Postcard featuring a photograph of the old Kitimat General Hospital, viewed from the city centre parking lot.
Physical Condition
Excellent
Material
paper
Width
8.8 cm
Length
13.8 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 colour photo of aerial view if Kitimat River and bridge in Kitimat BC.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Height
8.8cm
Width
13.8cm
Inscriptions
Reproduced from 35mm transparency
Published for The Hudson's Bay Company, Canada
Accession Number
2020.12.9
Biographical Notes
Items Collected by Malcom Baxter, former editor of NSP. Malcolm died in 2020. His father Basil, was very instrumental in the organization of Kitimat in the early years. Basil was married to Cathy Baxter and they had two sons - Malcolm and Michael. The items were delivered by Judith Cullington - Malcolm's sister-in-law.