Negatives showing the Nechako Reservoir, the Kenney Dam, & the Skins Lake Spillway which were built to create hydroelectric power to be used by the Alcan aluminum smelter in Kitimat. Also pictured is Des Lake, Alcan barge Tahtsa II at East Tahtsa, a view of the Entiako River as it enters the Nechako Reservoir, an underwater cutting barge, & Eurocan's logging operation at Andrews Bay on Ootsa Lake.
Negatives showing the Nechako Reservoir, the Kenney Dam, & the Skins Lake Spillway which were built to create hydroelectric power to be used by the Alcan aluminum smelter in Kitimat. Also pictured is Des Lake, Alcan barge Tahtsa II at East Tahtsa, a view of the Entiako River as it enters the Nechako Reservoir, an underwater cutting barge, & Eurocan's logging operation at Andrews Bay on Ootsa Lake.
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 a International diesel TD-24 spreading a layer of large stones at the base of the Nechako Dam.
Notes
ID no. C 5927. -- Title based on content of photo. -- These layers of various size rock stone and clay will all slope towards the rock fill at about a 45 degree pitch. Official naming ceremony renamed dam the Kenney Dam. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.56
Photo depicts a unidentified man sitting on the Nechako River bank watching the the activities of construction of the dam at the canyon. Right bank stripping and left bank tunnel haul road shown.
Photo depicts a unidentified man sitting on the Nechako River bank watching the the activities of construction of the dam at the canyon. Right bank stripping and left bank tunnel haul road shown.
Notes
Title based on content of photo. -- A rock dam was chosen for its ability to withstand earthquakes. Morrison-Knudsen Company Collection
Photo depicts men on the tramway used for moving equipment and workers up the mountain. View is looking down on the Kemano Valley. Depicted lowering penstock liner.
Photo depicts men on the tramway used for moving equipment and workers up the mountain. View is looking down on the Kemano Valley. Depicted lowering penstock liner.
Don Hall's Plane landing in the water. The tail of the aircraft has the letters CF-NZY? written on it, and the plane is red and white. There are trees in the and a huge mountiain in the background.
Don Hall's Plane landing in the water. The tail of the aircraft has the letters CF-NZY? written on it, and the plane is red and white. There are trees in the and a huge mountiain in the background.
Photograph of Onorio Angelo Iacobelli in Kemano sometime between 1952 and 1955. He is on a tram landing, wearing a hard hat. Tram is in use moving on the slope. Lots of snow. River visible below.
Donated by Onorio Iacobelli's granddaughter, Francesca Iacobelli.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Onorio Angelo Iacobelli in Kemano sometime between 1952 and 1955. He is on a tram landing, wearing a hard hat. Tram is in use moving on the slope. Lots of snow. River visible below.
Photograph of cleared helicopter landing space on top of Iron Mountain. Kim Creed is standing there next to an oil drum. He has no shirt on. He is 20 years old.
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 cleared helicopter landing space on top of Iron Mountain. Kim Creed is standing there next to an oil drum. He has no shirt on. He is 20 years old.
Photo showing a TD-24 spreading a layer of alrge stones at the base of Nechako Damn west to the rock fill portion which is laid in first, these layers of various size rock, stone and clay with all slope towards the rock fill at about the degree pitch.
Photo showing a TD-24 spreading a layer of alrge stones at the base of Nechako Damn west to the rock fill portion which is laid in first, these layers of various size rock, stone and clay with all slope towards the rock fill at about the degree pitch.
