Photo depicts miners pouring the permanent crane rail beam along the upstream wall of the powerhouse's A-line. Seen is the special hopper mounted on one of the construction cranes.
Photo depicts miners pouring the permanent crane rail beam along the upstream wall of the powerhouse's A-line. Seen is the special hopper mounted on one of the construction cranes.
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Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-1144. -- The special hopper is filled by the concrete pump mounted at the inner end of the access tunnel. Alcan Collection
Photo depicts seven International L-190 trucks, complete with Jaeger ready-mix concrete machines. These trucks were the first installment of a large fleet at Kitimat.
Photo depicts seven International L-190 trucks, complete with Jaeger ready-mix concrete machines. These trucks were the first installment of a large fleet at Kitimat.
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Title based on content of photograph. -- International Harvester Company No. C 6101. -- Photographed by the International Harvester Company, manufacturers of construction equipment purchased for the Project. -- In early July these trucks were waiting for the completion of the batching plant installation. The trucks carried concrete directly to the new smelter in the townsite and assisted in all other town and smelter construction. -- The batch plant was located at "Gravel Mountain" - the sandhill. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.107
Photo depicts a miner beside the penstock liner which is being lowered from the 2600' level.
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Alcan ID no. KR-1386. -- Note the bridle assembly. -- Liners were lowered on a dolly on a 140-ton hoist, then transferred to skid rails for the final journey. Alcan Collection
Photo depicts a general view along the transmission line. A shovel is excavating sand for the backfill, in the vicinity of Tower No. 352. Kitimat Bay and Valley are in the background.
Photo depicts a general view along the transmission line. A shovel is excavating sand for the backfill, in the vicinity of Tower No. 352. Kitimat Bay and Valley are in the background.
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Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-962. Alcan Collection
Photo depicts a unidentified man sitting on the Nechako River bank watching the the activities of construction of the dam at the canyon. Right bank stripping and left bank tunnel haul road shown.
Photo depicts a unidentified man sitting on the Nechako River bank watching the the activities of construction of the dam at the canyon. Right bank stripping and left bank tunnel haul road shown.
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Title based on content of photo. -- A rock dam was chosen for its ability to withstand earthquakes. Morrison-Knudsen Company Collection
Photo depicts a tent with flat-top house assembly on a production line in West Vancouver for Johnson-Crooks Construction Corporation.
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Title based on content of photograph. -- Slide No. 40 -- The circus tent assembly line was erected at Vancouver Tug and Barge below the Lion's Gate Bridge. Temporary housing destined for Kitimat was assembled there in three sections, then barged to Kitimat - 10 houses or 30 sections on each barge. -- Electrician Bill Frahler wired approximately 2,000 houses in Kitimat camps and townsite between 1954 and 1958, working first for Johnson-Crooks then Straits Construction, both U.S. contractors. Bill Frahler Collection 2003.32
The framework of the building with a crane lowering the last ceiling glue-lam beam into position while workers look on.
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Title based on content of photograph. -- The Y.M.C.A. opened its doors in 1957. This lounge structure under construction is now the Community Room for the District of Kitimat Recreation Riverlodge facility. Alcan Collection 73.3.7.6
Photo depicts the exterior of the newly completed Nechako Centre in Kitimat, Shop Easy at the end of the complex. A bulldozer compacts the gravel - site preparation for the parking lot.
Photo depicts the exterior of the newly completed Nechako Centre in Kitimat, Shop Easy at the end of the complex. A bulldozer compacts the gravel - site preparation for the parking lot.
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Title based on content of photograph. Part of Board of School Trustees Collection 982.91