Photograph of B.C. Telephone crew spinning cable to messengers along road M. in neighbourhood C. One man is up on the pole, and the rest of the crew are down below. Three men are holding the cable from below. There is a truck behind them with the cable roll.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
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Photograph of B.C. Telephone crew spinning cable to messengers along road M. in neighbourhood C. One man is up on the pole, and the rest of the crew are down below. Three men are holding the cable from below. There is a truck behind them with the cable roll.
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.
Photo of the "Marion M" largest load to date to travel highway 16 enroute from Parship River; will be launched from a seaplane camp, smeltersite and meered at Danube Bay.
Photo of the "Marion M" largest load to date to travel highway 16 enroute from Parship River; will be launched from a seaplane camp, smeltersite and meered at Danube Bay.
"Mrs. M. Wright from South Hazelton happily accepts the keys after driving away with the grand prize in the Kitimat Jaycess Sun Bug Bingo recently Karl Bernauer, right and Jaycee president, Shane Sweet were on hand to make presentation. (Bill Boris photo.)
"Mrs. M. Wright from South Hazelton happily accepts the keys after driving away with the grand prize in the Kitimat Jaycess Sun Bug Bingo recently Karl Bernauer, right and Jaycee president, Shane Sweet were on hand to make presentation. (Bill Boris photo.)
Photo depicts H.R.H., Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip inspecting the first ingot poured at the new smelter in Kitimat. President R.E. Powell (right) and Manager A.W. Whitaker Jr. (left).
Photo depicts H.R.H., Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip inspecting the first ingot poured at the new smelter in Kitimat. President R.E. Powell (right) and Manager A.W. Whitaker Jr. (left).
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Title based on content of photograph. Alcan Collection