Brown cover book. Building Permit Register July 2, 1954 to Novemeber 5, 1965. Contains info about property construction and modifications for these years.
Brown cover book. Building Permit Register July 2, 1954 to Novemeber 5, 1965. Contains info about property construction and modifications for these years.
The exterior of the new Kitimat Public Library at Nechako Centre, Mount Elizabeth in the background.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Famed Canadian documentary photographer Malak Karsh was hired in the 1950s by Alcan to take photographs of Arvida and Kitimat. Many were published in Alcan literature and textbooks on Canada. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Photograph of Kim, George, and Herb on temporary drilling platform. Moved each hole drilled. Drill was mounted on skids. Log A-frame tall enough to include 30' drilling space in air frame = 40 feet high. One of Kim's? extra jobs was to prepare base area for next drill hole (done while george drilled).
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 Kim, George, and Herb on temporary drilling platform. Moved each hole drilled. Drill was mounted on skids. Log A-frame tall enough to include 30' drilling space in air frame = 40 feet high. One of Kim's? extra jobs was to prepare base area for next drill hole (done while george drilled).
Notes
For more info on the diamond driller, please see Walter Thorne's article in NSP Feb/March 2022.
Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a foreman 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 a child in City Centre parking lot. Likely Alice or Claudia Dicker. Many Cars parked behind her. Kitimat General Hospital in background.
The Kitimat Business and Professional Women's Club was founded in 1957. Its purpose was to provide a network for local businesswomen. The club sponsored international dinners, a graduation tea, & two scholarships. The club disbanded in 1977.
Scope and Content
The fonds consists of scrapbooks and a financial ledger.
Notes
Title based on the content of the fonds. For conservation reasons, researchers are requested to use photocopies of the original Club records.
