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.
Photo showing remains of the timber jetty (pier) at Drumlummon Bay where there was an early mine. Drum Lummon Mines and Paisley Point Mines established mineral claims north of Drumlummon Bay in the early 1920's for extraction of copper, gold and silver.
Photo showing remains of the timber jetty (pier) at Drumlummon Bay where there was an early mine. Drum Lummon Mines and Paisley Point Mines established mineral claims north of Drumlummon Bay in the early 1920's for extraction of copper, gold and silver.
Photograph of George, Herb, and Roger in front of 'Mud' room built to put dirty, greasy clothes in. Also an indoor shower. George was the driller. Diamond driller helper is Roger, Herb's son. Alex - Geologist came up and cut boards (siding) with chain saw on site.
Photos from Kim Creed from the Iron Mountain mine sites. Kim worked at the mine. The photo collection shows the diamond driller that helped to drill out thousands of feet of drill core back in the early 1960s.
Custodial History
These photos belonged to Kim Creed. They were given to Walter Thorne who donated them to the museum.
Scope and Content
Photograph of George, Herb, and Roger in front of 'Mud' room built to put dirty, greasy clothes in. Also an indoor shower. George was the driller. Diamond driller helper is Roger, Herb's son. Alex - Geologist came up and cut boards (siding) with chain saw on site.
Notes
For more info on the diamond driller, please see Walter Thorne's article in NSP Feb/March 2022.
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.
Photo showing freighter, Virginia Maru, as she was edged off the mud flats in Kitimat harbor about midnight Sunday after running aground with a cargo of 1,700 tons of aluminum late Friday. Manoeuvering the freighter out of her predicament is the river tow, Lion, intercepted late Saturday en route to the Queen Charlottes. The big tug, one of the largest serving the coast arrived about 4 pm Sunday. After being freed, the ship was moored at the dolphins and inspected for damage. There was none and she sailed for the Orient at 11 am Monday.
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Photo showing freighter, Virginia Maru, as she was edged off the mud flats in Kitimat harbor about midnight Sunday after running aground with a cargo of 1,700 tons of aluminum late Friday. Manoeuvering the freighter out of her predicament is the river tow, Lion, intercepted late Saturday en route to the Queen Charlottes. The big tug, one of the largest serving the coast arrived about 4 pm Sunday. After being freed, the ship was moored at the dolphins and inspected for damage. There was none and she sailed for the Orient at 11 am Monday.
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.