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Alcan - Smeltersite - Bunkhouse called "The Vancouver Hotel"

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description9755
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1960s
Accession Number
2005.8.985
Scope and Content
Photo showing a 'Bunkhouse' at Smeltersite (Alcan - Project), 1950-1960s (construction period), the 'Bunkhouse' was named "The Vancouver Hotel".
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Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Creator
NSP
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.985
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
NSP
Date Range
1960s
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 5.5" x 5.5"
Custodial History
#2 Northern Sentinel: Box #2: Smeltersite - Heritage Files
Scope and Content
Photo showing a 'Bunkhouse' at Smeltersite (Alcan - Project), 1950-1960s (construction period), the 'Bunkhouse' was named "The Vancouver Hotel".
Subject Access
Smeltersite
Bunkhouses
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Storage Location
Artifact Storage
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Alcan Smeltersite Bunkhouses

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Part Of
Jennings-Giles fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Accession Number
2012.9.22
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alcan Smelter Bunkhouses
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Part Of
Jennings-Giles fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2012.9.22
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 6.3 cm x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alcan Smelter Bunkhouses
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Bunkhouses
Storage Location
Photograph Storage
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Smeltersite Bunkhouses

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Part Of
Frank Diersen Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.1955]
Accession Number
2009.1.13
Scope and Content
Photograph of Smeltersite, bunkhouses at left, Smelter at right.
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Part Of
Frank Diersen Collection
Creator
Frank Diersen
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2009.1.13
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca.1955]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.3 x 6.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Smeltersite, bunkhouses at left, Smelter at right.
Subject Access
Smeltersite
Bunkhouses
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Storage Location
Photograph storage
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Alcan Personnel Office

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Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
78.5.8
Scope and Content
Kemano 1952. Alcan personnel office, first aid building, bunkhouses, and the road Main Portal in 1952.
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Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.5.8
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 12.7 cm
Scope and Content
Kemano 1952. Alcan personnel office, first aid building, bunkhouses, and the road Main Portal in 1952.
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Structures
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Bunkhouses
First Aid
Geographic Access
Kemano
Storage Location
photograph storage
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Trip to Kemano

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Part Of
Montserrat Gonzalez Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Jun 1990]
Accession Number
2017.44
Scope and Content
Slides from a trip to Kemano onboard an Alcan ship.
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Part Of
Montserrat Gonzalez Collection
Creator
Montserrat Gonzalez
Description Level
Series
Series Number
5
Accession Number
2017.44
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Jun 1990]
Physical Description
20 Slides : color
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Montserrat Gonzalez in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Slides from a trip to Kemano onboard an Alcan ship.
Subject Access
Kemano
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Scenery
Storage Location
Curator's Office
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Bearing Piles

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Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 March 1953
Accession Number
985.65.181
Scope and Content
Photo showing view looking east, showing bearing piles being driven in center pier and sheet piling in position for driving at east pier, traffic on temporary bridge.
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Part Of
Hal Whiting Fonds
Creator
Hal Whiting
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
985.65.181
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 March 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 21.5 x 28 cm 1 negative : b&w ; 7 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photo showing view looking east, showing bearing piles being driven in center pier and sheet piling in position for driving at east pier, traffic on temporary bridge.
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
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Kemano

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Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
no date
Accession Number
2005.8.190
Scope and Content
Photo showing Wharf at Kemano (Alcan's Powerhouse); the wharf is ten miles from the main townsite and surrounding areas.
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Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Creator
NSP
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.190
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
NSP
Date Range
no date
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 7.5" x 4.5"
Custodial History
Historical - Miscellaneous
Scope and Content
Photo showing Wharf at Kemano (Alcan's Powerhouse); the wharf is ten miles from the main townsite and surrounding areas.
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Storage Location
Artifact Storage
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Panorama Picture of the Bunkhouses

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Part Of
Gordon Lee Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953 - 1954]
Accession Number
2013.08.77
Scope and Content
Photograph of the bunkhoses (south), panorama picture ; trees and landscape in the background, road in the foregound. Pictures 1, 2 and 3.
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Part Of
Gordon Lee Collection
Creator
Photographs by Gordon Lee
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2013.08.77
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953 - 1954]
Physical Description
3 b&w negatives
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gordon Lee donated to the museum by his daughter Michelle Simeoni.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the bunkhoses (south), panorama picture ; trees and landscape in the background, road in the foregound. Pictures 1, 2 and 3.
Notes
In a Kitimat Constructors envelope.
Name Access
Lee, Gordon
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Storage Location
Archives
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Alcan Employees Returning to Work.

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Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 9 or 12 Sept 1961]
Accession Number
1998.1.8270
Scope and Content
Alcan smelter employees returning to work after layoffs due to plant shut down caused by a rock slide in Kemano tunnel. (Rock Fall in the Kemano Power tunnel 65' long, 140' high, and 125 cubic yards of material) cut off power to Kitimat plant. Only after a dewatering of the tunnel, was power restored.
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Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Patzelt, Max
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.8270
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 9 or 12 Sept 1961]
Physical Description
1 photograph and 1 negative : b&w
Scope and Content
Alcan smelter employees returning to work after layoffs due to plant shut down caused by a rock slide in Kemano tunnel. (Rock Fall in the Kemano Power tunnel 65' long, 140' high, and 125 cubic yards of material) cut off power to Kitimat plant. Only after a dewatering of the tunnel, was power restored.
Notes
Old Accession No. 987.26.84 B
Subject Access
Kemano
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
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Alcan Office Building

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description9437
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 20 Sept 1962]
Accession Number
1998.1.8413
Scope and Content
View of the Alcan office building under construction.
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Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Patzelt, Max
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.8413
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 20 Sept 1962]
Physical Description
1 photograph and 1 negative : b&w
Scope and Content
View of the Alcan office building under construction.
Notes
Old Accession No. 987.26.294
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project
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Alumina Storage

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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
73.3.3.33
Scope and Content
Photo showing alumina storage bin base
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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
73.3.3.33
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 8" x 10"
Scope and Content
Photo showing alumina storage bin base
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project
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Morrison-Knudsen Camp

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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
73.3.3.35
Scope and Content
Photo showing Morrison-Knudsen Camp
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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
73.3.3.35
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 8" x 10"
Scope and Content
Photo showing Morrison-Knudsen Camp
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project
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Smeltersite School Construction

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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
78.11.26
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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.11.26
Standard number
Photo showing smelter site
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Alcan Photo
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photographic print : b&w ; 8 x 9 cm
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project
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Alcan Facility Buildings

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Part Of
Art Coghlin Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Accession Number
2019.80.13
Scope and Content
Alcan Facility Buildings
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Part Of
Art Coghlin Fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2019.80.13
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Physical Description
1 slide : color ; 2 x 2 cm
Scope and Content
Alcan Facility Buildings
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
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Smelter Site looking East

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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
9 Oct 1952
Accession Number
986.21.24
Scope and Content
Smelter Site looking East. Precast yard and storage in foreground. Structural steel being erected in Service Buildings. Forms being placed for Building 153 and Rectifier Building 102. Trucks dumping backfill behind. Burning in Townsite Area left background.
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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
986.21.24
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
9 Oct 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Smelter Site looking East. Precast yard and storage in foreground. Structural steel being erected in Service Buildings. Forms being placed for Building 153 and Rectifier Building 102. Trucks dumping backfill behind. Burning in Townsite Area left background.
Notes
BC-2-225
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Trucks
Smelter
Geographic Access
Smelter site
Storage Location
photograph storage
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Cable Skip Operated by Peter Tryssenaar

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Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Accession Number
78.5.6
Scope and Content
Cable Skip operated by Peter Tryssenaar - Transp for workers to 1600 - 2600 level
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Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.5.6
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9.3 x 14.2 cm
Scope and Content
Cable Skip operated by Peter Tryssenaar - Transp for workers to 1600 - 2600 level
Name Access
Tryssenaar, Peter
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
skip
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
personnel
Geographic Access
Kemano
Storage Location
photograph storage
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Machine shop site, clearing

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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Accession Number
78.11.7
Scope and Content
Clearing for machine shop site and storage yard, Moore Creek camp in background, looking east.
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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.11.7
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w ; 28.1 x 20.3 cm 12.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Clearing for machine shop site and storage yard, Moore Creek camp in background, looking east.
Notes
BC-2-28
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Clearing Operation
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Geographic Access
Smelter site
Storage Location
photograph storage
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Alcan Power Trucks

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description9244
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Accession Number
1998.1.8225
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power truck. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
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Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Patzelt, Max
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.8225
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 1 slide : col. ; 1 negative : b&w
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power truck. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
Notes
Patzelt #359
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project
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Alcan Power Trucks

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Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Accession Number
1998.1.8226
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power trucks. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
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Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Patzelt, Max
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.8226
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 1 slide : col. ; 1 negative : b&w
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power trucks. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
Notes
Patzelt #359
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project
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Alcan Power Trucks

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Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Accession Number
1998.1.8227
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power trucks. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
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Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Creator
Patzelt, Max
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1998.1.8227
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 5 Apr 1961]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 1 slide: col. ; 1 negative : b&w
Scope and Content
Alcan's new power trucks. The logo on the side of each truck was introduced as "Reddy Kilowatt, Power Distribution's newest employee" in 1958.
Notes
Patzelt #359
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Kitimat-Kemano Project
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