Photo showing up to 16 of these dynamite sticks were used for each of the explosions it took to blast open the beaver dam. Fuse and cap were inserted at the end of the stick. The fuse burns at the rate of about a foot per minute.
Current: 1960s
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Photo showing up to 16 of these dynamite sticks were used for each of the explosions it took to blast open the beaver dam. Fuse and cap were inserted at the end of the stick. The fuse burns at the rate of about a foot per minute.
Photograph of concrete pouring on the site of the new potlines is becoming an everyday occurence, with the speeded progress Saguenay Kitimat construction. Early concrete foundations are for electrical installations. Hundreds of new employees will hasten work when the new Anderson Creek camp is made available on May 1.
Photograph of concrete pouring on the site of the new potlines is becoming an everyday occurence, with the speeded progress Saguenay Kitimat construction. Early concrete foundations are for electrical installations. Hundreds of new employees will hasten work when the new Anderson Creek camp is made available on May 1.
Photograph of the conference at the site between contractor John Bedard, right, and one of his sub-contractors was held last week as cement pouring of footings for 50 new units went on nearby. Twenty workmen are attempting to get structures roofed in before the arrival of snow. Scheduled opening date for the units is next June 1.
Photograph of the conference at the site between contractor John Bedard, right, and one of his sub-contractors was held last week as cement pouring of footings for 50 new units went on nearby. Twenty workmen are attempting to get structures roofed in before the arrival of snow. Scheduled opening date for the units is next June 1.
Photograph of the view looking north-west at the site of the pumping station and settlers at Anderson Creek, with the railway bridge in the background.
Photograph of the view looking north-west at the site of the pumping station and settlers at Anderson Creek, with the railway bridge in the background.
Photograph of construction site in Kitimat. Centre left is Mount Elizabeth School. At right - Heron St. Two trucks in foreground - Hullah Construction and Terminal Construction.
Photograph of construction site in Kitimat. Centre left is Mount Elizabeth School. At right - Heron St. Two trucks in foreground - Hullah Construction and Terminal Construction.
Photograph of fire Chief Aubrey Creed, memeber of the Institute of Fire Engineers of London, England caught by The Sentinel camera outside the new town site temporary firehall at the corner of Kingfisher Ave and Haisla Boulevard. His prompt action with the jeep truck extingushed a small fire in Johnson-Crooks camp.
Photograph of fire Chief Aubrey Creed, memeber of the Institute of Fire Engineers of London, England caught by The Sentinel camera outside the new town site temporary firehall at the corner of Kingfisher Ave and Haisla Boulevard. His prompt action with the jeep truck extingushed a small fire in Johnson-Crooks camp.
