Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
Group Dave Chow (back row centre), owner of Helen's Café, and the local Kitimat Brownie troops at the Annual Picnic and Barbeque provided by Mr. Chow. Taken at Hirsch Creek Park.
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.4 x 20.3 cm
1 negative : b&w ; 12.5 x 10 cm
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Group Dave Chow (back row centre), owner of Helen's Café, and the local Kitimat Brownie troops at the Annual Picnic and Barbeque provided by Mr. Chow. Taken at Hirsch Creek Park.
Group Dave Chow (centre), owner of Helen's Café, with the Kitimat Brownie Troop. Taken at the Annual Picnic and B/Q thrown by Mr. Chow at the Hirsch Creek Park.
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.3 x 20.2 cm
1 negative : b&w ; 12.5 x 10 cm
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Group Dave Chow (centre), owner of Helen's Café, with the Kitimat Brownie Troop. Taken at the Annual Picnic and B/Q thrown by Mr. Chow at the Hirsch Creek Park.
Photo showing three guests of a dinner party given by B.C. Tel employees at Helen's Cafe, all dressed-up in Centennial Costumes. From left: Faye Mitchell, Michele Dewinter, Mrs. Murray Dovauo.
Photo showing three guests of a dinner party given by B.C. Tel employees at Helen's Cafe, all dressed-up in Centennial Costumes. From left: Faye Mitchell, Michele Dewinter, Mrs. Murray Dovauo.
Photo depicts construction of two pan-abode waiting rooms on the beach at Smeltersite for Pacific Western Airlines. A "Mallard" amphibian airplane unloads on the landing ramp in the background.
Photo depicts construction of two pan-abode waiting rooms on the beach at Smeltersite for Pacific Western Airlines. A "Mallard" amphibian airplane unloads on the landing ramp in the background.
Notes
Pan-Abode is interlocking red cedar building materials invented in 1948 in British Columbia. The builders of Kitimat chose innovative materials such as Pan-Abode for the town. Pan-Abode was used in some of the first prototype homes on Kitimat's first streets - Oriole, Pintail, and Partridge. It is also an efficient building material as a structure can be assembled very quickly. Northern Sentinel Press Collection. P00226.jpg