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Part Of
Ron Whyte Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
2005.11.650
Scope and Content
Photographs consisting of images of men in Kitimat, water depth measuring stick, machinery, offices, buildings, Bank of Montreal, Boy Scouts camp, boy scouts flagpole, canoeing, boats, docks, Alcan construction, Delta King, trailers, Douglas Channel, Smeltersite, Smeltersite Project sign, Moore Creek falls, and Moore Creek bridge.
Part Of
Ron Whyte Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2005.11.650
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
90 photos print : b&w
Scope and Content
Photographs consisting of images of men in Kitimat, water depth measuring stick, machinery, offices, buildings, Bank of Montreal, Boy Scouts camp, boy scouts flagpole, canoeing, boats, docks, Alcan construction, Delta King, trailers, Douglas Channel, Smeltersite, Smeltersite Project sign, Moore Creek falls, and Moore Creek bridge.
Subject Access
Industry
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Construction of Alcan Buildings

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35167
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957
Accession Number
2022.22.132
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking northwest showing pitch melter control bldg. 241, Piten Pumphouse bldg. 243, foundations for pitch melting tanks 54-55-56, and east end of soderberg paste plant. Construction in progress, foundations and building frames being built. Smeltersite homes visible in background.
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.22.132
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm
History / Biographical
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking northwest showing pitch melter control bldg. 241, Piten Pumphouse bldg. 243, foundations for pitch melting tanks 54-55-56, and east end of soderberg paste plant. Construction in progress, foundations and building frames being built. Smeltersite homes visible in background.
Notes
J-43-2085
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Construction
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Alcan Facility Buildings

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description29828
Part Of
Art Coghlin Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Accession Number
2019.80.13
Scope and Content
Alcan Facility Buildings
Part Of
Art Coghlin Fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2019.80.13
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Physical Description
1 slide : color ; 2 x 2 cm
Scope and Content
Alcan Facility Buildings
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.

Construction of Alcan Commercial Building in City Centre

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35455
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2022.25.154
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction proceeding on the foundation of the Alcan Commercial Building in the City Centre. Men visible working. Crane in back.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.25.154
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm
Custodial History
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction proceeding on the foundation of the Alcan Commercial Building in the City Centre. Men visible working. Crane in back.
Notes
J-2-299
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Townsite
Construction

Foundation Framework for Alcan Commercial Building and Hudson Bay Building in City Centre

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35249
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2022.25.9
Scope and Content
Photograph of foundation framework in place for Alcan commercial building in City Centre. Foundations in foreground are for the Hudson Bay building. Men are visible working.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.25.9
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm
Custodial History
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of foundation framework in place for Alcan commercial building in City Centre. Foundations in foreground are for the Hudson Bay building. Men are visible working.
Notes
J-2-320
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Construction
Townsite

Construction Progress for Alcan Buildings

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35098
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2022.22.83
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking west. Note construction progress at potroom 5-B, rectifier building 103-C and substation 20.
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.22.83
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x27.5cm
History / Biographical
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking west. Note construction progress at potroom 5-B, rectifier building 103-C and substation 20.
Notes
J-12-927
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Butler Buildings Under Construction for Temporary Stores in Service Centre

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35380
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Accession Number
2022.25.99
Scope and Content
Photograph of Butler Buildings under construction for temporary stores in Service Centre. Please note snow barriers being erected on Building A. Some men visible with a ladder working on the roof. Cars parked in foreground.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.25.99
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm
Custodial History
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Butler Buildings under construction for temporary stores in Service Centre. Please note snow barriers being erected on Building A. Some men visible with a ladder working on the roof. Cars parked in foreground.
Notes
J-2-198
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
service centre

Alcan Buildings Under Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35135
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957
Accession Number
2022.22.120
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking west showing potlining mix plant bldg. 244, bent foundations C-53-2-3-4, foundations for bins 50-51 and coke storage slab. Stud blast bldg. 240 and cathode block rodding bldg. 245 at lower left.
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.22.120
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 28x21.5cm
History / Biographical
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking west showing potlining mix plant bldg. 244, bent foundations C-53-2-3-4, foundations for bins 50-51 and coke storage slab. Stud blast bldg. 240 and cathode block rodding bldg. 245 at lower left.
Notes
J-43-1966
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Construction
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Construction of First Two Apartment Buildings in Block 56

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35337
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Accession Number
2022.25.57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction of the first two apartment buildings in block 56. Base and frameworks being built. Some men visible working.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.25.57
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm
Custodial History
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction of the first two apartment buildings in block 56. Base and frameworks being built. Some men visible working.
Notes
J-2-96
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Townsite
Construction
Apartments

Alcan Potlines and Other Buildings Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35136
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957
Accession Number
2022.22.121
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking east showing substation 8 area, rectifier bldg. 208, potroom buildings and central court area.
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.22.121
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1957
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 28x21.5cm
History / Biographical
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking east showing substation 8 area, rectifier bldg. 208, potroom buildings and central court area.
Notes
J-43-1967
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Construction
Potlines
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Alcan's Factories and Buildings

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description33474
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
No date
Accession Number
2005.8.9115
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Alcan's factories and buildings
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.9115
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
No date
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Alcan's factories and buildings

Kitimat Public Saftey Building and British Columbia Telephone Company Building

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description32091
Part Of
Kinnear Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2000.33.555
Scope and Content
Photographs of the rear view if the Kitimat Public Saftey Building from Osprey street, and the British Columbia Telephone Company building. Portion of Public Saftey building still under construction. Some snow on ground in both photos. Photos are slide positives attached together.
Part Of
Kinnear Collection
Creator
Mike Kinnear
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.33.555
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
2 slides : colour ; 6 x 12.3 cm
History / Biographical
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photographs of the rear view if the Kitimat Public Saftey Building from Osprey street, and the British Columbia Telephone Company building. Portion of Public Saftey building still under construction. Some snow on ground in both photos. Photos are slide positives attached together.
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
negative storage

Nechako Centre and Other Building Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description32093
Part Of
Kinnear Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2000.33.557
Scope and Content
Photograph of buildings in early Kitimat. Top photo is Nechako centre. Parking lot is full of cars. Mount Elizabeth visible behind. Bottom photo shows foundation and chimney? of a building under construction. Possibly Oceanview apartments. Photos are slide positives attached together.
Part Of
Kinnear Collection
Creator
Mike Kinnear
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.33.557
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
2 slides : colour ; 6 x 12.3 cm
History / Biographical
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of buildings in early Kitimat. Top photo is Nechako centre. Parking lot is full of cars. Mount Elizabeth visible behind. Bottom photo shows foundation and chimney? of a building under construction. Possibly Oceanview apartments. Photos are slide positives attached together.
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
negative storage

Road and Buildings at Alcan Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36500
Part Of
Nancy Anne Hickinbottom fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953]
Accession Number
2014.13.12
Scope and Content
Photograph of buildings at Alcan smeltersite. Dirt road is in front. Slope with log sticking out on left.
Part Of
Nancy Anne Hickinbottom fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2014.13.12
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 8.7 x 12.3 cm
History / Biographical
Mike (Miecyszlaw) and Nancy Marciniak lived and worked in Kitimat in the 1950s. Their daughter, Nancy Anne, was born here in 1957.
Scope and Content
Photograph of buildings at Alcan smeltersite. Dirt road is in front. Slope with log sticking out on left.
Storage Location
photograph storage

Interior of Alcan's power chamber

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description81
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Accession Number
987.10.2
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the powerhouse during construction. View is of the interior of Alcan's Power Chamber located a quarter-mile inside Mount DuBose.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
75
Accession Number
987.10.2
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the powerhouse during construction. View is of the interior of Alcan's Power Chamber located a quarter-mile inside Mount DuBose.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. District of Kitimat Collection
Subject Access
Industry
Images

Alcan Gues Houses on Albatross Avenue

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35254
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2022.25.13
Scope and Content
Photograph of Northern view of the company's guest houses on Albatross Avenue. One of the Oceanview apartments is visible to the left. In the front right, there is a man working with a pile of material next to him.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.25.13
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm
Custodial History
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Northern view of the company's guest houses on Albatross Avenue. One of the Oceanview apartments is visible to the left. In the front right, there is a man working with a pile of material next to him.
Notes
J-2-435
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Homes
Apartments

Fred DeLory in the Alcan Construction Office

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34586
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
2002.15.383
Scope and Content
Photographs of Fred DeLory, one of the two original signers for the incorportation of the town of Kitimat, in the Alcan construction office. Smeltersite, spring of 1953.
Part Of
Fred DeLory fonds
Creator
Fred A. DeLory
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.15.383
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5 x 26cm
History / Biographical
Fred DeLory worked for Arvida P.Q. and was transferred to Kitimat at the beginning of 1952. He was the first town engineer.
Scope and Content
Photographs of Fred DeLory, one of the two original signers for the incorportation of the town of Kitimat, in the Alcan construction office. Smeltersite, spring of 1953.
Name Access
DeLory, Fred
Subject Access
Industry
Storage Location
Photograph storage
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2022.22.72
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking west showing general view bldgs. 135A, 144, 145, & 146, potrooms 3A east and conveyor 0-26. Vehicle and people appear to be standing in the tunnel in the back.
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.22.72
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm
History / Biographical
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking west showing general view bldgs. 135A, 144, 145, & 146, potrooms 3A east and conveyor 0-26. Vehicle and people appear to be standing in the tunnel in the back.
Notes
J-12-729
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Storage Location
Photograph storage
Part Of
Rough Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
10 September 1952
Accession Number
986.21.23
Scope and Content
Photo showing service buildings and Alcan industrial Site being constructed for the Alcan project.
Part Of
Rough Collection
Creator
Florence Rough
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
986.21.23
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
10 September 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 21 x 28 cm
Scope and Content
Photo showing service buildings and Alcan industrial Site being constructed for the Alcan project.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project

Possible Administrative Buildings at Alcan Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36495
Part Of
Nancy Anne Hickinbottom fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953]
Accession Number
2014.13.7
Scope and Content
Photograph of possible administrative buildings at the Alcan smeltersite. Building material is piled up in foreground. Forested mountain with snow dusted trees in background.
Part Of
Nancy Anne Hickinbottom fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2014.13.7
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 9.7 x 14.1 cm
History / Biographical
Mike (Miecyszlaw) and Nancy Marciniak lived and worked in Kitimat in the 1950s. Their daughter, Nancy Anne, was born here in 1957.
Scope and Content
Photograph of possible administrative buildings at the Alcan smeltersite. Building material is piled up in foreground. Forested mountain with snow dusted trees in background.
Storage Location
photograph storage

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