Photos of early Kitimat life, including Hans W. Harnoth and Shirley Harnoth, parents of Harry Harnoth. Hans. W. Harnoth was born in Berlin but immigrated to Kitimat after hearing about job opportunities at Alcan. Hans and Shirley Harnoth were in Kitimat from 1955-1958, and always ranted and raved about how beautiful Kitimat was and all the wonders it has to offer.
Custodial History
Donated by Jacob Lubberts
Scope and Content
Photograph of woman in a dress sitting on a sofa. Table with beer bottles next to her. Possibly Shirley Harnoth?
Photos of early Kitimat life, including Hans W. Harnoth and Shirley Harnoth, parents of Harry Harnoth. Hans. W. Harnoth was born in Berlin but immigrated to Kitimat after hearing about job opportunities at Alcan. Hans and Shirley Harnoth were in Kitimat from 1955-1958, and always ranted and raved about how beautiful Kitimat was and all the wonders it has to offer.
Custodial History
Donated by Jacob Lubberts
Scope and Content
Photograph of woman wearing a dress standing in front of a car with another car behind. Possibly Shirley Harnoth?
Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
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.
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.
Photograph of little league winning team. Group of boys posing for a photo in baseball gear. Coach behind them and other kids observing on the sides. Baseball fence and forest (Nechako?) behind them.
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 little league winning team. Group of boys posing for a photo in baseball gear. Coach behind them and other kids observing on the sides. Baseball fence and forest (Nechako?) behind them.
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.
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.
Photo showing Iona's Dress Shoppe "Opening" in Nechako Centre - 1 April 1955. L/R Terry Coghlin, Miss Kitimat 1954 (her parents opened Coghlin Hardware in the Nechako Centre); Mrs. Iona Burnett, Owner, Iona's Dress Shoppe (Women's Fashions).
Photo showing Iona's Dress Shoppe "Opening" in Nechako Centre - 1 April 1955. L/R Terry Coghlin, Miss Kitimat 1954 (her parents opened Coghlin Hardware in the Nechako Centre); Mrs. Iona Burnett, Owner, Iona's Dress Shoppe (Women's Fashions).
Photo showing Basketball Team, "The Victors". B/R L/R Bill Wilson, Charles Plain, Albert Walker, Crosby Smith, Bill MacIntosh, Harvey Grant, Manager; Arthur Storey, Coach. F/R L/R Glen Green, Bruce Auchinvale, Stewart Wismer, Arthur MacIntosh.
Photo showing Basketball Team, "The Victors". B/R L/R Bill Wilson, Charles Plain, Albert Walker, Crosby Smith, Bill MacIntosh, Harvey Grant, Manager; Arthur Storey, Coach. F/R L/R Glen Green, Bruce Auchinvale, Stewart Wismer, Arthur MacIntosh.
Photo showing Basketball Team Kitamaat Village called the "KAC's" - B/R L/R Harry Amos, Manager; Don Stewart, Oliver Ross, Crosby Smith, Chris Walker, Harvey Grant. F/R L/R Sammy Robinson, Bill Wilson, Godfrey Grant.
Photo showing Basketball Team Kitamaat Village called the "KAC's" - B/R L/R Harry Amos, Manager; Don Stewart, Oliver Ross, Crosby Smith, Chris Walker, Harvey Grant. F/R L/R Sammy Robinson, Bill Wilson, Godfrey Grant.
