Photograph of Mr. Madsen standing in front of Horetzky Creek road slide at Kemano. Another man is standing further back. There is a lot of snow around, and tread tracks are going through the centre. The men are standing on this tread path. Some trees can be seen at the back top left above the snow.
Kemano Timber Limited photos. The President and CEO was Ernest G. McCorkell.
Custodial History
Photos donated by James (Jim) Stewart.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mr. Madsen standing in front of Horetzky Creek road slide at Kemano. Another man is standing further back. There is a lot of snow around, and tread tracks are going through the centre. The men are standing on this tread path. Some trees can be seen at the back top left above the snow.
Photograph of general view of substation 20 looking northwest. Note cladding of bldg. 213 and assembly DS structure at left centre. Large dump truck is in the foreground, and workers and other machinery are visible around.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of general view of substation 20 looking northwest. Note cladding of bldg. 213 and assembly DS structure at left centre. Large dump truck is in the foreground, and workers and other machinery are visible around.
Photograph of 20 Swallow St. On back is written: 'Our house at 20 Swallow St. showing kitchen window, Ruby's bedroom window. This is actually the back door but the front door is never used. That little closet sticking out is for the garbage cans".
Photograph of 20 Swallow St. On back is written: 'Our house at 20 Swallow St. showing kitchen window, Ruby's bedroom window. This is actually the back door but the front door is never used. That little closet sticking out is for the garbage cans".
Notes
Ardelle Auty (later Cates), Pat Satti, Ruby Sakata, and Marilyn White roomed together here while teaching at Nechako Elementary School in 1961-62.
Photograph of 20 Swallow St. On back is written: 'Ruby (Toshi) (Sakata) Chatelin, Marilyn (White) Bueckert, Pat (Satti) Parker, Sept 1961 the first day in Kitimat.
Photograph of 20 Swallow St. On back is written: 'Ruby (Toshi) (Sakata) Chatelin, Marilyn (White) Bueckert, Pat (Satti) Parker, Sept 1961 the first day in Kitimat.
Notes
Ardelle Auty (later Cates), Pat Satti, Ruby Sakata, and Marilyn White roomed together here while teaching at Nechako Elementary School in 1961-62.
Gabriel (Gabor) Nyeste was one of the leaders of the Scouts of the First Kitimat Troop (Boy Scouts). He moved to Kitimat to work on the Alcan project and left in the early 60s. He passed away in Kamloops in July 2020.
Photograph of Alice and Claudia Dicker on a slide. Slide has writing "PARIS" on the side. There are bicycles on the grass below, and other kids further back in the field behind the slide. Apartments in background. Looks like Hillcrest Place Apartments.
Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a forman D-shift for Alcan. He married Anna in 1959. Alice and her sister Claudia were born in Kitimat and the family lived here until 1969, at which time they returned to Germany.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alice and Claudia Dicker on a slide. Slide has writing "PARIS" on the side. There are bicycles on the grass below, and other kids further back in the field behind the slide. Apartments in background. Looks like Hillcrest Place Apartments.
