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2 men walking on forest road

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description26762
Part Of
Ron Whyte Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
2005.11.412
Scope and Content
Photo of two male workers walking a forest road bordered by snow
Part Of
Ron Whyte Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.11.412
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photo : b&w ; 6.5 x 6.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photo of two male workers walking a forest road bordered by snow

4 Shirtless Men Walking Down a Dirt Road

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34258
Part Of
Harnoth Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2021.36.9
Scope and Content
Photograph of 4 shirtless men walking down a dirt road with a river? behind them and forest on the left. Hans Harnoth included?
Part Of
Harnoth Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2021.36.9
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
History / Biographical
Photos of early Kitimat life, including Hans W. Harnoth and Shirley Harnoth, parents of Harry Harnoth. Hans. W. Harnoth was born in Berlin but immigrated to Kitimat after hearing about job opportunities at Alcan. Hans and Shirley Harnoth were in Kitimat from 1955-1958, and always ranted and raved about how beautiful Kitimat was and all the wonders it has to offer.
Custodial History
Donated by Jacob Lubberts
Scope and Content
Photograph of 4 shirtless men walking down a dirt road with a river? behind them and forest on the left. Hans Harnoth included?
Name Access
Harnoth, Hans
Storage Location
Photograph storage

24-hour walk/run for the telethon

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description15474
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
24 October 1985
Accession Number
2005.8.3685
Scope and Content
Photo showing a group of athletes who ran and walked for 24 hours during the telethon to raise money.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.3685
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
24 October 1985
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 13.5 x 9.5 cm
Custodial History
1980s Sports
Scope and Content
Photo showing a group of athletes who ran and walked for 24 hours during the telethon to raise money.
Subject Access
Running
Aluminum City Telethon
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Alcan Commemorative Plaque

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/artifact7496
Object Type
Plaque
Material
aluminum
Manufacturer
Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd
Accession Number
999.9
Description
Black plaque with aluminum border and killer whale in center.
Object Type
Plaque
Description
Black plaque with aluminum border and killer whale in center.
Physical Condition
good
Material
aluminum
Height
29 cm
Length
41.5 cm
Inscriptions
Presented in commemoration of Alcan's twenty-fifth anniversary in Kitimat and Kemano. August 3, 1954-1979 Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd
Accession Number
999.9
Category
Personal Symbol
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 7
Manufacturer
Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd
GMD
Achievement Symbols
Object Type
Award
Material
aluminum
Accession Number
2016.130.3
Description
Aluminum award shaped like a water droplet hitting water
GMD
Achievement Symbols
Object Type
Award
Description
Aluminum award shaped like a water droplet hitting water
Physical Condition
good
Material
aluminum
Height
11 cm
Length
14 cm
Inscriptions
RioTinto, Kitimat/Kemano, Full metal production achieved March 2016
Accession Number
2016.130.3
Category
Personal Symbols
Location
Bay 4 Shelf 3 Box 6
Object Type
gift
Accession Number
2012.6.12
Description
Boy scouts backpack. Tan coloured, canvas, with metal bars on back.
Object Type
gift
Description
Boy scouts backpack. Tan coloured, canvas, with metal bars on back.
Physical Condition
fair
Condition Remarks
Very dirty
Accession Number
2012.6.12
Category
Personal Gear
Location
Bay 3&4 Top Shelf Box 12
Object Type
gift
Material
satin & felt
Accession Number
986.3
Description
White Satin on blue felt, Joey in centre holding a school. Words are: Largest Project ever undertaken. "Joey."
Object Type
gift
Quantity
1
Description
White Satin on blue felt, Joey in centre holding a school. Words are: Largest Project ever undertaken. "Joey."
Public Description
“Largest Project Ever Undertaken”, "Joey" felt crest (986.3). Cartoonist and newsman Al Beaton introduced Joey, who immortalized the trials and tribulations of the average Kitimat construction worker. Donated by Ernest Swenson.
Physical Condition
fair
Material
satin & felt
Condition Remarks
Object is in fair condition.
Width
11
Length
14.9
Accession Number
986.3
Category
Personal Symbol
Location
on display
GMD
Status Symbols
Object Type
Pin, Membership
Material
plastic, metal
Accession Number
2005.14.1
Description
Kitimat Constructors 2185 badge.
Title
Kitimat Constructors
GMD
Status Symbols
Object Type
Pin, Membership
Description
Kitimat Constructors 2185 badge.
Physical Condition
fair
Material
plastic, metal
Diameter
5.5 cm
Accession Number
2005.14.1
Category
Personal Symbol
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 2

Badge, Identification

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/artifact8761
GMD
Personal Identification
Object Type
identification badge
Material
plastic
metal
Accession Number
2019.49.1
Description
An opaque pin with markings that read: "KITIMAT 010 CONSTRUCTORS"
Title
KITIMAT 010 CONSTRUCTORS
GMD
Personal Identification
Object Type
identification badge
Description
An opaque pin with markings that read: "KITIMAT 010 CONSTRUCTORS"
Physical Condition
Poor
Material
plastic
metal
Condition Remarks
There is a brown gluestain that can be seen at the front of the pin. The pin is dirty.
Diameter
5.6 cm
Accession Number
2019.49.1
Category
Personal Symbols
Location
Bay 2 Shelf 2 Box 4

Badge, Identification

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/artifact8949
Date Range
1950s
GMD
Personal Symbols
Object Type
identification badge
Material
plastic
metal
Accession Number
2019.65.1
Description
Kitimat Constructors badge. White with black text. Indentification badge used by Fred DeLory worked for Alcan during the initial stages of construction at the smelter site.
GMD
Personal Symbols
Object Type
identification badge
Description
Kitimat Constructors badge. White with black text. Indentification badge used by Fred DeLory worked for Alcan during the initial stages of construction at the smelter site.
Physical Condition
good
Material
plastic
metal
Height
5.5cm
Width
5.5cm
Inscriptions
Kitimat Constructors 010
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2019.65.1
Category
Personal Identification
Location
Bay 2 Shelf 1 Box 3
Object Type
gift
Accession Number
2013.6.3a-c
Description
3 CP Air tote bags. 1 - white and black with orange logo. 2 - brown with orange city names. 3 - brown with white city names alternated with orange "CPAir"
Object Type
gift
Description
3 CP Air tote bags. 1 - white and black with orange logo. 2 - brown with orange city names. 3 - brown with white city names alternated with orange "CPAir"
Physical Condition
good
Accession Number
2013.6.3a-c
Category
Personal Gear
Location
Bay 2 Shelf 4 Box 3
Object Type
gift
Accession Number
2012.6.3
Description
Red bandana scarf/tie for Boy Scouts.
Object Type
gift
Description
Red bandana scarf/tie for Boy Scouts.
Physical Condition
fair
Condition Remarks
a bit dirty
Accession Number
2012.6.3
Category
Personal Gear
Location
Bay 3&4 Top Shelf Box 12

Board Walk From Rivercamp Under Haisla Bridge To Bridge Pedestrian Walkway

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description17310
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
22 Jan 1957
Accession Number
76.67.635
Scope and Content
Photograph of walkway from River Camp area giving access to the walkway on Kitimat River so that pedestrians need not cross the highway.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
76.67.635
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
22 Jan 1957
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of walkway from River Camp area giving access to the walkway on Kitimat River so that pedestrians need not cross the highway.
Notes
J-2-635
Subject Access
Structure
General
Boardwalk
Riverlodge Camp
Haisla Bridge
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
Stewart Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Accession Number
983.52.21
Scope and Content
Photo showing a board walking bridge over Kitimat River for pedestrians.
Part Of
Stewart Collection
Creator
Willard Stewart
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
983.52.21
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photo showing a board walking bridge over Kitimat River for pedestrians.
Subject Access
Kitimat River
GMD
Personal Identification
Material
paper
Accession Number
2019.62.12
Description
Black Membership book for United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. For Moses Williams.
Title
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
GMD
Personal Identification
Description
Black Membership book for United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. For Moses Williams.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Cover bending outwards
Width
8.5cm
Length
12.5cm
Accession Number
2019.62.12
Biographical Notes
Moses Williams attended the Kitamaat Village Day School, and then the Coqualeetza Residential School until the age of fifteen. Army recruiters conscripted Haisla men into the Canadian Army and Moses went in 1945. He was sent by train to the Canadian Forces' training camp at Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. He never shipped out overseas and the war ended. Moses and his wife Kay married in 1950, shortly after she arrived to teach at Kitamaat. They moved to Terrace in 1964. Moses worked as a carpenter, brick layer and fisherman. His wife Kay taught at Northwest Community College.
Category
Personal Symbols
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 3
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
14 August 1968
Accession Number
2005.8.5122
Scope and Content
Photo showing boom sticks hit the water at Minette Bay as the first load of NarRiele Bloedel Company logs is unloaded. Driver of truck was Pat Stevens of Canae River Logging Limited.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.5122
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
14 August 1968
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 10 x 15 cm
Custodial History
Northern Sentinel - (A)Historical (1)Logging
Scope and Content
Photo showing boom sticks hit the water at Minette Bay as the first load of NarRiele Bloedel Company logs is unloaded. Driver of truck was Pat Stevens of Canae River Logging Limited.
Subject Access
Logging

Boy Scouts playing a game with sticks in front of smiling audience

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27208
Part Of
Ron Whyte Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
2005.11.588
Scope and Content
Photo of seven Boy Scouts playing a game that involves two sticks as their smiling audience watches
Part Of
Ron Whyte Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.11.588
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photo : b&w ; 12.7 x 10.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photo of seven Boy Scouts playing a game that involves two sticks as their smiling audience watches
Notes
"This boy (Barrie Swell) is the heaviest boy in the Troop - he broke two staves in this game. Here is a good action shot."
Name Access
Sewell, Barrie

Boys with Hockey Sticks on Snowy Street

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description33921
Part Of
Malcolm Baxter Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.12.65
Scope and Content
Photograph of boys with hockey sticks on snowy street. Mother in long, dark coat standing behind them.
Part Of
Malcolm Baxter Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.12.65
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 9x13.5cm
History / Biographical
Malcolm Baxter died in 2020. His father Basil, was very instrumental in the organization of Kitimat in the early years. Basil was married to Cathy Baxter and they had two sons - Malcolm and Michael.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of boys with hockey sticks on snowy street. Mother in long, dark coat standing behind them.
Storage Location
Photograph Storage
Object Type
gift
Accession Number
2003.44.4
Description
Button-Save the Nechako Stop Kemano II Protect the Fraser. Yellow with an image of a First Nations fish.
Object Type
gift
Description
Button-Save the Nechako Stop Kemano II Protect the Fraser. Yellow with an image of a First Nations fish.
Physical Condition
good
Accession Number
2003.44.4
Category
Personal Symbols
Location
Rolling Storage Top Shelf Box 2
Object Type
gift
Accession Number
2013.14.3
Description
Blue button - Take the RESA.
Object Type
gift
Description
Blue button - Take the RESA.
Physical Condition
good
Accession Number
2013.14.3
Category
Personal Symbol
Location
Rolling Storage Top Shelf Box 2

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