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.
Nine photographs of burnt down remains of the City Centre Homestead (Spring 1980), totem poles at the Kitamaat Village (Jul 1980), a ridge pole of an old longhouse (Spring 1980).
6 photograph prints : color ; 9 x 13cm
3 photograph prints : color ; 13 x 9cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Nine photographs of burnt down remains of the City Centre Homestead (Spring 1980), totem poles at the Kitamaat Village (Jul 1980), a ridge pole of an old longhouse (Spring 1980).
Photograph of Boys participating in three-legged race. One is wearing a white shirt, and the other stripped shirt. Other participants behind them, as well as forest.
Malcolm Baxter died in 2020. His father Basil, was very instrumental in the organization of Kitimat in the early years. Basil was married to Cathy Baxter and they had two sons - Malcolm and Michael.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Boys participating in three-legged race. One is wearing a white shirt, and the other stripped shirt. Other participants behind them, as well as forest.