A guest book with a handmade wood burned cover commissioned by Heidi Born, both covers are wood with a green felt inside. The front reads "40th ANNIVERSARY Kitimat-Kemano Our 40th Anniversary" Inside there are large stacks of light brown lined paper with names of people and dates of when they joined the smelter.
A guest book with a handmade wood burned cover commissioned by Heidi Born, both covers are wood with a green felt inside. The front reads "40th ANNIVERSARY Kitimat-Kemano Our 40th Anniversary" Inside there are large stacks of light brown lined paper with names of people and dates of when they joined the smelter.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
Wood
felt
paper
metal
Condition Remarks
The connecting piece is missing, so the book is only connected by one bolt.
Rectangular ingot with ALCAN engraved in the front in capital letters. Silver in colour. Corners are rounded.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
metal
Condition Remarks
Many scratches, stains, and other marks across the surface, both front and back. Many small holes in back. Stains in various colours - white, pinkish, brown (possible rust).
Dark bluish-gray cloth bag with two straps at the top. Circular logo for Hawkair on the front, featuring the words "I fly with Hawkair" around a picture of a plane.
Dark bluish-gray cloth bag with two straps at the top. Circular logo for Hawkair on the front, featuring the words "I fly with Hawkair" around a picture of a plane.
Brochure containing tourist information, maps of Kitimat and area (including Kitamaat Village and Cable Car / Cablecar Subdivision), and advertisements for local businesses, circa 1990s-early 2000s. Front has a photo of Centennial Park and totem pole.
Brochure containing tourist information, maps of Kitimat and area (including Kitamaat Village and Cable Car / Cablecar Subdivision), and advertisements for local businesses, circa 1990s-early 2000s. Front has a photo of Centennial Park and totem pole.
Rectangular wooden plaque with carved MIYA (fish) in the center. The frame is of dark red cedar, while the miya is of lighter-coloured alder. Corners are rounded. Back has a thread strung between two hooks in order to hang it. Piece is an example of Wilson's early carving that made use of scrap wood from larger projects.
Rectangular wooden plaque with carved MIYA (fish) in the center. The frame is of dark red cedar, while the miya is of lighter-coloured alder. Corners are rounded. Back has a thread strung between two hooks in order to hang it. Piece is an example of Wilson's early carving that made use of scrap wood from larger projects.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
cedar
alder
Technique
carved
Culture
Haisla
Condition Remarks
Two scrapes in the wood - one on the upper frame and one on the background above the back fin - caused when case lid fell on it while being lowered by staff, March 6th 2024.
Some scratches in the wood on the back.
Height
2 cm
Width
20 cm
Length
35.3 cm
Date Range
1992-1994
Accession Number
2021.9.3
Biographical Notes
Lyle Wilson (b. 1955) is a Haisla artist from Kitimaat Village. His repertoire includes wood carving, painting, metalworking and glassworking. His art has been sold and displayed across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Folder of Patricia Holmes Simpson fonds. Consists of a collection of booklets and programs collected between 1956-1981.
Christmas Carol Festival 1958
The Kitimat Choristers A Spring Concert 1959
The Kitimat Choristers A Spring Concert 1960
The Kitimat Choristers A Spring Concert 1961
Kitimat Concert Association 1958
Kitimat Concert Association "Alaska Music Trail" 1958
Kitimat Concert Association "The Choristers" 1958
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music Trail 1960
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music Trail 12 March 1961
Kitimat Concert Asociation Alaska Music Trail 9th April 1961
Kitimat Concert Association Herman Godes February 21
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music TRail November 2nd, 1958
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music Trail February 22nd, 1959
Raymond McFeeters at the piano 5th April 1959
Kitimat COncert Association Alaska Music Trail 1st November 1959
A Choral Concert March 29, 1957
Christ Church Anglican 25th Anniversary
Christ Church Parish News
Christ Church Booklet
Folder of Patricia Holmes Simpson fonds. Consists of a collection of booklets and programs collected between 1956-1981.
Christmas Carol Festival 1958
The Kitimat Choristers A Spring Concert 1959
The Kitimat Choristers A Spring Concert 1960
The Kitimat Choristers A Spring Concert 1961
Kitimat Concert Association 1958
Kitimat Concert Association "Alaska Music Trail" 1958
Kitimat Concert Association "The Choristers" 1958
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music Trail 1960
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music Trail 12 March 1961
Kitimat Concert Asociation Alaska Music Trail 9th April 1961
Kitimat Concert Association Herman Godes February 21
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music TRail November 2nd, 1958
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music Trail February 22nd, 1959
Raymond McFeeters at the piano 5th April 1959
Kitimat COncert Association Alaska Music Trail 1st November 1959
A Choral Concert March 29, 1957
Christ Church Anglican 25th Anniversary
Christ Church Parish News
Christ Church Booklet
Two letter openers, one green and one white, with text advertising Drs. Gottschling & Stevenson's Dentist Office in Kitimat. Logo with cartoon teeth squeezing toothpaste from a tube onto a toothbrush. Letter openers are roughly ovalesque in shape with a protruding pointed part at the bottom and a metal blade contained at the junction of this part and the 'body' of the object.
Two letter openers, one green and one white, with text advertising Drs. Gottschling & Stevenson's Dentist Office in Kitimat. Logo with cartoon teeth squeezing toothpaste from a tube onto a toothbrush. Letter openers are roughly ovalesque in shape with a protruding pointed part at the bottom and a metal blade contained at the junction of this part and the 'body' of the object.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
plastic
metal
Condition Remarks
General wear and tear. White letter opener has some bluish (ink?) stains on the backside.
Bronze-coloured matchbook advertising the Tudor Inn in Kitimat. It has the Tudor Inn's logo (a shield with a sword, halberd, and knight's helmet) on the front.
Bronze-coloured matchbook advertising the Tudor Inn in Kitimat. It has the Tudor Inn's logo (a shield with a sword, halberd, and knight's helmet) on the front.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Some scratches and blemishes.
Width
3.7 cm
Length
5 cm
Inscriptions
"Tudor Inn."
"Original old English atmosphere / Ye olde Foxtrapp Lounge / Specialty Fare / Catering."