Photo depicts the Last Spike Ceremony for the Canadian National Railway Terrace to Kitimat line. From left is Duncan K. Kerr, Vice President of Associated Boards of Trade of B.C.; S.F. Dingle, Vice President of C.N.R, seen here driving in the aluminum spike.; Major J.L. Charles, Chief Engineer, C.N.R. Western Region; and Percy E. Radley, Alcan Project Manager.
Photo depicts the Last Spike Ceremony for the Canadian National Railway Terrace to Kitimat line. From left is Duncan K. Kerr, Vice President of Associated Boards of Trade of B.C.; S.F. Dingle, Vice President of C.N.R, seen here driving in the aluminum spike.; Major J.L. Charles, Chief Engineer, C.N.R. Western Region; and Percy E. Radley, Alcan Project Manager.
Photo depicts Philip ("Flying Phil") Gaglardi, B.C. Minister of Highways at the Hirsch Creek section, during construction of Highway No. 25, Terrace to Kitimat. View is looking towards Terrace.
Photo depicts Philip ("Flying Phil") Gaglardi, B.C. Minister of Highways at the Hirsch Creek section, during construction of Highway No. 25, Terrace to Kitimat. View is looking towards Terrace.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Photograph appeared in the Northern Sentinel, August 24, 1956. Northern Sentinel Press Collection No. 2005.8.695.
Photo depicts construction of two pan-abode waiting rooms on the beach at Smeltersite for Pacific Western Airlines. A "Mallard" amphibian airplane unloads on the landing ramp in the background.
Photo depicts construction of two pan-abode waiting rooms on the beach at Smeltersite for Pacific Western Airlines. A "Mallard" amphibian airplane unloads on the landing ramp in the background.
Notes
Pan-Abode is interlocking red cedar building materials invented in 1948 in British Columbia. The builders of Kitimat chose innovative materials such as Pan-Abode for the town. Pan-Abode was used in some of the first prototype homes on Kitimat's first streets - Oriole, Pintail, and Partridge. It is also an efficient building material as a structure can be assembled very quickly. Northern Sentinel Press Collection. P00226.jpg
Photo showing power distribution crew is shown above erecting new double-arm aluminum light standards along the centre island at the Haisla-Kuldo intersection. The standards, some double, others single, all equipped with mercury vapor lamps will light Haisla from the intersection to the bridge, Commercial for its full length and Kuldo from Haisla to Columbia. Bases for the standards were installed in late November but the poles, which were made elsewhere, did not arrive in Kitimat until last week.
Current: 1960s
-District of Kitimat
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Photo showing power distribution crew is shown above erecting new double-arm aluminum light standards along the centre island at the Haisla-Kuldo intersection. The standards, some double, others single, all equipped with mercury vapor lamps will light Haisla from the intersection to the bridge, Commercial for its full length and Kuldo from Haisla to Columbia. Bases for the standards were installed in late November but the poles, which were made elsewhere, did not arrive in Kitimat until last week.
Photo depicts an International TD-24 crawler dozing tunnel muck at the 2600' camp above the Kemano Valley.
Notes
ID No. C 6098. -- Title based on content of photo. -- The International Harvester Company, manufacturers of construction equipment such as this crawler purchased for the Project. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.75
Photo depicts a month's supply of powdered milk inside the dairy at Camp No. 5, Kemano. Two dairy workers are lifting a barrel to stack it onto another.
Photo depicts a month's supply of powdered milk inside the dairy at Camp No. 5, Kemano. Two dairy workers are lifting a barrel to stack it onto another.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-651.
Photo depicts a month's supply of powdered milk inside the dairy at Camp No. 5, Kemano. Two dairy workers are lifting a barrel to stack it onto another.
Photo depicts a month's supply of powdered milk inside the dairy at Camp No. 5, Kemano. Two dairy workers are lifting a barrel to stack it onto another.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-651.
Illustration depicts the extent of the Project, from the Kenney Dam and reservoir area to the transmission line and smelter. The future tunnel or the Kemano Completion Project is also included.
Illustration depicts the extent of the Project, from the Kenney Dam and reservoir area to the transmission line and smelter. The future tunnel or the Kemano Completion Project is also included.
Notes
Illustration from Alcan's publication "Kitimat-Kemano, Five Years of Operation, 1954-1959". Alcan Collection
Photo depicts one of four "Mallard" amphibian airplanes with Pacific Western Airlines that was used to transport personnel and freight between Vancouver, Kemano and Kitimat.
Photo depicts one of four "Mallard" amphibian airplanes with Pacific Western Airlines that was used to transport personnel and freight between Vancouver, Kemano and Kitimat.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. 5793. Alcan Collection
