Postcard featuring aerial view of the Alcan smelter.
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
Height
9 cm
Length
14 cm
Inscriptions
Aerial view of the Aluminum Company of Canada Kitimat Works Smelter, third largest aluminum smelter in the world. Douglas Channel in the background stretches 70 miles to the Pacific Ocean.
Postcard featuring image of the Kitimat General Hospital.
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Some wear on edges
Height
8.9 cm
Length
14 cm
Inscriptions
Kitimat General Hospital
With an ultimate capacity of 219 beds, this magnificent building, costing $3,200,000, was opened March 19th, 1960, by the Honorable Eric Martin, Provincial Minister of Health Services and Hospital Insurance.
Postcard featuring an aerial view of the Kitimat townsite.
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
Height
10.5 cm
Length
15 cm
Inscriptions
Entirely preplanned - the "city centre" lies in the neck of the "townsite" and the "service centre" across the Kitimat River. The "Smeltersite" is at the end of Douglas Channel.
Postcard featuring image of Hirsch Creek Park shoreline. People on beach and bridge in background.
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
Height
10.5 cm
Length
15 cm
Inscriptions
Kitimat, British Columbia "The Aluminum City"
Hirsch Creek Campsite is one of the fine campgrounds available to the outdoor visitor. Fishing in the area is exellent.
This view overlooks "City Centre", adjacent to the "Kildala" area of a preplanned city. Originally the townsite of Aluminum Company of canada, other industries are now favoring the area
Postcard "The Yellowhead Route" Highway 16. Features image of Hirsch Creek park shoreline with many people. Hirsch Creek bridge in background.
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
Height
10.5 cm
Length
15 cm
Inscriptions
Kitimat, British Columbia "The Aluminum City"
Hirsch Creek Campsite is one of the fine campgrounds available to the outdoor visitor. Fishing in the area is excellent.
Four postcards featuring images of early Kitimat and Alcan.
5 - The Townsite - Birds Eye View
6 - Camp 5 - Kemano
7 - The Kitimat Townsite
8 - The Kitimat Townsite - Mt. Elizabeth
Four postcards featuring images of early Kitimat and Alcan.
5 - The Townsite - Birds Eye View
6 - Camp 5 - Kemano
7 - The Kitimat Townsite
8 - The Kitimat Townsite - Mt. Elizabeth
2 postcards. One features an illustration of Eurocan, and the other features a photograph of Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
Height
10-12 cm
Length
15 cm
Inscriptions
1- Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd. Aluminum Smelter at Kitimat British Columbia, Canada. A view of the northern section of Alcan's Kitimat Smelter, one of the largest in the world. All raw materials are imported to produce 268,000 tonnes of value - added aluminum ingots annually for use in Alcan's Western Canada fabricating plants and export mainly to Asia and the U.S.A.
2- Eurocan Pulp & Paper Co. Kitimat British Columbia. Canada's No. 1 producer and exporter of unbleached linerboard and kraft paper packaging products.
Bear Glacier postcard to James Tirrul-Jones from Gisela.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Height
10.5cm
Length
16cm
Inscriptions
An awe-inspiring experience awaits the traveller as one suddenly rounds a curve in the road and there you are staring at this massive ice block. Many glaciers cover the surrounding area near Stewart as the area offers some of North America's finest glacier activity today.
Postcard featuring highway 37 with view of Mount Elizabeth in background.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Slight wear on edges
Height
10.5cm
Length
16cm
Inscriptions
Here one can get a magnificent view of the mountains surrounding the city of Kitimat while leaving the town and driving towards Terrace. Kitimat is a model city built by top planners in order that up to 50,000 people could be housed and serviced. The basic industry is a huge Aluminum Smelter, lumbering some fishing and tourist trade. The name Kitimat was derived from the Indian Village across Kitimat channel.
Postcard featuring black and white photo of a woman holding a colour cartoon man in a net. The woman is saying "you're invited to join us", and the man is saying "all caught up by a beautiful party".
Postcard featuring black and white photo of a woman holding a colour cartoon man in a net. The woman is saying "you're invited to join us", and the man is saying "all caught up by a beautiful party".
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Height
14cm
Width
8cm
Inscriptions
British Columbia's 100th Birthday Party 1858-1958 "A Century to Celebrate"
Postcard featuring different historical illustartions of BC. Enjoying a Stroll in Early 1900's, Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C., Old Fort Langley, B.C., Malkin Memorial Bowl, Vancouver, B.C.
Postcard featuring different historical illustartions of BC. Enjoying a Stroll in Early 1900's, Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C., Old Fort Langley, B.C., Malkin Memorial Bowl, Vancouver, B.C.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Height
8cm
Width
14cm
Inscriptions
British Columbia Centennial Celebrations 1958
British Columbia 1858-1958 A Century to Celebrate
Photo postcard with image of a large Christmas dinner. Taken in the cafeteria/mess hall of a construction camp. Dinner includes two suckling pigs pulling a sleigh laden with roast turkey. A doll is also riding the sleigh, and there is plenty of other food on the table around it.
Photo postcard with image of a large Christmas dinner. Taken in the cafeteria/mess hall of a construction camp. Dinner includes two suckling pigs pulling a sleigh laden with roast turkey. A doll is also riding the sleigh, and there is plenty of other food on the table around it.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Height
14cm
Width
9cm
Inscriptions
Note on back of postcard reads: "Note Two sucking pigs pulling sleigh laden with roast turkey - we are in the heart of the mountains but xmas is xmas. Chappie
Accession Number
2022.8
Biographical Notes
Lynn Beckett's father was a civil engineer and often received correspondence from fellow engineers across Canada and abroad. He is described as quirky and funny, and exemplified what his daughter saw in construction camp chefs trying to do for staff who could not go home.
