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Building Under Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description31265
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1967
Accession Number
2005.8.8841
Scope and Content
Photograph showing a new building under construction
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8841
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1967
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 16.5 x 16 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing a new building under construction

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

Sugmas & Pouring Floor Slabs for First Houses in Townsite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27564
Part Of
James Tirrul-Jones Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953 & Apr 1972]
Accession Number
984.61
Scope and Content
Photographs of Sumgas (Apr 1972) & pouring floor slabs for 1st houses in townsite (1953).
Part Of
James Tirrul-Jones Collection
Creator
James Tirrul-Jones
Description Level
Series
Series Number
50
Accession Number
984.61
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953 & Apr 1972]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints : b&w ; 21 x 25cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by James Tirrul-Jones in his role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of Sumgas (Apr 1972) & pouring floor slabs for 1st houses in townsite (1953).
Notes
984.61.27 and 984.61.121 : No R Numbers
Subject Access
sumgaas
Sumgas
Kitimat
Townsite
Construction
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Loading Construction Equipment

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description19168
Part Of
Kitimat Heritage Advisory Commission fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1950 - 1970
Accession Number
2014.14.62
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men loading a helicopter with equipment for construction of transmission line towers, transmission right of way in background.
Part Of
Kitimat Heritage Advisory Commission fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2014.14.62
Date Range
1950 - 1970
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 20 x 25 cm 1 negative print: b&w; 10 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men loading a helicopter with equipment for construction of transmission line towers, transmission right of way in background.
Storage Location
Negative in nagative cabinet

Machinery at a Construction Site

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description32141
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[April 9, 1969
Accession Number
2005.8.8956
Scope and Content
Photograph showing an unknown person using a piece of machinery on a construction site
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8956
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[April 9, 1969
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w : 20 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing an unknown person using a piece of machinery on a construction site

Aerial view of Kenney Dam

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description23
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1960?
Scope and Content
Photo depicts an aerial view of Kenney Dam showing the original construction road system and camp area.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Item Number
17
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1960?
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts an aerial view of Kenney Dam showing the original construction road system and camp area.
Notes
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Subject Access
Dams
Construction
Aerial
Images
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1965
Scope and Content
Exterior of the Kitimat-Gordon Hotel at the corner of 5th Street and Enterprise Avenue.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
247
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1965
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Exterior of the Kitimat-Gordon Hotel at the corner of 5th Street and Enterprise Avenue.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. School District No. 80 Collection 982.91.5
Subject Access
Construction of Buildings
Hotels
Images

Mayor of Kitimat Views Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30392
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[July 5, 1969]
Accession Number
2005.8.8729
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Mayor Sam Lindsay viewing the construction on the new Alcan home.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8729
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[July 5, 1969]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 20 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Mayor Sam Lindsay viewing the construction on the new Alcan home.
Name Access
Lindsay, Sam

Loading Construction Equiptment in Helicopter

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description19167
Part Of
Kitimat Heritage Advisory Commission fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1950 - 1970
Accession Number
2014.14.63
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men loading a helicopter with equiptment for construction of transmission line towers, transmission line right of way in background.
Part Of
Kitimat Heritage Advisory Commission fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2014.14.63
Date Range
1950 - 1970
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 20 x 25 cm 1 negative print: b&w; 10 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of two men loading a helicopter with equiptment for construction of transmission line towers, transmission line right of way in background.
Storage Location
Negative in nagative cabinet

New Home Under Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description31267
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[June 18, 1969]
Accession Number
2005.8.8843
Scope and Content
Photograph showing a new home under construction
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8843
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[June 18, 1969]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 15 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing a new home under construction

Machine Used on a Construction Site

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description31269
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[September 10, 1969]
Accession Number
2005.8.8845
Scope and Content
Photograph showing one of the machines used to clear the land on a construction site
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8845
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[September 10, 1969]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 15 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing one of the machines used to clear the land on a construction site
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1959
Scope and Content
Photo depicts three potline workers.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
148
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1959
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts three potline workers.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Subject Access
Smelters
Images
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1966
Accession Number
78.11.147
Scope and Content
Photo depicts Sam Hanna directing a crane operator in hoisting a crucible filled with molten aluminum on a potline.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
149
Accession Number
78.11.147
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Photographed by Malak Karsh
Date Range
1966
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts Sam Hanna directing a crane operator in hoisting a crucible filled with molten aluminum on a potline.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Famed Canadian documentary photographer Malak Karsh was hired in the 1950s by Alcan to take photographs of Arvida and Kitimat. Many were published in Alcan literature and textbooks on Canada. A colourized version of this photograph appears in "The Story of British Columbia", The Story of Canada Series, 1966. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Smelters
Images

Power Transmission Lines Over Glacier

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28339
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Oct 1954]
Accession Number
72.6
Scope and Content
Photographs showing Kitimat as well as power transmission lines over a glacier at Kemano-Kildala.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
72.6
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Oct 1954]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints : b&w ; 9 x 12.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs showing Kitimat as well as power transmission lines over a glacier at Kemano-Kildala.
Notes
72.6.4E and 72.6.4F
Subject Access
Kemano
Kildala
Transmission line
Kitimat
Glacier
Storage Location
Curator's Office
Date Range
[1950s]-1990
GMD
Metalworking T&E (blank sub-class)
Object Type
Ingot
Material
metal
Manufacturer
Alcan
Accession Number
2023.42.1
Description
Rectangular ingot with ALCAN engraved in the front in capital letters. Silver in colour. Corners are rounded.
GMD
Metalworking T&E (blank sub-class)
Object Type
Ingot
Description
Rectangular ingot with ALCAN engraved in the front in capital letters. Silver in colour. Corners are rounded.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
metal
Condition Remarks
Many scratches, stains, and other marks across the surface, both front and back. Many small holes in back. Stains in various colours - white, pinkish, brown (possible rust).
Height
2 cm
Width
8 cm
Length
26 cm
Date Range
[1950s]-1990
Accession Number
2023.42.1
Category
Metalworking T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
Manufacturer
Alcan
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2005
Scope and Content
Alcan's 50th Anniversary Collection 1954-2004. Includes Corporate Affairs DVD "Kitimat Works 50th Anniversary 1954-2004, 1.Cynthia Carrole Message, 2.Ceremonial Ingot Pour, 3.Highlight Video
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2005
Scope and Content
Alcan's 50th Anniversary Collection 1954-2004. Includes Corporate Affairs DVD "Kitimat Works 50th Anniversary 1954-2004, 1.Cynthia Carrole Message, 2.Ceremonial Ingot Pour, 3.Highlight Video
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Storage Location
Bay 2 Shelf 5 Box 4

Men Working on New Build

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description31271
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[June 22, 1965]
Accession Number
2005.8.8847
Scope and Content
Photograph showing two unknown men working on a new build
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8847
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[June 22, 1965]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 15 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing two unknown men working on a new build

Alcan Engineering Photos

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28286
Part Of
KUTE Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2017.25
Scope and Content
8 photos of Alcan Engineering. 1) Looking East From Centre Passageway Bldg 7B 2) Completed Roof Fan Walking on Potroom 8B West 3) Looking West in Potroom 8B West from Column Line 12 4) Potroom 8B East Looking East from Centre Passageway 5) General View of Progress of Work in Potline 8A East 6) Potroom 8B East Looking East from Centre Passageway 7) Looking East from Centre Passageway Bldg 8A 8) Looking West from Centre Passageway Bldg 8A
Part Of
KUTE Collection
Description Level
Fonds
Accession Number
2017.25
Physical Description
8 photographs print : b&w ; 9x11
History / Biographical
Retreived from KUTE by one of the volunteers
Scope and Content
8 photos of Alcan Engineering. 1) Looking East From Centre Passageway Bldg 7B 2) Completed Roof Fan Walking on Potroom 8B West 3) Looking West in Potroom 8B West from Column Line 12 4) Potroom 8B East Looking East from Centre Passageway 5) General View of Progress of Work in Potline 8A East 6) Potroom 8B East Looking East from Centre Passageway 7) Looking East from Centre Passageway Bldg 8A 8) Looking West from Centre Passageway Bldg 8A
Name Access
KUTE
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
pot lines
Storage Location
Bay 2 Shelf 5 Box 2

Visitors Standing Outside Alcan

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description33121
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[May 9, 1963]
Accession Number
2005.8.9058
Scope and Content
Photograph showing three men and two women standing outside while visiting Alcan.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.9058
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[May 9, 1963]
Physical Description
1 photograph: b & w ; 18 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing three men and two women standing outside while visiting Alcan.

Group of Men at Alcan Party

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description33122
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
Ca.1960
Accession Number
2005.8.
Scope and Content
Photograph showing a group of men standing together at an Alcan Party and they are all holding plates of food.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
Ca.1960
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing a group of men standing together at an Alcan Party and they are all holding plates of food.

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