Photographs of the Banyay area development. The photos show cleared land, building foundations, materials, cars, Alexander School, and other nearby buildings.
5 photographs : colour ; 10.3 x 10.3 cm
2 photographs : colour ; 9 x 9 cm
Custodial History
Donor Unknown
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Banyay area development. The photos show cleared land, building foundations, materials, cars, Alexander School, and other nearby buildings.
Album containing photos and clippings of the Kitimat Youth Soccer Association Fields development. Official Sod Turning Ceremony was Thurs. July 1, 1993 (Phase 1), Clearing/Grading July 1995 (phase 2), and Full Field Soccer completed Spring 1997.
Album containing photos and clippings of the Kitimat Youth Soccer Association Fields development. Official Sod Turning Ceremony was Thurs. July 1, 1993 (Phase 1), Clearing/Grading July 1995 (phase 2), and Full Field Soccer completed Spring 1997.
Notes
Album dismantled and contents sorted into envelopes for safer archival storage. Album used an adhesive which was not ideal for the preservation of the photos. Album pages copied and put into archival storage.
Booklets relating to Kitlope and rainforest development resources and information. Also includes photocopy articles and other information photocopies about the Kiwanis opening.
Booklet - New Bearings. Conservation-based Development in the Rain Forests of Home. The Strategic Vision of Ecotrust
Booklet - A Cultural and Scientific Reconnaissance of the Greater Kitlope Ecosystem. An Executive Summary by Alex Rose. September, 1991. Published by Ecotrust and Conservation International-Canada
Booklet/Report - Following The Bubbles a report on the second Kitlope workshop held April 28-9, 1993. Sponsored by: The Haisla Nation, The Government of British Columbia, Ecotrust. District of Kitimat Received Jun 23 1993.
Booklet/Report - The Greater Kitlope Ecosystem: A Wilderness Planning Framework. A report by Grant Copeland, Wayne McCrory and Ray Travers for The Haisla Nation and Ecotrust. July, 1992.
Articles/Photocopies - Kiwanis opens first housing for seniors. Ingot Volume 28, No. 21. October 2, 1981 - Letter from sponsered youth in Ughanda - Kiwanis opens seniors' Village - Local dream comes true. Ingot October 2, 1961 - Kiwanis club congratulated for vision, drive. Northern Sentinel Volume XXVIII No. 83. Friday, October 2, 1981 - Program for Kitimat Kiwanis Senior Citizens Housing Society Official Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. October 1, 1981 1:30pm.
Booklets relating to Kitlope and rainforest development resources and information. Also includes photocopy articles and other information photocopies about the Kiwanis opening.
Booklet - New Bearings. Conservation-based Development in the Rain Forests of Home. The Strategic Vision of Ecotrust
Booklet - A Cultural and Scientific Reconnaissance of the Greater Kitlope Ecosystem. An Executive Summary by Alex Rose. September, 1991. Published by Ecotrust and Conservation International-Canada
Booklet/Report - Following The Bubbles a report on the second Kitlope workshop held April 28-9, 1993. Sponsored by: The Haisla Nation, The Government of British Columbia, Ecotrust. District of Kitimat Received Jun 23 1993.
Booklet/Report - The Greater Kitlope Ecosystem: A Wilderness Planning Framework. A report by Grant Copeland, Wayne McCrory and Ray Travers for The Haisla Nation and Ecotrust. July, 1992.
Articles/Photocopies - Kiwanis opens first housing for seniors. Ingot Volume 28, No. 21. October 2, 1981 - Letter from sponsered youth in Ughanda - Kiwanis opens seniors' Village - Local dream comes true. Ingot October 2, 1961 - Kiwanis club congratulated for vision, drive. Northern Sentinel Volume XXVIII No. 83. Friday, October 2, 1981 - Program for Kitimat Kiwanis Senior Citizens Housing Society Official Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. October 1, 1981 1:30pm.
2 scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings pertaining to Kitimat. First album has house and flower garden on cover and says Kitimat, 1956. Second has hibiscus on cover and is undated.
2 scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings pertaining to Kitimat. First album has house and flower garden on cover and says Kitimat, 1956. Second has hibiscus on cover and is undated.
Photographs consisting of images of men in Kitimat, water depth measuring stick, machinery, offices, buildings, Bank of Montreal, Boy Scouts camp, boy scouts flagpole, canoeing, boats, docks, Alcan construction, Delta King, trailers, Douglas Channel, Smeltersite, Smeltersite Project sign, Moore Creek falls, and Moore Creek bridge.
Photographs consisting of images of men in Kitimat, water depth measuring stick, machinery, offices, buildings, Bank of Montreal, Boy Scouts camp, boy scouts flagpole, canoeing, boats, docks, Alcan construction, Delta King, trailers, Douglas Channel, Smeltersite, Smeltersite Project sign, Moore Creek falls, and Moore Creek bridge.
Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.
Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.
Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.
Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.
Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.
Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.
Donated by Carol Larson. Originally belonged to her mother, Lydia Strecheniuk.
Scope and Content
Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.
Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.
Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.
Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.
Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.
Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.
John Ware was a past employee of the Kitimat Town Planning Department (1957-1959). He was hired by Hollister Kent, Planning Director for Kitimat. During his two years here, Dr. ware designed the first Kitimat street signs, the Haisla Boulevard overpass, and the Hirsch Creek Park shelter centennial project (1858-1958). He was layed off when Alcan lost major Aluminum buyers and the town expansion halted, resulting in a cut back of Kirtimat employees. He then moved to the USA.
Custodial History
Donated by John Ware.
Scope and Content
Photographs of Kitimat street and information signs. Aluminum and wooden mock-ups.
Six signs. Black & white. Bus Stop, Walkway, Taxi, W Capilano, Capilano S, and Osprey.
Six signs. Colour. Bus Stop, Walkway, Taxi, W Capilano, Capilano S, and Osprey.
Three signs with directional arrows. Black and white. City Centre, Nechako Centre, and Service Centre.
Three signs with directional arrows, installed. Black & white. Nechako Centre, City Centre, and Service Centre.
Six signs. Black and white. Parcel Pickup 3 Min Parking, Taxi, Commercial Loading No Parking, City Centre, Nechako Centre, and Service Centre.
Six signs. Colour. Parcel Pickup 3 Min Parking, Taxi, Commercial Loading No Parking, City Centre, Nechako Centre, and Service Centre.
Two signs, installed. Colour. Egret and Finch street signs installed.
Two signs, installed. Black & white. E Fourth, and Industrial S.
Photographs of the Kildala River just after the eulachon harvest, stirring and boiling the eulachon, a eulachon bin after ripening, draining the eulachon boiler, and the final boiling of the eulachon oil with hot stones.
7 photographs prints : color ; 9 x 13cm
4 photograph prints : color ; 13 x 17.5cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by James Tirrul-Jones in his position as curator of the Kitimat Museum
Scope and Content
Photographs of the Kildala River just after the eulachon harvest, stirring and boiling the eulachon, a eulachon bin after ripening, draining the eulachon boiler, and the final boiling of the eulachon oil with hot stones.
Photographs showing eulachon storage bins and fire pit, a eulachon harvesting site on the Kildala River, the caretakers house at the head of the Kildala Arm, and the Kitamaat Village viewed from the ocean.
14 photograph prints : color ; 9 x 11cm
1 photograph print : color ; 11 x 9cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by James Tirrul-Jones in his role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs showing eulachon storage bins and fire pit, a eulachon harvesting site on the Kildala River, the caretakers house at the head of the Kildala Arm, and the Kitamaat Village viewed from the ocean.
