Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1956

Accession Number

2022.25.154

Scope and Content

Photograph of construction proceeding on the foundation of the Alcan Commercial Building in the City Centre. Men visible working. Crane in back.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1956

Accession Number

2002.51.14

Scope and Content

Photograph of piling operations using a donkey in the city centre. Fallen trees and debris piled around, with some standing forest in the background.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1956

Accession Number

2022.25.14

Scope and Content

Photograph of excavation for Kelly Douglas supermarket in the City Centre. Commonwealth construction has the contract for this building. There is currently a foundation hole dug. In the foreground is a pile of cinderblocks and a car. Up on the hill in the background, Albatross homes are visible.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1956

Accession Number

2022.25.48

Scope and Content

Photograph of excavation for underground access road in the City Centre. Note area flooded by heavy rains.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1955

Accession Number

2022.25.140

Scope and Content

Photograph of aerial view of City Centre and neighbourhood C-I. Please note stripping in progress in City Centre. Douglas Channel visible in background. There is an arrow pointing to the lower right side with a note saying "fire was in this felled area shown here. Got partly into the standing timber also."

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1955

Accession Number

2022.25.88

Scope and Content

Photograph of Boyles Brothers setting up their drilling equipment in the City Centre. A hundred foot test hole is to be placed in this location. There are four men visible working. A crane is in the background on the right.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1955

Accession Number

2022.25.52

Scope and Content

Photograph of looking scross the north east corner of neighbourhood C-1 towards the City Centre. Note the temporary decked logs in the foreground and the permanently decked logs along the edge of the City Centre. Man and machine visible on far right.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1956

Accession Number

2022.25.9

Scope and Content

Photograph of foundation framework in place for Alcan commercial building in City Centre. Foundations in foreground are for the Hudson Bay building. Men are visible working.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1955

Accession Number

2022.25.124

Scope and Content

Photograph of City Centre showing the lower pedestrian mall being used as haul road. Trucks are driving on the road. Note drilling rig at right of photograph. Lots of water around.

Part Of

Bud Powell Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1959

Accession Number

2022.22.141

Scope and Content

Photograph of east end of the west half of potroom 7A to the centre passageway.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1955

Accession Number

2022.25.107

Scope and Content

Photograph of the Lakelse Dairy in the Service Centre. The plant is in operation. There is a vehicle parked in front to the left.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1957

Accession Number

2022.25.17

Scope and Content

Photograph of warehouse being built by Commonwealth Construction in the Service Centre, west of the CNR tracks. Men at work on the roof. Lots of cars around.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1955

Accession Number

2022.25.42

Scope and Content

Photograph of Service Centre showing the foundation wall formwork for the temporary stores in block 5. One man visible working. Train cars in background.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1955

Accession Number

2022.25.47

Scope and Content

Photograph of Bob Parker's Garage in the Service Centre. Two gas pumps are outside the building. There are also cars parked outside.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1955

Accession Number

2022.25.60

Scope and Content

Photograph of the piles of debris in the 11.4 acre clearing in the Service Centre.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1955

Accession Number

2022.25.68

Scope and Content

Photograph of cinema under construction in the Nechako Centre, neighbourhood A. Framework and brickwork is being built. A boardwalk is in the foreground. Houses visible in the background.

Part Of

Alcan Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1955

Accession Number

2022.25.143

Scope and Content

Photograph of framework structure for the C.N.R. Depot in the Service Centre. Railcar visible on right.

Part Of

Bud Powell Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1957

Accession Number

2022.22.96

Scope and Content

Photograph of aerial view looking north along centre passageway. Tower tell site in centre foreground. Construction work ongoing.

Part Of

Bud Powell Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1957

Accession Number

2022.22.110

Scope and Content

Photograph of aerial view looking west showing status of potline 8 and centre passageway structure.

Part Of

Bud Powell Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1957

Accession Number

2022.22.129

Scope and Content

Photograph of view looking southeast showing centre passageway area north of potroom 8B. Under Construction.