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20-ton tramway

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1954
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers going up the mountain on the 20-ton tramway.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
49
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Photographed by the International Harvester Company, manufacturers of construction equipment purchased for the Project.
Date Range
ca. 1954
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers going up the mountain on the 20-ton tramway.
Notes
This tramway carried men and cargo from Kemano Camp 5 to the camps at the 1600' and 2600' elevations.Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.81
Subject Access
Tunnels
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Afternoon shift

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
June 25, 1952
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers from the afternoon shift exiting the Horetzky adit.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
41
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
June 25, 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers from the afternoon shift exiting the Horetzky adit.
Notes
Alcan ID no. KR-396. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
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Aggregate and batch plant

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
October 04, 1952
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the aggregate and batch plant, which supplied the concrete for the large combined footings.
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Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
122
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
October 04, 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the aggregate and batch plant, which supplied the concrete for the large combined footings.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-565. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Transmission line
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Aggregate Stockpile Being Covered with Corrugated Aluminum

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Part Of
Bill Gallacher Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1953
Accession Number
2000.5.234
Scope and Content
Photograph of view showing aggregate stockpile being covered with corrugated aluminum as winter protection against snow.
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Part Of
Bill Gallacher Collection
Creator
Bill Gallacher
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.5.234
Date Range
1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 20.5x28cm
History / Biographical
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of view showing aggregate stockpile being covered with corrugated aluminum as winter protection against snow.
Notes
BC-2-657
Subject Access
Industry
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
Bay 5
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Barge

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Part Of
Holisky Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951
Accession Number
2014.1.19
Scope and Content
Photograph of barge on Lake Tahtsa.
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Part Of
Holisky Collection
Creator
A.J. Holisky
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2014.1.19
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Custodial History
Patricia Holisky
Scope and Content
Photograph of barge on Lake Tahtsa.
Name Access
Holisky, Patricia
Subject Access
Lake Tahtsa
Tunnel Construction
Early Construction
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Covered Walkway to Quanset Building

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Part Of
Holisky Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951
Accession Number
2014.1.36
Scope and Content
Photograph of covered walkway to Quanset building. Lake Tahtsa camp.
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Part Of
Holisky Collection
Creator
A.J. Holisky
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2014.1.36
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 6.5 x 9 cm
Custodial History
Patricia Holisky
Scope and Content
Photograph of covered walkway to Quanset building. Lake Tahtsa camp.
Name Access
Holisky, Patricia
Subject Access
Lake Tahtsa
Tunnel Construction
Early Construction
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Crane on Bridge

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Part Of
Holisky Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951
Accession Number
2014.1.38
Scope and Content
Photograph of crane on bridge. Lake Tahtsa intake construction.
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Part Of
Holisky Collection
Creator
A.J. Holisky
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2014.1.38
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 6.2 x 9 cm
Custodial History
Patricia Holisky
Scope and Content
Photograph of crane on bridge. Lake Tahtsa intake construction.
Name Access
Holisky, Patricia
Subject Access
Lake Tahtsa
Tunnel Construction
Early Construction
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Drill doctor's shop

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
October 01, 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts three men inside the underground drill doctor's shop.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
38
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
October 01, 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts three men inside the underground drill doctor's shop.
Notes
Alcan ID no. KR-1304. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
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Drilling off the face

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
November 24, 1952
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers drilling off another round at the tunnel face.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
40
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
November 24, 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers drilling off another round at the tunnel face.
Notes
Alcan ID no. KR-676. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
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Drilling on skip jumbo

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
May 16, 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts miners drilling on the skip jumbo in the No. 1 penstock 900' below the 2600' level.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
47
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
May 16, 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts miners drilling on the skip jumbo in the No. 1 penstock 900' below the 2600' level.
Notes
Alcan ID no. KR-935. -- The heading was slashed to a full 15' diameter. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
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Enlarging the valve chamber

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
January 26, 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers inside the tunnel, enlarging the valve chamber for the No. 1 penstock on the 2600' level.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
43
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
January 26, 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers inside the tunnel, enlarging the valve chamber for the No. 1 penstock on the 2600' level.
Notes
Alcan ID no. KR-712. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
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Forms in Place

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Part Of
Holisky Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951
Accession Number
2014.1.20
Scope and Content
Photograph of forms in place. Lake Tahtsa intake construction.
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Part Of
Holisky Collection
Creator
A.J. Holisky
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2014.1.20
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Custodial History
Patricia Holisky
Scope and Content
Photograph of forms in place. Lake Tahtsa intake construction.
Name Access
Holisky, Patricia
Subject Access
Lake Tahtsa
Tunnel Construction
Early Construction
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Give them both barrels sign

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
March 19, 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a worker looking up at a sign above the entrance to the recreation hall that reads, "Tunnel target, give them both barrels Tahtsa." The sign was a target date for the two ends of the tunnel to meet September 1st.
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Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
45
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
March 19, 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a worker looking up at a sign above the entrance to the recreation hall that reads, "Tunnel target, give them both barrels Tahtsa." The sign was a target date for the two ends of the tunnel to meet September 1st.
Notes
Alcan ID no. KR-798. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
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Grand curling aggregate

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Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
8 March 1962
Accession Number
2005.8.3730
Scope and Content
Photo showing winners of "B" event and grand aggregate, from left: M. Ruehlen, Grace Richards, Bess McBroom, Rose Sharples.
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Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.3730
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
8 March 1962
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 10 x 10 cm
Custodial History
Sports: Curling
Scope and Content
Photo showing winners of "B" event and grand aggregate, from left: M. Ruehlen, Grace Richards, Bess McBroom, Rose Sharples.
Name Access
Ruehlen, M.
Richards, Grace
McBroom, Bess
Sharples, Rose
Subject Access
curling
Storage Location
Artifact Storage
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Hangar & helicopter West Tahtsa

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description37
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
March 17, 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a Sikorsky helicopter outside a hangar at West Tahtsa Lake Camp. Men are gathered around a smaller helicopter to the left of the hangar.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
31
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
March 17, 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a Sikorsky helicopter outside a hangar at West Tahtsa Lake Camp. Men are gathered around a smaller helicopter to the left of the hangar.
Notes
Alcan ID no. KR-788. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
Okanagan Helicopters
Camps
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Holisky Collection

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Part Of
Holisky Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Date Range
1950
Accession Number
2014.1
Scope and Content
48 Black and White photographs of Lake Tahtsa, early tunnel and dam construction
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Part Of
Holisky Collection
Creator
A.J. Holisky
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2014.1
Date Range
1950
Custodial History
Patricia Holisky
Scope and Content
48 Black and White photographs of Lake Tahtsa, early tunnel and dam construction
Name Access
Holisky, Patricia
Subject Access
Lake Tahtsa
Tunnel Construction
Early Construction
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Horetzky Camp quonset hut construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description38
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
September 21, 1951
Scope and Content
Photo depicts Horetzky Camp's many aluminum-sided quounset huts during construction. The camp is situated at the foot of Mt. Horetzky.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Creator
Morrison-Knudsen Company
Description Level
Item
Item Number
32
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
September 21, 1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts Horetzky Camp's many aluminum-sided quounset huts during construction. The camp is situated at the foot of Mt. Horetzky.
Notes
Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
Camps
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Horetzky Creek Camp

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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1951
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two men standing beside the aluminum-sided quounset huts at Horetzky Creek Camp.
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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
33
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Photographed by the International Harvester Company, manufacturers of construction equipment purchased for the Project.
Date Range
ca. 1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two men standing beside the aluminum-sided quounset huts at Horetzky Creek Camp.
Notes
Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.71
Subject Access
Tunnels
Camps
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Kemano

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Part Of
Leon Dumstrey-Soos Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955]
Accession Number
2016.02.1
Scope and Content
Panoramic photograph of Kemano showing river, camp and tunnel entrance. Three sections of the photograph are pieced together to form panorama.
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Part Of
Leon Dumstrey-Soos Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2016.02.1
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955]
Physical Description
3 photographic prints : b&w ; 25.5cm x 34cm
Scope and Content
Panoramic photograph of Kemano showing river, camp and tunnel entrance. Three sections of the photograph are pieced together to form panorama.
Subject Access
Kemano
Tunnel Construction
Storage Location
Map Cabinet
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Kemano 54' Access Tunnel Entrance

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description15426
Part Of
Christine Del Duca Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Accession Number
2011.3.18
Scope and Content
Photograph of access tunnel entrance, Kemano
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Part Of
Christine Del Duca Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2011.3.18
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 12.7 x 9 cm
Custodial History
Photographer Harry McGee. Donated by his daughter Christine Del Duca. Originally sent to DOK Mayor's Office.
Scope and Content
Photograph of access tunnel entrance, Kemano
Name Access
McGee, Harry
Subject Access
Kemano
Tunnel Construction
Storage Location
Photograph storage
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