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Date Range
[1950s]-1990
GMD
Metalworking T&E (blank sub-class)
Object Type
Ingot
Material
metal
Manufacturer
Alcan
Accession Number
2023.42.1
Description
Rectangular ingot with ALCAN engraved in the front in capital letters. Silver in colour. Corners are rounded.
GMD
Metalworking T&E (blank sub-class)
Object Type
Ingot
Description
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).
Height
2 cm
Width
8 cm
Length
26 cm
Date Range
[1950s]-1990
Accession Number
2023.42.1
Category
Metalworking T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
Manufacturer
Alcan

Alva and Boys First Catch

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30204
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2003.32.377
Scope and Content
Alva and boys first catch. 2 lines of fish laid out on wooden sheet.
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.32.377
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
Alva and boys first catch. 2 lines of fish laid out on wooden sheet.

Clague Mountain First Cabin fonds

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description7592
Part Of
Clague Mountain First Cabin fonds
Description Level
Fonds
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1957-1962
Accession Number
971.49
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of logbooks of the First Cabin, also known as “Harley’s Cabin”, on Clague Mountain recording the names and comments of the hikers who had used the cabin. 4 folders 1-1 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook I, 1957-1958 (include some 1961 notations) 1-2 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook II, 1958-1961 1-3 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook III, 1961-1962 1-4 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook III (photocopy)
Part Of
Clague Mountain First Cabin fonds
Creator
Clague Mountain Hikers
Description Level
Fonds
Fonds Number
1
Accession Number
971.49
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1957-1962
Physical Description
4.5 cm of textual records
History / Biographical
The First Cabin, also known as “Harley’s Cabin”, was constructed in 1957 at the 1800-foot level of Clague Mountain to provide refuge for hikers and to make skiing on the mountain possible in the winter. A four-man team including Harley Robertson, with John Layman as foreman, was chiefly responsible for its construction.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of logbooks of the First Cabin, also known as “Harley’s Cabin”, on Clague Mountain recording the names and comments of the hikers who had used the cabin. 4 folders 1-1 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook I, 1957-1958 (include some 1961 notations) 1-2 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook II, 1958-1961 1-3 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook III, 1961-1962 1-4 Clague Mountain First Cabin Logbook III (photocopy)
Notes
Title based on contents of fonds. Donated in 1970.
Subject Access
Clague Mountain
Conservation
Handle with care, fragile
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Top Box 3

First air mail via PWA

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description204
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two men kneeling beside the first bags of mail to arrive via Pacific Western Airlines. On the right, Captain T. M. Kellough for PWA delivers the bags to on the left, Kitimat Express driver Lloyd Kaberg, at the wharf, Smeltersite. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
198
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two men kneeling beside the first bags of mail to arrive via Pacific Western Airlines. On the right, Captain T. M. Kellough for PWA delivers the bags to on the left, Kitimat Express driver Lloyd Kaberg, at the wharf, Smeltersite. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Notes
Title based on content of photograph.
Subject Access
Services
Kemano
Airplanes
Images

First Annual Cadets Inspection

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30853
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[August 21, 1956]
Accession Number
2005.8.8816
Scope and Content
Photograph showing the 1st Annual Inspection of the Kitimat Cadet Corps conducted by Colonel McGowan, Commanding Officer of the Kamloops Rocky Mountain Rangers.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8816
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[August 21, 1956]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 18 x 23 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing the 1st Annual Inspection of the Kitimat Cadet Corps conducted by Colonel McGowan, Commanding Officer of the Kamloops Rocky Mountain Rangers.
Name Access
McGowan, Colonel
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
2003.32.246
Scope and Content
First electricians standing in front of doorway (Ryan, Hoppe, Drumm, Morisset)
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.32.246
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
First electricians standing in front of doorway (Ryan, Hoppe, Drumm, Morisset)
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
2003.32.251
Scope and Content
First home foundation in Kitimat.
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.32.251
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
First home foundation in Kitimat.
Part Of
Malcolm Orsted Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2003.8.34
Scope and Content
Photograph of one of the firsthouses in 1956. Built on stilts.
Part Of
Malcolm Orsted Collection
Creator
Malcolm Orsted
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.8.34
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 3.5 in
History / Biographical
Malcolm Orsted arrived in Terrace BC in 1955 to work for the CNR as an assistant agent. In 1956 he started to work in Alcan.
Custodial History
Malcolm Orsted
Scope and Content
Photograph of one of the firsthouses in 1956. Built on stilts.
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
2003.32.247
Scope and Content
First house being constructed in Kitimat.
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.32.247
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
First house being constructed in Kitimat.

First Nations Painting and Crowd

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description31376
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957-1958
Accession Number
2003.5.27
Scope and Content
Photograph show a group of people standing in front of a first nations painting
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.5.27
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957-1958
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.7 x 20.7 cm 1 negative : b&w ; 12.7 x10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph show a group of people standing in front of a first nations painting
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
2003.32.250
Scope and Content
First pour for a Kitimat home foundation.
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.32.250
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
First pour for a Kitimat home foundation.

Gold Printing Machine

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/artifact7002
Material
metal & wood
Accession Number
2007.15.3
Description
Gold Plating Machine - small press mounted on a press wood board. Silver foil ribbon used for plating threaded through the machine.
Description
Gold Plating Machine - small press mounted on a press wood board. Silver foil ribbon used for plating threaded through the machine.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
metal & wood
Condition Remarks
Some scratches on betal, painted handle is chipped.
Width
14cm
Length
23cm
Accession Number
2007.15.3
Category
Photographic T&E
Place of Manufacture
Los Angeles, California, USA

The Hudson Bay Company (Kitimat's First Department Store)

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27570
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
Date Range
[1954]
Accession Number
73.20.3
Scope and Content
A photograph of Kitimat's first department store The Hudson Bay Company at the Kitimat Smelter Site
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
73.20.3
Date Range
[1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as Museum Currator
Scope and Content
A photograph of Kitimat's first department store The Hudson Bay Company at the Kitimat Smelter Site

Sending Off First People to Travel From Kitimat to Montreal by Rail

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30518
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[January 20, 1955]
Accession Number
2005.8.8738
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Alcan's Manager of Power Operations, J.T. Madill sending A.W. Whitaker off as he and his wife become the first people to cover the entire Kitimat to Montreal distance by rail.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8738
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[January 20, 1955]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 18 x 15.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Alcan's Manager of Power Operations, J.T. Madill sending A.W. Whitaker off as he and his wife become the first people to cover the entire Kitimat to Montreal distance by rail.
Name Access
Madill, J.t
Whitaker, A.W.
Date Range
1957-1975
GMD
Writing Devices
Object Type
Marking Stamp
Material
Wood
Manufacturer
Northern Sentinel Stationery and Office Equipment
Accession Number
2023.38.16
Description
Stamp used by the Kitimat Choristers, a local choral group. Handle is black with "Sentinel Stationery and Office Equipment Kitimat" written in small gold letters. The base is reddish brown with the words "Kitimat Choristers" written across it.
GMD
Writing Devices
Object Type
Marking Stamp
Description
Stamp used by the Kitimat Choristers, a local choral group. Handle is black with "Sentinel Stationery and Office Equipment Kitimat" written in small gold letters. The base is reddish brown with the words "Kitimat Choristers" written across it.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
Wood
Condition Remarks
General wear & tear. Some of the red wood is chipped away along the edges of the base.
Height
8 cm
Width
5.3 cm
Date Range
1957-1975
Accession Number
2023.38.16
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
Manufacturer
Northern Sentinel Stationery and Office Equipment

Sugmas & Pouring Floor Slabs for First Houses in Townsite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27564
Part Of
James Tirrul-Jones Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953 & Apr 1972]
Accession Number
984.61
Scope and Content
Photographs of Sumgas (Apr 1972) & pouring floor slabs for 1st houses in townsite (1953).
Part Of
James Tirrul-Jones Collection
Creator
James Tirrul-Jones
Description Level
Series
Series Number
50
Accession Number
984.61
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953 & Apr 1972]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints : b&w ; 21 x 25cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by James Tirrul-Jones in his role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of Sumgas (Apr 1972) & pouring floor slabs for 1st houses in townsite (1953).
Notes
984.61.27 and 984.61.121 : No R Numbers
Subject Access
sumgaas
Sumgas
Kitimat
Townsite
Construction
Storage Location
Curator's Office
Material
metal and wood rubber
Manufacturer
Sealector
Accession Number
2007.15.2
Description
Tacking iron has triangular metal head with a temperature dial on top. Base of the head is painted green. It is attached to a wooded handle by a metal rod, rivetted to the head. Attached at the base of the handle is a rubber cord endinging in a two pronged plug. Protecting the rubber cord is a flexible spiral metal sheath attached at the base of the wooden handle.
Description
Tacking iron has triangular metal head with a temperature dial on top. Base of the head is painted green. It is attached to a wooded handle by a metal rod, rivetted to the head. Attached at the base of the handle is a rubber cord endinging in a two pronged plug. Protecting the rubber cord is a flexible spiral metal sheath attached at the base of the wooden handle.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
metal and wood rubber
Condition Remarks
Dirty, scratched, green paint on head is worn away
Length
29 cm
Accession Number
2007.15.2
Category
Photographic T&E
Manufacturer
Sealector

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