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Kitimat 1952-64 Scrapbook

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34463
Part Of
Marjorie Sestrap Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1952-1964
Accession Number
982.89
Scope and Content
Scrapbook binder with brown cover containing copies of various Kitimat articles of developments and events from 1952-1964.
Part Of
Marjorie Sestrap Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
982.89
Date Range
1952-1964
Physical Description
1 scrapbook binder
Scope and Content
Scrapbook binder with brown cover containing copies of various Kitimat articles of developments and events from 1952-1964.
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 20
Part Of
Malcolm Baxter Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.12.41
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitimat Baseball Team. 7 boys standing in back row, and 5 knealing in the front with bats. Team coach squating on the left with a glove. Buildings and mountians in background.
Part Of
Malcolm Baxter Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.12.41
Physical Description
1 photographic slide : colour
History / Biographical
Malcolm Baxter 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.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kitimat Baseball Team. 7 boys standing in back row, and 5 knealing in the front with bats. Team coach squating on the left with a glove. Buildings and mountians in background.
Storage Location
Slide Box 2
Part Of
Malcolm Baxter Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.12.46
Scope and Content
Photograph of Boys participating in three-legged race. One is wearing a white shirt, and the other stripped shirt. Other participants behind them, as well as forest.
Part Of
Malcolm Baxter Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.12.46
Physical Description
1 photographic slide : colour
History / Biographical
Malcolm Baxter 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.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Boys participating in three-legged race. One is wearing a white shirt, and the other stripped shirt. Other participants behind them, as well as forest.
Storage Location
Slide Box 2
Part Of
Malcolm Baxter Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.12.47
Scope and Content
Photograph of seagulls on top of trashcans near a fence with homes in the background. Winter.
Part Of
Malcolm Baxter Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.12.47
Physical Description
1 photographic slide : colour
History / Biographical
Malcolm Baxter 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.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of seagulls on top of trashcans near a fence with homes in the background. Winter.
Storage Location
Slide Box 2
Part Of
Malcolm Baxter Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.12.53
Scope and Content
Photograph of two boys crouching on street in Cubs uniforms. Winter.
Part Of
Malcolm Baxter Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.12.53
Physical Description
1 photographic slide : colour
History / Biographical
Malcolm Baxter 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.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of two boys crouching on street in Cubs uniforms. Winter.
Storage Location
Slide Box 2
Part Of
Malcolm Baxter Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.12.54
Scope and Content
Photograph of boy running on track. Other people on side watching. Forest in background.
Part Of
Malcolm Baxter Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.12.54
Physical Description
1 photographic slide : colour
History / Biographical
Malcolm Baxter 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.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of boy running on track. Other people on side watching. Forest in background.
Storage Location
Slide Box 2
Part Of
Malcolm Baxter Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.12.55
Scope and Content
Photograph of children running on track. People on side are watching. Forest in background.
Part Of
Malcolm Baxter Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.12.55
Physical Description
1 photographic slide : colour
History / Biographical
Malcolm Baxter 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.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of children running on track. People on side are watching. Forest in background.
Storage Location
Slide Box 2

Hudson's Bay Co. Store at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27569
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Accession Number
73.20
Scope and Content
Kitimat's first department store.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
73.20
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Physical Description
5 photographs: colour
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Kitimat's first department store.
Notes
73.20.3.a
Subject Access
Hudsons Bay Company
Stores
Kitimat
Smeltersite
Northern Sentinel
Storage Location
Curator's Office

The Hudson Bay Company (Kitimat's First Department Store)

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27570
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
Date Range
[1954]
Accession Number
73.20.3
Scope and Content
A photograph of Kitimat's first department store The Hudson Bay Company at the Kitimat Smelter Site
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
73.20.3
Date Range
[1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as Museum Currator
Scope and Content
A photograph of Kitimat's first department store The Hudson Bay Company at the Kitimat Smelter Site

Power Transmission Lines Over Glacier

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28339
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Oct 1954]
Accession Number
72.6
Scope and Content
Photographs showing Kitimat as well as power transmission lines over a glacier at Kemano-Kildala.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
72.6
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. Oct 1954]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints : b&w ; 9 x 12.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs showing Kitimat as well as power transmission lines over a glacier at Kemano-Kildala.
Notes
72.6.4E and 72.6.4F
Subject Access
Kemano
Kildala
Transmission line
Kitimat
Glacier
Storage Location
Curator's Office
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1959]
Accession Number
71.51
Scope and Content
Delta King's last day in kitimat on Good Friday 1959.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 1
Accession Number
71.51
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Gisela Mendel
Date Range
[ca. 1959]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 9 x 12.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Delta King's last day in kitimat on Good Friday 1959.
Notes
71.51.7
Subject Access
Kitimat
boat
Delta King
Storage Location
Curator's Office

Log Books of Mendel's Cabin on Clague Mt., Kitimat 1960-'69 and of Outings 1963-'68

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description36657
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Description Level
File
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1960-1970
Accession Number
2023.39.1
Scope and Content
Black book containing "History of our Cabin up Clague Mt.," photocopies of the cabin's logbook from September 1960 to January 1969, several photocopied pictures from 1970, a typewritten logbook of local and regional excursions taken by the Mendel family from 1963 to 1968, and several newspaper articles.
Part Of
Gisela Mendel fonds
Creator
Gisela Mendel
Description Level
File
Series Number
Series 3
Accession Number
2023.39.1
GMD
textual records
Date Range
1960-1970
Physical Description
1 book: 1.5 cm of textual material
History / Biographical
This material relates to a cabin on Clague Mountain, originally begun by Robert 'Bob' Hesse in the late 1950s and completed by Gisela's husband Hans in 1960. It remained in the Mendel family for 15 years before being demolished in 1975.
Custodial History
Donated to the Museum by Mendel's daughter, Fredrika Lyne, on November 14th 2023.
Scope and Content
Black book containing "History of our Cabin up Clague Mt.," photocopies of the cabin's logbook from September 1960 to January 1969, several photocopied pictures from 1970, a typewritten logbook of local and regional excursions taken by the Mendel family from 1963 to 1968, and several newspaper articles.
Notes
Subjects: hiking, cabins, outdoor activity, nature, wildlife, mountains, camping, road trips.
Storage Location
Box 97

Kitimat's First Public Library

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description13801
Part Of
Sylvia Mitchell Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
982.36.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first Kitimat Public Library. Mt. Elizabeth can be seen in the background, and in front of the Library is a woman pushing a child in a stroller.
Part Of
Sylvia Mitchell Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
982.36.5
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 Photograph : colour ; 8.7 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the first Kitimat Public Library. Mt. Elizabeth can be seen in the background, and in front of the Library is a woman pushing a child in a stroller.
Storage Location
Photograph Storage

Kitimat Public Library

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description263
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1961
Scope and Content
The exterior of the new Kitimat Public Library at Nechako Centre, Mount Elizabeth in the background.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
257
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
Photographed by Malak Karsh
Date Range
ca. 1961
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
The exterior of the new Kitimat Public Library at Nechako Centre, Mount Elizabeth in the background.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Famed Canadian documentary photographer Malak Karsh was hired in the 1950s by Alcan to take photographs of Arvida and Kitimat. Many were published in Alcan literature and textbooks on Canada. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Subject Access
Business
Libraries
Images

Military Attache Arrives in Kitimat

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30521
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[March 22, 1962]
Accession Number
2005.8.8741
Scope and Content
photograph showing Finland's Military Attache, Col. V.O. Mielonen and Sweden's Military Attache, Col. A. Wahlgren standing on the bridge of the HMSC Fortune as they arrive to Kitimat
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8741
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[March 22, 1962]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
photograph showing Finland's Military Attache, Col. V.O. Mielonen and Sweden's Military Attache, Col. A. Wahlgren standing on the bridge of the HMSC Fortune as they arrive to Kitimat
Name Access
Mielonen, V.O.
Wahlgren, A.

Military Commanders Arrive in Kitimat

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30523
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[March 22, 1962]
Accession Number
2005.8.8743
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Lt. Col. F. Lutz from the Netherlands and Commander G.E. Thaeter from Germany standing on the bridge of the HMCS Cowichan as they arrive to Kitimat.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.8743
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[March 22, 1962]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b & w ; 15 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing Lt. Col. F. Lutz from the Netherlands and Commander G.E. Thaeter from Germany standing on the bridge of the HMCS Cowichan as they arrive to Kitimat.
Name Access
Lutz, F.
Thaeter, G.E.

Kitimat's first ice rink

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description293
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1962
Scope and Content
Photo depicts people ice skating on the outdoor rink in Kitimat.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
287
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1962
Physical Description
1 photo : col.
Scope and Content
Photo depicts people ice skating on the outdoor rink in Kitimat.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Ice rink was located where Super Valu is currently located. School District No. 80 Collection, 982.91.1 on.
Images
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1965
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two men standing beside a boat on the beach at the Kitimat Yacht Club. The Alcan aluminum smelter can be seen in the background.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
239
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1965
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two men standing beside a boat on the beach at the Kitimat Yacht Club. The Alcan aluminum smelter can be seen in the background.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. 65-00619. Fred Busby Collection 2002.27
Images
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1965
Scope and Content
Exterior of the Kitimat-Gordon Hotel at the corner of 5th Street and Enterprise Avenue.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
247
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1965
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Exterior of the Kitimat-Gordon Hotel at the corner of 5th Street and Enterprise Avenue.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. School District No. 80 Collection 982.91.5
Subject Access
Construction of Buildings
Hotels
Images

Tommy Hunter visits Kitimat

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description287
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1965
Scope and Content
Photo depicts Tommy Hunter and his band on stage during his visit to Kitimat.
Part Of
Max Patzelt fonds
Description Level
Item
Item Number
281
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1965
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts Tommy Hunter and his band on stage during his visit to Kitimat.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- No. 3775.
Images

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