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Alcan Administration Bld. - Post Card

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Part Of
Anonymous Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1963
Accession Number
80.41.1
Scope and Content
Alcan Administration Bld. - Post Card
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Part Of
Anonymous Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
80.41.1
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1963
Physical Description
1 photograph :color ; 14 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Alcan Administration Bld. - Post Card
Subject Access
Business
Industries
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Structure
Building
Geographic Access
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage
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Aerial of Kitimat Valley Showing Smelter

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Part Of
Kevin Martin Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
997.04.07
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a aerial view of the alcan smelter in the Kitimat Valley
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Part Of
Kevin Martin Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
997.04.07
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10.4 x 7.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a aerial view of the alcan smelter in the Kitimat Valley
Subject Access
Aerial
Geographic Access
Kitimat
Smelter site
Alcan Smelter
Storage Location
Photograph storage
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Aerial of Smeltersite

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Part Of
Kevin Martin Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
15 May 1956
Accession Number
997.04.11
Scope and Content
photograph shows aerial view of Alcan smeltersite.
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Part Of
Kevin Martin Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
997.04.11
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
15 May 1956
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11.7 x 8.5 cm
Scope and Content
photograph shows aerial view of Alcan smeltersite.
Subject Access
Aerial
Geographic Access
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage
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Micheal Petras Walking on the Road

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Part Of
Monica Petras Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950
Accession Number
2001.025.2
Scope and Content
Michael Petras walking on the road by the smeltersite.
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Part Of
Monica Petras Collection
Creator
Monica Petras
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2001.025.2
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.2 x 6.9 cm
Scope and Content
Michael Petras walking on the road by the smeltersite.
Geographic Access
Smelter site
Storage Location
photograph storage
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Smelter site looking east

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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
78.11.28
Scope and Content
Smelter Site Looking East. Foreground, perforated Concrete Pipe for Ground Master Ditch. Middleground, Pre-cast Concrete Yard with Storage Stacks at right. Structural Steel partially complete in Service Buildings Lines D to M. Footings for Pot Line 2 at right.
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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.11.28
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Alcan Photo
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Smelter Site Looking East. Foreground, perforated Concrete Pipe for Ground Master Ditch. Middleground, Pre-cast Concrete Yard with Storage Stacks at right. Structural Steel partially complete in Service Buildings Lines D to M. Footings for Pot Line 2 at right.
Notes
BC-2-209
Subject Access
Smelter
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Geographic Access
Smelter site
Alcan Smelter
Storage Location
Photograph storage
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Aerial View of Kitimat, Smeltersite

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Part Of
Meldrum Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
77.35.16.1
Scope and Content
Aerial View of Kitimat, Smeltersite
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Part Of
Meldrum Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
77.35.16.1
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Aerial View of Kitimat, Smeltersite
Subject Access
Aerial
Industries
Geographic Access
Smeltersite
Alcan Smelter
Storage Location
photograph storage
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Northern Dock, Welcome Signage

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Part Of
Jimenez Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
77.58.8
Scope and Content
Northern Dock, Welcome Signage
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Part Of
Jimenez Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
77.58.8
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13.3 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Northern Dock, Welcome Signage
Subject Access
Communications
Signage
Geographic Access
northern dock
Smelter site
Kitimat
Storage Location
photograph storage
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Smeltersite Housing

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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Accession Number
78.11.2
Scope and Content
Tarte Bay - looking east from Guest House.
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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.11.2
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 22 cm
Scope and Content
Tarte Bay - looking east from Guest House.
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Structures
Residential
Housing
Geographic Access
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage
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Wharf, Kitimat - South Wharf

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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Accession Number
78.11.3
Scope and Content
South wharf completed, looking south-east.
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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.11.3
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 20.2 cm
Scope and Content
South wharf completed, looking south-east.
Notes
BC-2-5
Subject Access
Wharf
Structures
Geographic Access
Smeltersite
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 Sawmill

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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Accession Number
78.11.8
Scope and Content
Sawmill and burner, looking north-east towards smelter and town sites.
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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.11.8
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 20.5 cm 1 photograph : b&w ; 17.8 x 12.6 cm 2 photographs : b&w ; 12.7 x 8.8 cm
Scope and Content
Sawmill and burner, looking north-east towards smelter and town sites.
Notes
BC-2-31
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Sawmill
Structure
Aerial
Geographic Access
Smelter site
Storage Location
photograph storage
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Preparations for Construction of Smeltersite Bunkhouses

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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Accession Number
78.11.9
Scope and Content
North Camp site - clearing well advance and material being received, looking north east.
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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.11.9
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 22 cm
Scope and Content
North Camp site - clearing well advance and material being received, looking north east.
Notes
BC-2-33 (ACM-22541)
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Geographic Access
Smelter site
Storage Location
photograph storage
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Smeltersite Bunkhouses and Cafeteria

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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Accession Number
78.11.11
Scope and Content
North Camp, bunkhouses Nos. 1, 2 and 5 nearing completion; cafeteria foundations poured.
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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.11.11
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 21.6 cm
Scope and Content
North Camp, bunkhouses Nos. 1, 2 and 5 nearing completion; cafeteria foundations poured.
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Structures
Temporary
Residential
Bunkhouses
Geographic Access
Smelter site
Storage Location
photograph storage
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Smeltersite being cleared

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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
78.11.17
Scope and Content
N/W corner of Smelter Site, looking east. North access road in left foreground. Area for service buildings in center foreground. Cold deck pile No. 1 in right foreground. Overburden disposal ramp in background.
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Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.11.17
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 20.3 cm
Scope and Content
N/W corner of Smelter Site, looking east. North access road in left foreground. Area for service buildings in center foreground. Cold deck pile No. 1 in right foreground. Overburden disposal ramp in background.
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Clearing Operation
Geographic Access
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage
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Aerial View of Alcan Smelter

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Part Of
Rough Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Accession Number
986.21.14
Scope and Content
Photo showing the aerial view of the construction of the Alcan Project including the channel, and highway.
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Part Of
Rough Collection
Creator
Florence Rough
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
986.21.14
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w ; 6 x 7.3 cm 25 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photo showing the aerial view of the construction of the Alcan Project including the channel, and highway.
Subject Access
Smelter
Smeltersite
Aerial
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Geographic Access
Alcan Smelter
Smelter site
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Photos of Kitimat in the 1950s

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Part Of
Nancy Anne Hickinbottom fonds
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Accession Number
2014.13
Scope and Content
Series contains 38 photographs (37 b&w; 1 colour), mainly showing scenery and buildings around Kitimat in the early 1950s. Subjects depicted include: Hudson's Bay store steps, Mount Elizabeth, power lines, Kemano near Kildala Pass, a baby girl (presumably Nancy Anne Marciniak), bunkhouses, construction machines, buildings under construction, smeltersite, highways, early neighborhoods, Kitamaat Village, and the Kitimat River.
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Part Of
Nancy Anne Hickinbottom fonds
Description Level
Series
Item Number Range
2014.13.1 - 2014.13.38
Accession Number
2014.13
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[1950s]
Physical Description
37 photographs : b&w
1 photograph : colour
History / Biographical
Mike (Miecyszlaw) and Nancy Marciniak lived and worked in Kitimat in the 1950s. Their daughter, Nancy Anne, was born here in 1957.
Custodial History
Items were donated by Nancy Hickinbottom (nee Marciniak) to the Kitimat Museum & Archives in November 2014.
Scope and Content
Series contains 38 photographs (37 b&w; 1 colour), mainly showing scenery and buildings around Kitimat in the early 1950s. Subjects depicted include: Hudson's Bay store steps, Mount Elizabeth, power lines, Kemano near Kildala Pass, a baby girl (presumably Nancy Anne Marciniak), bunkhouses, construction machines, buildings under construction, smeltersite, highways, early neighborhoods, Kitamaat Village, and the Kitimat River.
Geographic Access
Kitimat, B.C.
Kemano
Kitamaat Village
Smelter site
Smeltersite
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Guest house at smelter site

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Part Of
James Norman Smythe fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
2023.37.4
Scope and Content
Photograph of the guest house at the early Kitimat smelter site, taken from a side angle.
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Part Of
James Norman Smythe fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2023.37.4
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.9 x 6.9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the guest house at the early Kitimat smelter site, taken from a side angle.
Subject Access
Buildings
Geographic Access
Smelter site
Smeltersite
Storage Location
Photo storage
X:\Photos
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Kitimat waterfront, looking north

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Part Of
James Norman Smythe fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
2023.37.6
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Kitimat waterfront, looking northwards up the channel. A roadway, electric poles, vehicles, and houses are all visible.
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Part Of
James Norman Smythe fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2023.37.6
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.2 x 6.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Kitimat waterfront, looking northwards up the channel. A roadway, electric poles, vehicles, and houses are all visible.
Geographic Access
Smelter site
Smeltersite
Storage Location
Photo storage
X:\Photos
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View of Smeltersite from above, looking east

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Part Of
James Norman Smythe fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
2023.37.8
Scope and Content
Overhead view of the Kitimat smeltersite from the hillside, looking east across the estuary towards Minette Bay.
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Part Of
James Norman Smythe fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2023.37.8
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.2 x 6.2 cm
Scope and Content
Overhead view of the Kitimat smeltersite from the hillside, looking east across the estuary towards Minette Bay.
Geographic Access
Smelter site
Smeltersite
Storage Location
Photo storage
X:\Photos
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View of Smeltersite from above, looking northeast

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36470
Part Of
James Norman Smythe fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
2023.37.9
Scope and Content
Overhead view of the Kitimat smeltersite from the hillside, looking northeast towards the forest.
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Part Of
James Norman Smythe fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2023.37.9
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6.1 x 6.3 cm
Scope and Content
Overhead view of the Kitimat smeltersite from the hillside, looking northeast towards the forest.
Geographic Access
Smelter site
Smeltersite
Storage Location
Photo storage
X:\Photos
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