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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.
Object Type
Biospecimen
Material
calcium carbonate
Accession Number
976.28.1-13
Description
Early post glacial shells from the time when the ocean rushed into the Kitimat Valley to the 700 level. Shells are from Mickey's Cove (Moon Bay) South Northern Dock. The shells were exposed by the April 27, 1975 land-sea slide at Mickey's Cove, where "Rivtow Straits" had worked on new docking facilities. The slide started in the bush higher up and the shell slid down with it, indicating same as at Rod and Gun Club, that the sea level was much higher pretty recently. The shells are not fossilized. Jingle shells (Pododesmus) 76-28-1 & -2, Small seallop (Chlamys) 76-28-3, Small Clam 76-28-4 & -5, Tube Worm 76-28-6, Clam 76-28-7 & 8, Clams 76-28-9 to -13 18 vials, some numbered, some not.
Object Type
Biospecimen
Quantity
1
Description
Early post glacial shells from the time when the ocean rushed into the Kitimat Valley to the 700 level. Shells are from Mickey's Cove (Moon Bay) South Northern Dock. The shells were exposed by the April 27, 1975 land-sea slide at Mickey's Cove, where "Rivtow Straits" had worked on new docking facilities. The slide started in the bush higher up and the shell slid down with it, indicating same as at Rod and Gun Club, that the sea level was much higher pretty recently. The shells are not fossilized. Jingle shells (Pododesmus) 76-28-1 & -2, Small seallop (Chlamys) 76-28-3, Small Clam 76-28-4 & -5, Tube Worm 76-28-6, Clam 76-28-7 & 8, Clams 76-28-9 to -13 18 vials, some numbered, some not.
Physical Condition
good
Material
calcium carbonate
Diameter
0.2 - 4 cm
Accession Number
976.28.1-13
Biographical Notes
Museum Curator
Subject Access
seashells
Category
Biological T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 4 Box 2

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 Nation Bridge, Berry, Broad-leaf Trees Exhibits and Squirrel Mountain

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27553
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1971 & 1979]
Accession Number
80.49
Scope and Content
Three photographs of an Indigenous Bridge Exhibit, Berry Display, and a Broad Leafed Trees Display (Jul 1979). One Photograph is of a log structure at Squirrel Mountain (1971).
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
80.49
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1971 & 1979]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 12.5 x 9cm 2 photograph prints : b&w ; 9 x 13cm 1 photograph print : b&w ; 9 x 9cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Three photographs of an Indigenous Bridge Exhibit, Berry Display, and a Broad Leafed Trees Display (Jul 1979). One Photograph is of a log structure at Squirrel Mountain (1971).
Notes
80.49.1 to 4
Subject Access
Structures
Geography
Storage Location
Curator's Office
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1975]
Accession Number
75.27
Scope and Content
Photographs showing a wood First Nations box with wood plug closing.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
75.27
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1975]
Physical Description
3 photograph prints : color ; 12.5 x 9cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs showing a wood First Nations box with wood plug closing.
Notes
75.27.38 to 40
Subject Access
First Nations
Storage Location
Curator's Office

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

Monica's Fashion Centre Bag

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/artifact7328
Object Type
Bag, Shopping
Material
plastic
Accession Number
2006.4
Description
Orange bag with text and an image of a woman.
Title
Monica's Fashion Centre
Object Type
Bag, Shopping
Description
Orange bag with text and an image of a woman.
Physical Condition
good
Material
plastic
Height
42 cm
Length
36 cm
Inscriptions
Monica's Fashion Centre, City Centre - Kitimat, B.C.
Accession Number
2006.4
Category
Merchandising T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 4
Place of Manufacture
Canada
Date Range
[1968-1984]
GMD
Food Service Accessories & Components
Object Type
Napkin ring
Material
aluminum
Accession Number
2023.43.6 a-d
Description
Set of 4 aluminum napkin rings in different colours (pinkish-orange, bluish gray, and light and dark greenish-blue). Plain, smooth, and unadorned.
GMD
Food Service Accessories & Components
Object Type
Napkin ring
Description
Set of 4 aluminum napkin rings in different colours (pinkish-orange, bluish gray, and light and dark greenish-blue). Plain, smooth, and unadorned.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
aluminum
Condition Remarks
Some minor marks from general usage
Height
2.5 cm
Diameter
5 cm
Date Range
[1968-1984]
Accession Number
2023.43.6 a-d
Category
Food Service T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
Date Range
[1965-1977]
GMD
Writing Devices
Object Type
pen
Material
metal
Accession Number
2023.43.4
Description
Small silver-coloured metal pen with "HILITE ELECTRIC SERVICE LTD. - Electronic Supplies - Appliances - Radio - Television - Phone 1500 - Kitimat, B.C." written on the body in red letters. Dark blue atom symbol above them.
GMD
Writing Devices
Object Type
pen
Description
Small silver-coloured metal pen with "HILITE ELECTRIC SERVICE LTD. - Electronic Supplies - Appliances - Radio - Television - Phone 1500 - Kitimat, B.C." written on the body in red letters. Dark blue atom symbol above them.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
metal
Condition Remarks
Text is faded and very hard to read.
Length
12.7 cm
Date Range
[1965-1977]
Accession Number
2023.43.4
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
Date Range
[1964-1986]
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Artist
Dorse McTaggart (photographer)
Manufacturer
Scenes by Dorse
Accession Number
2023.38.6
Description
Postcard featuring a colour photograph of the pool at Lakelse Hot Springs, with a person jumping spread-eagled off the diving board.
Title
Lakelse Hotsprings, British Columbia
Artist
Dorse McTaggart (photographer)
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring a colour photograph of the pool at Lakelse Hot Springs, with a person jumping spread-eagled off the diving board.
Physical Condition
Excellent
Material
paper
Width
8.8 cm
Length
14 cm
Inscriptions
"Lakese Hotsprings, British Columbia. On Highway 25. A natural hot pool with summer and winter fun. Midway between Terrace and Kitimat."
Date Range
[1964-1986]
Accession Number
2023.38.6
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Postcards box
Place of Manufacture
Canada: Burnaby, BC
Manufacturer
Scenes by Dorse

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