photos of Kemano, early townsite, and early Kitimat activities. There is also a greeting card and write-up included.
Part Of
June Coultan Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2005.14
Scope and Content
Collection of photos of Kemano, early townsite, and early Kitimat activities. There is also a greeting card and write-up included.
Notes
Cassette also included which is in the media cabinet.
Subject Access
Kemano
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
Bay 2 Shelf 5 Box 2
Part Of
Holisky Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
1950
Accession Number
2014.1
Scope and Content
48 Black and White photographs of Lake Tahtsa, early tunnel and dam construction
Part Of
Holisky Collection
Creator
A.J. Holisky
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2014.1
Date Range
1950
Custodial History
Patricia Holisky
Scope and Content
48 Black and White photographs of Lake Tahtsa, early tunnel and dam construction
Name Access
Holisky, Patricia
Subject Access
Lake Tahtsa
Tunnel Construction
Early Construction
Part Of
Betty Edwards fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2014.9
Scope and Content
11 photos consisting of smeltersite, Haisla bridge construction, Delta King, and other early Kitimat content.
Part Of
Betty Edwards fonds
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2014.9
Physical Description
11 photographs print : b&w ;
Custodial History
Betty Edwards
Scope and Content
11 photos consisting of smeltersite, Haisla bridge construction, Delta King, and other early Kitimat content.
Notes
Title based on content of fond.
Name Access
Edwards, Betty
Subject Access
Smeltersite
Haisla Bridge
Delta King
Early Construction
Kitimat
Part Of
Bob Esson Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2005.16
Scope and Content
Collection of photos consisting of early Kitimat and construction, Alcan, and construction of Kitimat railway.
Part Of
Bob Esson Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2005.16
History / Biographical
Worked for Northern Sentinel June 1957 - July 1959, business manager under Pixie Meldrum, Editor, photos obtained through Northern Sentinel Press
Scope and Content
Collection of photos consisting of early Kitimat and construction, Alcan, and construction of Kitimat railway.
Name Access
Esson, Bob
Subject Access
Kitimat
Early Construction
Railroad
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.

Power Transmission Lines Over Glacier

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28339
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Oct 1954]
Accession Number
72.6
Scope and Content
Photographs showing Kitimat as well as power transmission lines over a glacier at Kemano-Kildala.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
72.6
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Oct 1954]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints : b&w ; 9 x 12.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs showing Kitimat as well as power transmission lines over a glacier at Kemano-Kildala.
Notes
72.6.4E and 72.6.4F
Subject Access
Kemano
Kildala
Transmission line
Kitimat
Glacier
Storage Location
Curator's Office
Part Of
Margaret Butcher fonds
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1916-1919 : Photocopies 1983
Accession Number
983.54
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of correspondence of Margaret Butcher to various family members describing her life in Kitamaat (Kitimat) and actibities at the Elizabeth Long Memorial Home.
Part Of
Margaret Butcher fonds
Creator
Margaret Butcher
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
8
Accession Number
983.54
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1916-1919 : Photocopies 1983
Physical Description
4.5 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
Margaret Butcher emigrated to Canada around 1915. In 1916, she accepted a nursing position at the Kitamaat Girls Home (later the Elizabeth Long Memorial Home) a facility in Kitamaat supported by the Women's Missionary Society (Methodist) of British Columbia. She remained in Kitimat until 1919, when she moved to California.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of correspondence of Margaret Butcher to various family members describing her life in Kitamaat (Kitimat) and actibities at the Elizabeth Long Memorial Home.
Notes
Title based on the contents of the fonds. Copies from originals held in the BC Archives and Records Service (Add.MSS 362)
Name Access
Butcher, Margaret
Subject Access
Elizabeth Long Memorial Home
Women's Missionary Society (Methodist) of British Columbia
Repro Restriction
Donor requested that copying be restricted to a few pages for research use, and that direct requests for complete copies be sent to the Provincial Archives. Copyright remains with Ms. Butcher's literary heirs. (See accession file)
Storage Location
Curator Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 11-12

Nechako Centre & The Smelter Dock

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27762
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
Date Range
[1962]
Accession Number
71.96
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Nechako Centre, the United Church, smelter dock, the public safety building, and the Kitimat Library
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
71.96
Date Range
[1962]
Physical Description
20 slides : colour
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her position as curator of the Kitimat Museum
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Nechako Centre, the United Church, smelter dock, the public safety building, and the Kitimat Library

Sumgas Shacks at the Old Eulachon Village

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28354
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Jan 1973]
Accession Number
73.20
Scope and Content
Shacks at Sumgas at the old eulachon village by the Kitimat River.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
73.20
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Jan 1973]
Physical Description
4 photograph prints : color ; 12 x 16cm 1 photograph print : color ; 10 x 16cm
Custodial History
Photograph taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Shacks at Sumgas at the old eulachon village by the Kitimat River.
Notes
73.20.4 to 8
Subject Access
Sumgas
Shack
Structure
Kitimat River
sumgaas
Haisla
Eulachon Village
Kitimat
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Smelter Site Bushfire & Nechako Centre

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27787
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
Date Range
[June 24,1980]
Accession Number
80.54
Scope and Content
Photographs of the smelter site bushfire, Nechako Centre, and Eurocan Pulp and Paper Mill .
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
80.54
Date Range
[June 24,1980]
Physical Description
8 slides : colour
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as curator of the Kitimat Museum
Scope and Content
Photographs of the smelter site bushfire, Nechako Centre, and Eurocan Pulp and Paper Mill .

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