Photograph of bite from a two and a half pound potato is too much for little Gigi Rosenblum she tries the monster spud held by Mrs. Joseph Dobek. Mrs. Dobek grew the potato in her garden at her home and found that Gigi wanted to eat it raw, whole and right away. It is the largest locally grown potato ever reported to the newspaper office.
Photograph of bite from a two and a half pound potato is too much for little Gigi Rosenblum she tries the monster spud held by Mrs. Joseph Dobek. Mrs. Dobek grew the potato in her garden at her home and found that Gigi wanted to eat it raw, whole and right away. It is the largest locally grown potato ever reported to the newspaper office.
Photograph of child exercising. Even with arthritis, exercises can be fun. This little girl is one of many children under the care of the BC Division, Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society.
Photograph of child exercising. Even with arthritis, exercises can be fun. This little girl is one of many children under the care of the BC Division, Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society.
Photograph of girl with lemon. Kitimat may not be the banana belt but it might qualify as the citrus fruit belt of British Columbia. Three year old Sharon Anne Strecheniuk posed with a monster lemon that has been ripening on a lemon tree in her home for the past eight months. The plant is two years old and has not borne fruit before. Sharon holds a normal lemon to show size of the big fellow.
Photograph of girl with lemon. Kitimat may not be the banana belt but it might qualify as the citrus fruit belt of British Columbia. Three year old Sharon Anne Strecheniuk posed with a monster lemon that has been ripening on a lemon tree in her home for the past eight months. The plant is two years old and has not borne fruit before. Sharon holds a normal lemon to show size of the big fellow.
Photograph of students holding baby chicks. Handle with care. Holding baby chicks are Grade One pupils, Cindy Ryan, Michaela Palaniak and Cindy Johnson of Nechako Elementary School-Miss Chambers, their teacher had the chicks shipped in by plane from Lower Mainland to illustrate part of class study of farm life.
Photograph of students holding baby chicks. Handle with care. Holding baby chicks are Grade One pupils, Cindy Ryan, Michaela Palaniak and Cindy Johnson of Nechako Elementary School-Miss Chambers, their teacher had the chicks shipped in by plane from Lower Mainland to illustrate part of class study of farm life.
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 - diamond drillers helper holding drilling core sample drill pipe. He is on a helicopter pad.
Notes
For more info on the diamond driller, please see Walter Thorne's article in NSP Feb/March 2022.
Girl Guide Diary: A xeroxed copy of Northern Lights Divisions, Kitimat- Kemano. District 1953-1965- Diary This volume was compiled in tribute to Ms. Stan Rough and the Guides and women of the community who gave generously of their time; Mrs. Mary L. Connolly compiled the diary.
Girl Guide Diary: A xeroxed copy of Northern Lights Divisions, Kitimat- Kemano. District 1953-1965- Diary This volume was compiled in tribute to Ms. Stan Rough and the Guides and women of the community who gave generously of their time; Mrs. Mary L. Connolly compiled the diary.
