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Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 - 30 Aug 1955
Accession Number
2020.1.10
Scope and Content
Photograph showing housing for the Alcan Smeltersite
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.1.10
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 - 30 Aug 1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm 1 negetive : b&w ; 12.8 x 6.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing housing for the Alcan Smeltersite
Subject Access
Housing
Smeltersite
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Geographic Access
Alcan Smelter
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage

Delta King at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36210
Part Of
Terry Poirier Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1959
Accession Number
2015.114.3
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Delta King viewed from the front at smeltersite. On the left further back are bunkhouses. There is a beach in the foreground with people in swimwear. Some people are in the water.
Part Of
Terry Poirier Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2015.114.3
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1959
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Delta King viewed from the front at smeltersite. On the left further back are bunkhouses. There is a beach in the foreground with people in swimwear. Some people are in the water.
Subject Access
Smeltersite
Delta King
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Smeltersite Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30422
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2002.44.49
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite construction. Long building visible in centre.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.49
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite construction. Long building visible in centre.

Hudson's Bay Co. Store at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27569
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Accession Number
73.20
Scope and Content
Kitimat's first department store.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
73.20
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Physical Description
5 photographs: colour
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Kitimat's first department store.
Notes
73.20.3.a
Subject Access
Hudsons Bay Company
Stores
Kitimat
Smeltersite
Northern Sentinel
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Onorio Iacobelli Near Road Construction and Drainage Culverts in Kemano

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35199
Part Of
Onorio Iacobelli Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1955
Accession Number
2022.9.1
Scope and Content
Photograph of Onorio Angelo Iacobelli in Kemano sometime between 1952 and 1955. He is standing high up near possible road construction. He has one leg up on a stump. Drainage culverts visible a bit below him on the mountainside. Beyond that is a steep slope. Forest, valley, and mountains visible behind.
Part Of
Onorio Iacobelli Fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.9.1
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1955
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.5cm
History / Biographical
Onorio Iacobelli worked in Kemano.
Custodial History
Donated by Onorio Iacobelli's granddaughter, Francesca Iacobelli.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Onorio Angelo Iacobelli in Kemano sometime between 1952 and 1955. He is standing high up near possible road construction. He has one leg up on a stump. Drainage culverts visible a bit below him on the mountainside. Beyond that is a steep slope. Forest, valley, and mountains visible behind.
Name Access
Iacobelli, Onorio Angelo
Subject Access
Kemano
Construction
Mountain
Storage Location
photograph storage

Power Shovel at Smeltersite Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30411
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2002.44.38
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite construction and Bucyrus-Erie power shovel.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.38
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite construction and Bucyrus-Erie power shovel.

Hudson's Bay Smeltersite Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30423
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2002.44.50
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of Hudson's Bay building at smeltersite.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.50
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of Hudson's Bay building at smeltersite.

Photobook of Early Kitimat and Alcan Smelter

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35205
Part Of
Lydia Strecheniuk Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
2022.14.7
Scope and Content
Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.
Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.
Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.
Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.
Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.
Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.
Part Of
Lydia Strecheniuk Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2022.14.7
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph print : 9x9cm ; colour
Custodial History
Donated by Carol Larson. Originally belonged to her mother, Lydia Strecheniuk.
Scope and Content
Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.
Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.
Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.
Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.
Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.
Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.
Subject Access
Townsite
Mount Elizabeth
Sand Hill
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage

Johnson Crooks housing Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description29787
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19-30 Aug 1955
Accession Number
2020.1.5
Scope and Content
Johnson Crooks housing Construction
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.1.5
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19-30 Aug 1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.9 x 8.7 cm 1 negative : b&w ; 9.8 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Johnson Crooks housing Construction
Subject Access
Construction
Housing
Geographic Access
Kitimat
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951-1952
Accession Number
2022.22.163
Scope and Content
Black covered book titled "Kitimat Townsite Report". No. A-33 Mr. J.E. Dudley. Contains info about early Kitimat and planning. Inside front cover are some loose pages with town plans.
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.22.163
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951-1952
Physical Description
1 report book
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
Black covered book titled "Kitimat Townsite Report". No. A-33 Mr. J.E. Dudley. Contains info about early Kitimat and planning. Inside front cover are some loose pages with town plans.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Kitimat Project
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 21
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
1999.4.9
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite looking southeast. Camp and bunkhouses visible.
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Creator
John Manders
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1999.4.9
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : colour ; 5 x 8 in
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite looking southeast. Camp and bunkhouses visible.
Part Of
Malcolm Orsted Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
2003.8.33
Scope and Content
Photograph of campsite down by wharf where we lived for a time.
Part Of
Malcolm Orsted Collection
Creator
Malcolm Orsted
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.8.33
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 3.5 in
History / Biographical
Malcolm Orsted arrived in Terrace BC in 1955 to work for the CNR as an assistant agent. In 1956 he started to work in Alcan.
Custodial History
Malcolm Orsted
Scope and Content
Photograph of campsite down by wharf where we lived for a time.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
2000.23.45
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the interior of the main cafeteria at Smeltersite in the Hudson's Bay Trading Company building, second floor.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
203
Accession Number
2000.23.45
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the interior of the main cafeteria at Smeltersite in the Hudson's Bay Trading Company building, second floor.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Ken & Joyce MacKinnon Collection.
Subject Access
Stores
Storage Location
Curator Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 15
Images
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 - 30 Aug 1959
Accession Number
2020.1.12
Scope and Content
Smeltersite road
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.1.12
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 - 30 Aug 1959
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.9 cm 1 negative : b&w ; 6.1 x 8.6 cm
Scope and Content
Smeltersite road
Geographic Access
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage

Smeltersite Looking Southeast

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30305
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1957
Accession Number
1999.4.13
Scope and Content
Slide of smeltersite looking southeast. Camp and bunkhouses visible.
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Creator
John Manders
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1999.4.13
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956-1957
Physical Description
1 slide : colour
Scope and Content
Slide of smeltersite looking southeast. Camp and bunkhouses visible.
Notes
Cross reference 1999.4.9

Pouring Cement at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30316
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2002.44.8
Scope and Content
Photograph of men pouring cement at smeltersite.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.8
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.5 x 5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of men pouring cement at smeltersite.

Security Gate at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30417
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Accession Number
2002.44.44
Scope and Content
Photograph of security gate at smeltersite. Sign reads "Visitors before proceeding beyond barrier pass and badge must be obtained from security guard".
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.44
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950-1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 5 x 3.5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of security gate at smeltersite. Sign reads "Visitors before proceeding beyond barrier pass and badge must be obtained from security guard".

Heavy Equipment at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30433
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2002.44.60
Scope and Content
Photograph of heavy equipment at smeltersite. (Delta King in background).
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.60
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 2.5 x 3.5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of heavy equipment at smeltersite. (Delta King in background).

Smeltersite Buildings and Area

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30436
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2002.44.63
Scope and Content
Photograph of caissons docks, Delta King, and some of smeltersite during construction of smelter.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.63
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.25 x 3.25 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of caissons docks, Delta King, and some of smeltersite during construction of smelter.

Smeltersite Buildings and Area

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30437
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2002.44.64
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite houses, bunkhouses, Hudson's Bay, boat harbour and construction of smelter.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.64
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.25 x 4 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite houses, bunkhouses, Hudson's Bay, boat harbour and construction of smelter.

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