Series contains 38 photographs (37 b&w; 1 colour), mainly showing scenery and buildings around Kitimat in the early 1950s. Subjects depicted include: Hudson's Bay store steps, Mount Elizabeth, power lines, Kemano near Kildala Pass, a baby girl (presumably Nancy Anne Marciniak), bunkhouses, construction machines, buildings under construction, smeltersite, highways, early neighborhoods, Kitamaat Village, and the Kitimat River.
Mike (Miecyszlaw) and Nancy Marciniak lived and worked in Kitimat in the 1950s. Their daughter, Nancy Anne, was born here in 1957.
Custodial History
Items were donated by Nancy Hickinbottom (nee Marciniak) to the Kitimat Museum & Archives in November 2014.
Scope and Content
Series contains 38 photographs (37 b&w; 1 colour), mainly showing scenery and buildings around Kitimat in the early 1950s. Subjects depicted include: Hudson's Bay store steps, Mount Elizabeth, power lines, Kemano near Kildala Pass, a baby girl (presumably Nancy Anne Marciniak), bunkhouses, construction machines, buildings under construction, smeltersite, highways, early neighborhoods, Kitamaat Village, and the Kitimat River.
Photo showing five Haisla women in traditional attire at the opening of the new recreation centre in Kitamaat Village. From left to right are Laura Robinson, Ella Grant, Louisa Smith, and two unidentified women.
Photo showing five Haisla women in traditional attire at the opening of the new recreation centre in Kitamaat Village. From left to right are Laura Robinson, Ella Grant, Louisa Smith, and two unidentified women.
Notes
People in the background include John Williams (Minisin), James Robertson, Brenda Robertson (Gack), and Robert Russ (a visitor). Cheryl Grant is the young girl dancing in the background behind Laura Robinson and Ella Grant.
