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.
Rectangular plastic shopping bag from Northern Drugs, with addresses of the store's Terrace and Kitimat branches. Bag is white with dark magenta text and flower-like designs in green and magenta on both sides.
Rectangular plastic shopping bag from Northern Drugs, with addresses of the store's Terrace and Kitimat branches. Bag is white with dark magenta text and flower-like designs in green and magenta on both sides.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
plastic
Condition Remarks
Highly wrinkled. Ink is scratched off or faded in many places.