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Hudson's Bay Co. Store at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27569
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Accession Number
73.20
Scope and Content
Kitimat's first department store.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
73.20
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Physical Description
5 photographs: colour
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Kitimat's first department store.
Notes
73.20.3.a
Subject Access
Hudsons Bay Company
Stores
Kitimat
Smeltersite
Northern Sentinel
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Official Opening of Kitimat-Terrace Railway

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description31496
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[July 8, 1955]
Accession Number
2005.8.8865
Scope and Content
Photograph showing the official opening of the Canadian National Railways' Kitimat-Terrace line.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8865
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[July 8, 1955]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 15 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing the official opening of the Canadian National Railways' Kitimat-Terrace line.
Part Of
Gabriel Nyeste Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1957
Accession Number
983.48.10-a-b
Scope and Content
Photographs of 2nd Kitimat Guide Co. a- Thinking day Feb 22, 56. District Commissioner Leslie Creed. Assistant Leader Josephine Rewers, 2nd Kitimat Guide co. Sitting on gym floor. b- 2nd Kitimat Girl Guide co. 1st birthday party Feb 57. Assistant Leader Joe Rewers. District Commissioner Les Creed, Velma Kernigham. Cutting a cake.
Part Of
Gabriel Nyeste Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
983.48.10-a-b
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1957
Physical Description
2 photographs print : b&w ; 9x9cm
History / Biographical
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.
Custodial History
Donated by Gabriel Nyeste, Aug 6 1983.
Scope and Content
Photographs of 2nd Kitimat Guide Co. a- Thinking day Feb 22, 56. District Commissioner Leslie Creed. Assistant Leader Josephine Rewers, 2nd Kitimat Guide co. Sitting on gym floor. b- 2nd Kitimat Girl Guide co. 1st birthday party Feb 57. Assistant Leader Joe Rewers. District Commissioner Les Creed, Velma Kernigham. Cutting a cake.
Name Access
Nyeste, Gabriel
Creed, Leslie
Rewers, Josephine
Kernigham, Velma
Storage Location
Curator Bay 1 Top Box 3
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2002.44.28
Scope and Content
Photograph of Hudson's Bay Store, smeltersite.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.28
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of Hudson's Bay Store, smeltersite.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[September 14, 1956]
Accession Number
2005.8.8864
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Enterprise Motor LTD. in Service Centre
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8864
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[September 14, 1956]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 16.5 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Enterprise Motor LTD. in Service Centre
Geographic Access
Service Centre

Taiwan Aluminum Co.'s President Visits Kitimat

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30515
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[October 8, 1957]
Accession Number
2005.8.8735
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Dr. Sun Cieu-Hwa, Taiwan Aluminum Corporation's president during his visit to Kitimat.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8735
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[October 8, 1957]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 11 x 11 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Dr. Sun Cieu-Hwa, Taiwan Aluminum Corporation's president during his visit to Kitimat.
Name Access
Sun Cieu-Hwa, Doctor

Coghlin Hardware Store Collection

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28257
Part Of
Coghlin Hardware Store Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2002.23.1-23
Scope and Content
Collection of photos pertaining to Coghlin Hardware.
Part Of
Coghlin Hardware Store Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2002.23.1-23
Custodial History
Terry Voitchovsky
Scope and Content
Collection of photos pertaining to Coghlin Hardware.
Name Access
Voitchovsky, Terry
Subject Access
Business and commerce
Storage Location
Bay 2 Shelf 5 Box 2

Hudson's Bay Company store in winter

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36652
Part Of
Maria Knight Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[1956-early 1960s]
Accession Number
2023.38.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Hudson's Bay Company store in Kitimat City Centre, likely during the late 1950s or early 1960s. There is a large snowdrift in front of the building, and two cars parked in the foreground.
Part Of
Maria Knight Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2023.38.5
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[1956-early 1960s]
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour : 9x9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Hudson's Bay Company store in Kitimat City Centre, likely during the late 1950s or early 1960s. There is a large snowdrift in front of the building, and two cars parked in the foreground.
Geographic Access
City Centre
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Floor Plan for the Hudson's Bay Company Store

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description11318
Part Of
Hudson's Bay Company Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1985
Accession Number
985.44
Part Of
Hudson's Bay Company Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
985.44
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1985
Physical Description
1 plan : 29.5 x 23.5 in
Notes
Floor plan created for the Kitimat Hudson's Bay store. The Hudson's Bay Company operated in Kitimat - first at Smeltersite, then in City Centre - since August 18, 1952. The City Centre store opened on December 12, 1956 and closed on June 15, 1985.
Storage Location
Map Cabinet Drawer 8

The Hudson Bay Company (Kitimat's First Department Store)

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27570
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
Date Range
[1954]
Accession Number
73.20.3
Scope and Content
A photograph of Kitimat's first department store The Hudson Bay Company at the Kitimat Smelter Site
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
73.20.3
Date Range
[1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as Museum Currator
Scope and Content
A photograph of Kitimat's first department store The Hudson Bay Company at the Kitimat Smelter Site

Nechako Centre Building in Operation

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description13860
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
78.11.110
Scope and Content
Nechako Centre Building in Operation looking east at kitimat townsite. 3 cars and one small truck are parked along the side of the building. Another car can be seen parked at the front of the building with several people walking through the covered area.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.11.110
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w : 12.6 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Nechako Centre Building in Operation looking east at kitimat townsite. 3 cars and one small truck are parked along the side of the building. Another car can be seen parked at the front of the building with several people walking through the covered area.

City Centre Stores and Parking Lot

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36325
Part Of
Alice Dicker Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1955 and 1959]
Accession Number
2018.18.9
Scope and Content
Photograph of City Centre stores and parking lot with cars. Cars are in the foreground, and stores are behind. Visible stores include Erwin Jeweller, William J. Stone Men's Wear, and Nishi's Shop.
Part Of
Alice Dicker Collection
Creator
Alice Dicker
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2018.18.9
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[between 1955 and 1959]
Physical Description
1 photograph : colour ; 10 x 13.5cm
History / Biographical
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 City Centre stores and parking lot with cars. Cars are in the foreground, and stores are behind. Visible stores include Erwin Jeweller, William J. Stone Men's Wear, and Nishi's Shop.
Storage Location
Photograph Storage

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