Photograph of view looking west from Nalabila Blvd. showing the Johnson-Crooks houses under construction in neighbourhood A-II. Please note the ground floor formwork for the 3.20 units in block 68.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking west from Nalabila Blvd. showing the Johnson-Crooks houses under construction in neighbourhood A-II. Please note the ground floor formwork for the 3.20 units in block 68.
Photograph of view showing Johnson-Crooks houses in block 68, neighbourhood A-II. Please note the prefabricated sections of the 3.20 units already set on lower framework. Machinery at work at front left.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view showing Johnson-Crooks houses in block 68, neighbourhood A-II. Please note the prefabricated sections of the 3.20 units already set on lower framework. Machinery at work at front left.
Photograph of kitchen of a Johnson-Crooks' 3.20 unit on display to the public. Kitchen includes cupbaords, a sink, and light. Window and floor vent are on the left.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of kitchen of a Johnson-Crooks' 3.20 unit on display to the public. Kitchen includes cupbaords, a sink, and light. Window and floor vent are on the left.
Photograph of house construction in neighbourhood A-II. The units in the foreground are being built by N.W. Hullah while those in the background are being erected by Johnson-Crooks. A car is coming up the street on the left.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of house construction in neighbourhood A-II. The units in the foreground are being built by N.W. Hullah while those in the background are being erected by Johnson-Crooks. A car is coming up the street on the left.
Photograph of the living room of a Johnson-Crooks 4.5 unit. Room contains a couch, chairs, table, lamps, rugs, and cabinets. A window is in the back. There is also a sign in front of one of the back lamps that reads "Furniture and Appliances Supplied by McRae Bros. LTD. "The store that service built" Prince Rupert B.C."
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the living room of a Johnson-Crooks 4.5 unit. Room contains a couch, chairs, table, lamps, rugs, and cabinets. A window is in the back. There is also a sign in front of one of the back lamps that reads "Furniture and Appliances Supplied by McRae Bros. LTD. "The store that service built" Prince Rupert B.C."
Photograph of aerial view of neighbourhood A-II showing Johnson-Crooks and Hullah houses under construction. The small slabs in the foreground are for Johnson-Crooks 3.20 houses.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view of neighbourhood A-II showing Johnson-Crooks and Hullah houses under construction. The small slabs in the foreground are for Johnson-Crooks 3.20 houses.
Photograph of the kitchen and dining area in a Johnson-Crooks 4.5 unit. There is a stove, counters, cupboards, a sink, and a table with chairs visible. On the far left is a Fridgidaire washer and automatic dryer with a sign on top. Sign shows a price of 589.90, and another smaller sign with 319.95.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the kitchen and dining area in a Johnson-Crooks 4.5 unit. There is a stove, counters, cupboards, a sink, and a table with chairs visible. On the far left is a Fridgidaire washer and automatic dryer with a sign on top. Sign shows a price of 589.90, and another smaller sign with 319.95.
Photo depicts flat-top temporary housing lining the hillside up to the Aluminum City Motel at the treeline. View is northwest. Grader on Kuldo Boulevard.
Photo depicts flat-top temporary housing lining the hillside up to the Aluminum City Motel at the treeline. View is northwest. Grader on Kuldo Boulevard.
Notes
Alcan Negative No. 29337. -- The circus tent assembly line was erected . Temporary housing destined for Kitimat was assembled at Vancouver Tug and Barge below the Lion's Gate Bridge in three sections, then barged to Kitimat - 10 houses or 30 sections on each barge. -- Electrician Bill Frahler wired approximately 2,000 houses in Kitimat camps and townsite between 1954 and 1958, working first for Johnson-Crooks then Straits Construction, both U.S. contractors.
