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Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1951
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two men standing beside the aluminum-sided quounset huts at Horetzky Creek Camp.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
33
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Photographed by the International Harvester Company, manufacturers of construction equipment purchased for the Project.
Date Range
ca. 1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two men standing beside the aluminum-sided quounset huts at Horetzky Creek Camp.
Notes
Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.71
Subject Access
Tunnels
Camps
Images

Truck on Horetzky Valley Road

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Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1951
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a an International truck heading to Horetzky Creek Camp on the Horetzky Valley Road.
Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Description Level
Item
Item Number
34
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Photographed by the International Harvester Company, manufacturers of construction equipment purchased for the Project.
Date Range
ca. 1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a an International truck heading to Horetzky Creek Camp on the Horetzky Valley Road.
Notes
Morrison-Knudsen Company had several roads such as this one, constructed to get workers and equipment to the various work sites for tunnel construction. 985.65.80
Subject Access
Tunnels
Camps
Images

Truck on Horetzky Valley Road

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28714
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1951
Scope and Content
Photo depicts an International truck heading to Horetzky Creek Camp on the Horetzky Valley Road.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
34
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Photographed by the International Harvester Company, manufacturers of construction equipment purchased for the Project.
Date Range
ca. 1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts an International truck heading to Horetzky Creek Camp on the Horetzky Valley Road.
Notes
Morrison-Knudsen Company had several roads such as this one, constructed to get workers and equipment to the various work sites for tunnel construction. 985.65.80
Subject Access
Tunnels
Camps
Images

Horetzky Camp quonset hut construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description38
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
September 21, 1951
Scope and Content
Photo depicts Horetzky Camp's many aluminum-sided quounset huts during construction. The camp is situated at the foot of Mt. Horetzky.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Creator
Morrison-Knudsen Company
Description Level
Item
Item Number
32
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
September 21, 1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts Horetzky Camp's many aluminum-sided quounset huts during construction. The camp is situated at the foot of Mt. Horetzky.
Notes
Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
Camps
Images
Part Of
Kitimat Heritage Advisory Commission fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
2014.14.83
Scope and Content
Photograph of road crews heading home.
Part Of
Kitimat Heritage Advisory Commission fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2014.14.83
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7 x 6 cm 1 negative print: b&w; 7 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of road crews heading home.
Notes
This is part of a sheet with other photos.
Storage Location
Negative in negative cabinet
Part Of
Anonymous Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
80.36.1
Scope and Content
Charles Horetzky, railway surveyor who promoted railroad to Kitimat, then later to Prince Rupert.
Part Of
Anonymous Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
80.36.1
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.6 cm
Scope and Content
Charles Horetzky, railway surveyor who promoted railroad to Kitimat, then later to Prince Rupert.
Name Access
Horetzky, Charles
Subject Access
Transportation
portrait
Railway
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
Anonymous Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
80.36
Scope and Content
Photo showing Charles Horetzky, railway suveyor who promoted railroad to Kitimat, then later to Prince Rupert
Part Of
Anonymous Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
80.36
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photographic print : b&w ; 7 x 5 cm
Scope and Content
Photo showing Charles Horetzky, railway suveyor who promoted railroad to Kitimat, then later to Prince Rupert
Name Access
Horetzky, Charles
Subject Access
Canadian National Railway
Part Of
Kitimat Heritage Advisory Commission fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
23 Oct 1953
Accession Number
2014.14.78
Scope and Content
Photograph of the crews of Kemano and Horetsky headings meet on top of muck pile.
Part Of
Kitimat Heritage Advisory Commission fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2014.14.78
Date Range
23 Oct 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 7 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the crews of Kemano and Horetsky headings meet on top of muck pile.
Notes
this is part of a sheet with other photos.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
17 September 1969
Accession Number
2005.8.8897
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction crews are racing the weather in Kitimat trying to get holes dug and filled in again before the fall rains and the winter snows. In Service Centre along side commercial Ave, a back hoe digs a trench for the laying of sewer pipes which next year will carry Service Centre wastes to the new sewage treatment plant. A specially equipped B.C. hydro truck holds power pole upright and rigid during the excavation.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8897
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
17 September 1969
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction crews are racing the weather in Kitimat trying to get holes dug and filled in again before the fall rains and the winter snows. In Service Centre along side commercial Ave, a back hoe digs a trench for the laying of sewer pipes which next year will carry Service Centre wastes to the new sewage treatment plant. A specially equipped B.C. hydro truck holds power pole upright and rigid during the excavation.

Portrait of Horetzky, Charles

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description19726
Part Of
Anonymous Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1980
Accession Number
1982.36.01
Scope and Content
Photograph of Transportation ; Pioneer Survey ; Horetzky, Charles ; Portrait ; He Was Railway Surveyor Who Prompted Railroad To Kitimat, Then Late To Prince Rupert
Part Of
Anonymous Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1982.36.01
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1980
Physical Description
1 Photograph print : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Transportation ; Pioneer Survey ; Horetzky, Charles ; Portrait ; He Was Railway Surveyor Who Prompted Railroad To Kitimat, Then Late To Prince Rupert
Name Access
Horetzky, Charles
Subject Access
portrait
Part Of
James Stewart Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1955
Accession Number
2022.30.9
Scope and Content
Photograph of Horetzky Creek Camp. View from a distance over some trees. Some buildings are visible with a mountain behind.
Part Of
James Stewart Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.30.9
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1955
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5 x 28 cm
History / Biographical
Kemano Timber Limited photos. The President and CEO was Ernest G. McCorkell.
Custodial History
Photos donated by James (Jim) Stewart.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Horetzky Creek Camp. View from a distance over some trees. Some buildings are visible with a mountain behind.
Subject Access
Kemano
Storage Location
Photograph storage
Part Of
James Stewart Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1955
Accession Number
2022.30.10
Scope and Content
Photograph of Horetzky Creek Camp. There is a road in the centre with a vehicle and man on it. Buildings are on either side. Very snowy mountain is behind. A very small building is in the centre at the base of the mountain.
Part Of
James Stewart Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.30.10
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1955
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5 x 28 cm
History / Biographical
Kemano Timber Limited photos. The President and CEO was Ernest G. McCorkell.
Custodial History
Photos donated by James (Jim) Stewart.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Horetzky Creek Camp. There is a road in the centre with a vehicle and man on it. Buildings are on either side. Very snowy mountain is behind. A very small building is in the centre at the base of the mountain.
Subject Access
Kemano
Storage Location
Photograph storage
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[1 April 1965]
Accession Number
2005.8.8524
Scope and Content
Photograph of the B.C. Hydro crews that have just completed string 56 miles of Alcan cable along Highway 16 between Vanderhoof and Endako. This is a 60,00 volt line of A.C.S.R (Aluminum conductor steel reinforced). The cable was made at Alcan's Vancouver works from Kitimat metal and the line was energized to supply the Endako Mines site, 37 miles east of BurnsLake.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8524
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[1 April 1965]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the B.C. Hydro crews that have just completed string 56 miles of Alcan cable along Highway 16 between Vanderhoof and Endako. This is a 60,00 volt line of A.C.S.R (Aluminum conductor steel reinforced). The cable was made at Alcan's Vancouver works from Kitimat metal and the line was energized to supply the Endako Mines site, 37 miles east of BurnsLake.

Men and machines Copco drill set-up

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description41
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
March 18, 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the placing of men and machines in a typical "Copco" drilling set-up on the West Tahtsa main bore jumbo.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
35
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
March 18, 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts the placing of men and machines in a typical "Copco" drilling set-up on the West Tahtsa main bore jumbo.
Notes
Alcan ID no. KR-789. -- The lowest platform folds to allow the passage of muck cars. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
Images

Mucking penstock with loader

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description42
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
March 31, 1952
Scope and Content
Photo depicts men mucking in No. 2 penstock using an overhead loader.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
36
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
March 31, 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts men mucking in No. 2 penstock using an overhead loader.
Notes
Alcan ID no. KR-236. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
Images

Worker using diamond drill

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description43
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
March 31, 1952
Scope and Content
Photo depicts an unidentified worker using a diamond drill set-up in Slot No. 1.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
37
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
March 31, 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts an unidentified worker using a diamond drill set-up in Slot No. 1.
Notes
Alcan ID no. KR-238. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
Images
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
October 01, 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts three men inside the underground drill doctor's shop.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
38
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
October 01, 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts three men inside the underground drill doctor's shop.
Notes
Alcan ID no. KR-1304. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
Images
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
May 28, 1952
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers mucking at the face inside the tunnel at Station 28 plus 75 at West Tahtsa.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
39
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
May 28, 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers mucking at the face inside the tunnel at Station 28 plus 75 at West Tahtsa.
Notes
Alcan ID no. KR-354. -- The heavy timbering seen lining the tunnel prevented loose rock from falling on miners' heads. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
Images
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
November 24, 1952
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers drilling off another round at the tunnel face.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
40
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
November 24, 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers drilling off another round at the tunnel face.
Notes
Alcan ID no. KR-676. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
Images
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
June 25, 1952
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers from the afternoon shift exiting the Horetzky adit.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
41
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Power Operations, Alcan Primary Metal B.C.
Date Range
June 25, 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers from the afternoon shift exiting the Horetzky adit.
Notes
Alcan ID no. KR-396. Alcan Collection
Subject Access
Tunnels
Images

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