Photograph of the opening of the road to Prince Rupert (hwy 16). Photo shows highway crew near Tyee - last link in the Rupert highway. Freedie Hogan, shovel operator with the bottle. Ray Stanyer standing behind him. Others: Archibald, chief engineer, Stan McLay, constr. sup't (died 1987); Lee Hatch, engineer in charge of our section; extreme right - Ross, master mechanic. George - mule skinner.
Photos are copied from a large 8x10 folio that was given to Mr. Stanyer by the company that he was working for in Kitimat in 1956
Custodial History
Photos belonged to Raymond Stanyer and were donated by his wife, Pat Stanyer
Scope and Content
Photograph of the opening of the road to Prince Rupert (hwy 16). Photo shows highway crew near Tyee - last link in the Rupert highway. Freedie Hogan, shovel operator with the bottle. Ray Stanyer standing behind him. Others: Archibald, chief engineer, Stan McLay, constr. sup't (died 1987); Lee Hatch, engineer in charge of our section; extreme right - Ross, master mechanic. George - mule skinner.
The Prince Rupert Daily News is a community oriented newspaper that has been in continuous print for nearly one hundred years. With a proud tradition as the paper of record for Prince Rupert, BC since 1911, the Daily News is still going strong today. The newspaper provides their community and others with the latest information on local news, sports, and cultural activities around the area and important issues concerning Prince Rupert and the North Coast.
Custodial History
Stored at the Prince Rupert Daily News until the collection was transfered, as part of a larger collection, to the Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives. The part of the collection pertaining to Kitimat/Kemano was transfered to the Kitimat Museum & Archives in January of 2010.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of photographs of the Alcan Smelter casting in Kitimat, power operations and residential areas in Kemano.
Photo showing a Prince Rupert player getting in a fast kick despite interference from two Fiat players. The game was a return match for the one played in Prince Rupert two weeks earlier when the Italo-Canadians defeated Fiats by a slim margin of 2 to 1.
Photo showing a Prince Rupert player getting in a fast kick despite interference from two Fiat players. The game was a return match for the one played in Prince Rupert two weeks earlier when the Italo-Canadians defeated Fiats by a slim margin of 2 to 1.
Photograph of the Junior Chamber of Commerce two members of Prince Rupert Jaycees (Woodsicle, Gerry P. (standing) Burns, James S. They helped organize Jaycees in Kitimat.
Photograph of the Junior Chamber of Commerce two members of Prince Rupert Jaycees (Woodsicle, Gerry P. (standing) Burns, James S. They helped organize Jaycees in Kitimat.
