Photograph of clearing for machine shop site and storage yard, Moore Creek camp in background, looking east. Wood and debris being burned in centre. Truck parked in foreground.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of clearing for machine shop site and storage yard, Moore Creek camp in background, looking east. Wood and debris being burned in centre. Truck parked in foreground.
Photograph of N.W. corner of smeltersite, looking east. Compacted gravel fill being placed and rolled in foreground. Stripping proceeding in middleground. Workers visible. Douglas Channel in background.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of N.W. corner of smeltersite, looking east. Compacted gravel fill being placed and rolled in foreground. Stripping proceeding in middleground. Workers visible. Douglas Channel in background.
Photograph of result of first clearing shown in BC-2-142. Note size of trees and condition of logs. Trees are cut/knocked down. Other trees still standing behind.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of result of first clearing shown in BC-2-142. Note size of trees and condition of logs. Trees are cut/knocked down. Other trees still standing behind.
Photograph of looking east - storage area at Moore Creek. L-R warehouse, lumber yard, (background) storage yard, carpenter shop, mechanical shop and field office.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking east - storage area at Moore Creek. L-R warehouse, lumber yard, (background) storage yard, carpenter shop, mechanical shop and field office.
Photograph of looking N.E. at storage building area of hydraulic fill showing west half of area filled to elevation 20 feet. Stripping started again in pond area at right centre.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking N.E. at storage building area of hydraulic fill showing west half of area filled to elevation 20 feet. Stripping started again in pond area at right centre.
Photograph of looking north, west half of storage building portion of hydraulic fill area. Dike protecting portion being stripped at right centre. Area in foreground partially stripped.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking north, west half of storage building portion of hydraulic fill area. Dike protecting portion being stripped at right centre. Area in foreground partially stripped.
Photograph of looking north, east half of storage building portion of hydraulic fill area. Stripping in foreground. Area in centre already stripped. Crane is working at the right.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking north, east half of storage building portion of hydraulic fill area. Stripping in foreground. Area in centre already stripped. Crane is working at the right.
Photograph of smeltersite looking west from eastern boundary. Compacted gravel fill being placed. Note that the fill under the pipes at the centre is at final grade of 45' 6". Material, construction, and buildings visible in back.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite looking west from eastern boundary. Compacted gravel fill being placed. Note that the fill under the pipes at the centre is at final grade of 45' 6". Material, construction, and buildings visible in back.
Photograph of southern edge of smeltersite, looking east. Side slopes of gravel fill being completed to grade. Truck dumping gravel, and workers visible. Powerlines along left side.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of southern edge of smeltersite, looking east. Side slopes of gravel fill being completed to grade. Truck dumping gravel, and workers visible. Powerlines along left side.
Photograph of view looking east showing progress of potline 2, alumina storage bins and sub-station 2. Area under construction, construction material in foreground.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking east showing progress of potline 2, alumina storage bins and sub-station 2. Area under construction, construction material in foreground.
Photo depicts workers excavating for the construction of the alumina storage building.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. BC-2-451. -- Sloping sides avoided cave-ins. -- Hal Whiting was Project Manager, Kitimat Constructors, for smelter and town construction. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.267
Photograph of aerial photograph taken from over townsite camp looking toward City Centre showing extent of clearing in C-I area. Haisla Blvd. can be seen on left-hand side of the picture. At bottom a single structure can be seen. Some snow is behind it. In the very back Douglas Channel is visible.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial photograph taken from over townsite camp looking toward City Centre showing extent of clearing in C-I area. Haisla Blvd. can be seen on left-hand side of the picture. At bottom a single structure can be seen. Some snow is behind it. In the very back Douglas Channel is visible.
Photograph of aerial photograph looking east toward neighbourhood A with the City Centre clearing in the right-hand foreground and neighbourhood A-IV clearing in the centre foreground.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial photograph looking east toward neighbourhood A with the City Centre clearing in the right-hand foreground and neighbourhood A-IV clearing in the centre foreground.
Photograph of aerial looking south-east across neighbourhood A with neighbourhood A-II clearing in foreground and Minette Bay in the background. Nechako Centre and School are visible.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial looking south-east across neighbourhood A with neighbourhood A-II clearing in foreground and Minette Bay in the background. Nechako Centre and School are visible.
Photograph of top soil being placed on the lots on Swan Street. The homes are Johnson-Crooks houses. They are 2-family units - each side having bedrooms on the lower floor, a living room, kitchen + bathroom upstairs. $14,000 each half. Men visible working. On left is a man walking, three in centre are near a wheelbarrow, and on the right another man is driving a mini bulldozer.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of top soil being placed on the lots on Swan Street. The homes are Johnson-Crooks houses. They are 2-family units - each side having bedrooms on the lower floor, a living room, kitchen + bathroom upstairs. $14,000 each half. Men visible working. On left is a man walking, three in centre are near a wheelbarrow, and on the right another man is driving a mini bulldozer.
Photograph of framing being erected for houses under construction by N.W. Hullah Construction on Swallow St. Men visible working. Houses further down are more complete.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of framing being erected for houses under construction by N.W. Hullah Construction on Swallow St. Men visible working. Houses further down are more complete.
