Photograph of newly opened coffee bar in Sheardown's Super-Valu in Nechako Centre. Temporary medical building can be seen in the background. Many people inside. Staff and dishes are on the right side. On the left pillar against the window a vine is climbing up. In the back, a large decorative plate can be seen hanging.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of newly opened coffee bar in Sheardown's Super-Valu in Nechako Centre. Temporary medical building can be seen in the background. Many people inside. Staff and dishes are on the right side. On the left pillar against the window a vine is climbing up. In the back, a large decorative plate can be seen hanging.
Photograph showing a woman standing beside a stool and resting her hand and her foot on the stool. The woman is wearing a jacket, a shirt, a belt over top of the jacket, a bow tie, pants, and boots with a heel on them. She has a light colored pixie cut that is gelled into sharp triangles on her forehead. The woman has on makeup including eye shadow and a bold lip. Her nails are short and painted black, she has many rings on and a bracelet. In the background there are several people standing at a bar.
Photograph showing a woman standing beside a stool and resting her hand and her foot on the stool. The woman is wearing a jacket, a shirt, a belt over top of the jacket, a bow tie, pants, and boots with a heel on them. She has a light colored pixie cut that is gelled into sharp triangles on her forehead. The woman has on makeup including eye shadow and a bold lip. Her nails are short and painted black, she has many rings on and a bracelet. In the background there are several people standing at a bar.
1950s Coffee Table designed by Robin Bush and Earle Morrison
Public Description
Vancouver-based designer Robin Bush created this laminate coffee table with iron frame, “worker” furniture, for Kitimat. Bush was contracted by Alcan to furnish Nechako Lodge, Alcan's guesthouse and workers' accommodations. Laminate was one of the new innovative materials of the 1950s. Donated by Christ Church Anglican of Kitimat.
