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Aerial View of City Centre and Nechako

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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1959
Accession Number
78.11.125
Scope and Content
Aerial view of Kitimat General Hospital, City Centre and part of the Nechako neighbourhood
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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.11.125
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Alcan Photo
Date Range
1959
Physical Description
1 Photograph : b&w ; 27x21
Scope and Content
Aerial view of Kitimat General Hospital, City Centre and part of the Nechako neighbourhood
Subject Access
Aerial
Kitimat General Hospital
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Tower No. 113L

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
September 04, 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers piecing together the leg sections of Tower No. 113L by hand-winching them to height, then bolting them together on the inside.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
103
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
September 04, 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers piecing together the leg sections of Tower No. 113L by hand-winching them to height, then bolting them together on the inside.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-1215. Alcan Collection
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Transmission line
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Tower No. 116L

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
November 05, 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers standing on Tower No. 116.L. The men are guying the tower to secure it for winter. Kildala Pass is to the left.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
118
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
November 05, 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers standing on Tower No. 116.L. The men are guying the tower to secure it for winter. Kildala Pass is to the left.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-1422. Winterizing the towers in 1953 was pushed to completion as quickly as possible. Alcan Collection
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Christmas Tree

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Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1 Oct 1967]
Accession Number
1998.1.8152
Scope and Content
The Christmas tree being planted in front of the hospital by the Kitimat Jaycees
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Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Patzelt, Max
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.8152
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Max Patzelt
Date Range
[ca. 1 Oct 1967]
Physical Description
1 photograph and 1 negative: b&w
Scope and Content
The Christmas tree being planted in front of the hospital by the Kitimat Jaycees
Notes
Patzelt #3434
Subject Access
Christmas Tree
Kitimat General Hospital
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Workers on transmission tower

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two workers standing without the use of safety lines atop a transmission tower in the "R" line during its construction on Kildala Pass.
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Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
104
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two workers standing without the use of safety lines atop a transmission tower in the "R" line during its construction on Kildala Pass.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Alcan Collection, Accession no. 73.3.10.6
Subject Access
Transmission line
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Cross arm of Tower No. 104L

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
August 18, 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the cross-arm of tower No. 104L being hoisted into place. View is looking north-east, up the upper Kemano Valley.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
105
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
August 18, 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the cross-arm of tower No. 104L being hoisted into place. View is looking north-east, up the upper Kemano Valley.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-1152. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Transmission line
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Workers standing on Tower No. 112L

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
September 04, 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two workers standing atop Tower No. 112L. Towers No. 108R and 108L can also be seen. Twin Peaks Summits are in the background.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
106
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
September 04, 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two workers standing atop Tower No. 112L. Towers No. 108R and 108L can also be seen. Twin Peaks Summits are in the background.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-1211. Use of safety lines absent. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
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Tower No. 242 bottom forms

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
October 24, 1952
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers setting the bottom forms for the footings of Tower No. 242
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
124
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
October 24, 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers setting the bottom forms for the footings of Tower No. 242
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-607. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
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Erecting truss for transmission line tower

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
October 16, 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a truss being erected for the transmission line tower in the switchyard. Powell Peak is in the background. View is looking north-west.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
102
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
October 16, 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a truss being erected for the transmission line tower in the switchyard. Powell Peak is in the background. View is looking north-west.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-1334. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Transmission line
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Water supply line installed

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
March 29, 1954
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the townsite water supply line being installed along the main road east of the Kitimat River Bridge. View is looking north-west.
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Part Of
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Description Level
Item
Item Number
155
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
March 29, 1954
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the townsite water supply line being installed along the main road east of the Kitimat River Bridge. View is looking north-west.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. BC-2-891. Alcan Collection 73.3.5.3
Subject Access
Towns
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High water of Kitimat River

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
October 13, 1955
Scope and Content
Photo depicts high water conditions of Kitimat River at the south end of Service Centre. Near the water's edge in the background is a truck that has overturned.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
158
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
October 13, 1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts high water conditions of Kitimat River at the south end of Service Centre. Near the water's edge in the background is a truck that has overturned.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. J-2-183. -- Alcan Public Relations Department ID No. ICT 349-1. Photograph taken at 2:30 p.m. Truck overturned when the road gave way. River elevation was 50.45 feet and rose to a maximum of 51.1 feet at 6:30 p.m. Alcan Collection 73.3.6.13
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Sewer and water line construction at Smeltersite

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
July 04, 1952
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a BE 22 trench hoe digging the trench for the sewer and water lines to the married quarters. View is looking north.
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Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
207
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
July 04, 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a BE 22 trench hoe digging the trench for the sewer and water lines to the married quarters. View is looking north.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. BC-2-151. Alcan Collection 78.11.23
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Construction of Buildings
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Tidal flats and towers

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
October 21, 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a view looking across the tidal flats towards the Kitimat Plant area. Tower No. 364 is in the foreground.
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Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
128
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
October 21, 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a view looking across the tidal flats towards the Kitimat Plant area. Tower No. 364 is in the foreground.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-1362. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Transmission line
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Memories of the Project

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Material Type
Virtual Exhibit
Description
Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.
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Material Type
Virtual Exhibit
Description
Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.
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