Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

July 1952

Accession Number

985.65.107

Scope and Content

Photo showing 7 international L-190 trucks, complete with Jaegar ReadyMix Concrete Machines, first installment of a large fleet at Kitimat. In early June, these were waiting for completion of batching plant installation. They were used to carry concrete directly to the new smelter, townsite or any construction in progress. Batch plant location is at Gravel Mountain.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

September 1953

Accession Number

985.65.90

Scope and Content

Photo showing Hydraulic Dredge, the Townsend.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

September 1953

Accession Number

985.65.94

Scope and Content

Photo showing suction part of the hydraulic Dredge, the Townsend.

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

19 April 1956

Accession Number

2005.8.2917

Scope and Content

Photo showing two car crash, car driven by Rene Fagan

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

19 April 1956

Accession Number

2005.8.2919

Scope and Content

Photo showing two car crash, car driven by Terence Potvin

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

26 July 1956

Accession Number

2005.8.3034

Scope and Content

Photo showing "Jalopy" stays in Kitimat. Wally Melville buys Creed family's veteran automobile. In car: Wally Melville, wife Grace, daughter Aleta; Aubrey Creed and son Dio to the right.

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

26 July 1956

Accession Number

2005.8.3035

Scope and Content

Photo showing "Jalopy" stays in Kitimat. Wally Melville buys Creed family's veteran automobile. In car: Wally Melville, wife Grace, daughter Aleta. Foreground: Aubrey Creed; background: Dio Creed.

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

16 November 1956

Accession Number

2005.8.604

Scope and Content

Photo showing Kitimat's First Motor Show held at Smeltersite Recreational Hall.

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

5 January 1959

Accession Number

2005.8.2928

Scope and Content

Photo showing car accident, Wally Shamenski of Okanagan Street, unhurt

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

16 July 1959

Accession Number

2005.8.2927

Scope and Content

Photo showing man dies in car accident: Denis White, Ochwe Street

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

14 January 1960

Accession Number

2005.8.3236

Scope and Content

Photo showing car accident caused by 2 feet of snow overnight

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

4 Feb 1960

Accession Number

2005.8.3234

Scope and Content

Photo showing Russ Hoover (Kitimat) in hospital as a result of car crash involving Hank Boxtart and Monty Alton at Haisla and turn-in to the upper level City Centre

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

4 February 1960

Accession Number

2005.8.3235

Scope and Content

Photo showing accident at intersection of Kuldo and Columbia. Cars driven by Robert James Shaw and Heinz Leopold Jachner

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

28 April 1960

Accession Number

2005.8.4381

Scope and Content

Photo showing "cleanest car in town!". Dick Lee's Model-T Ford assembled over 5 years; passenger is Eric Madsen.

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

26 May 1960

Accession Number

2005.8.3239

Scope and Content

Photo showing car in the ditch at Cemetery Hill, owned and driven by Louie Majeau

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

18 August 1960

Accession Number

2005.8.3237

Scope and Content

Photo showing 1957 Bedford truck crashed into overpass abutment. Injured were driver and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. E.S. Worner and their son Mark

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

18 August 1960

Accession Number

2005.8.3238

Scope and Content

Photo showing 1957 Bedford truck crashed into overpass abutment. Injured were driver and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. E.S. Worner and their son Mark

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

16 March 1961

Accession Number

2005.8.1788

Scope and Content

Photo showing shop-easy manager Wilf Wageler and Chairman of the Elks Orville Webster drawing the first numbers in the Kitimat Elks bingo contest.

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

18 May 1961

Accession Number

2005.8.1781

Scope and Content

Photo showing the two Elks Bingo winners watch George Halliday "split" the 500$ prize.

Part Of

Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

5 April 1962

Accession Number

2005.8.1783

Scope and Content

Photo showing Jim Linton and George Piercy being awarded prizes for Elk's Bingo by Len Kernested.