Photograph of view looking north-east showing service buildings with carbon paste plant at rear and clearing for potlines 3 and 4 at left. Still under construction. Building material piled up in foreground.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking north-east showing service buildings with carbon paste plant at rear and clearing for potlines 3 and 4 at left. Still under construction. Building material piled up in foreground.
Photograph of Potline 2 looking south west from roof of the forge shop. Note purlin clips welded for roof deck. Column forms in place. Concrete being poured for top lift air duct entrance Potroom 2B. Rectified building #102 at right.
Photograph of Potline 2 looking south west from roof of the forge shop. Note purlin clips welded for roof deck. Column forms in place. Concrete being poured for top lift air duct entrance Potroom 2B. Rectified building #102 at right.
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.
Scope and Content
Slide of steel work for carbon paste building. Potlines 1 and 2.
Photograph showing coke calcining area looking south. Note completed Kiln piers in background and buildings 509 and 510 foundation work in progress in foreground.
Photograph showing coke calcining area looking south. Note completed Kiln piers in background and buildings 509 and 510 foundation work in progress in foreground.
Looking south on Service Building area. Steel mat for bottom slab Transformer repair pit in foreground. Footings on Columb Lines D to M middleground; pre-cast yard extreme right backyard.
Looking south on Service Building area. Steel mat for bottom slab Transformer repair pit in foreground. Footings on Columb Lines D to M middleground; pre-cast yard extreme right backyard.
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.
Scope and Content
Slide of view of married quarters looking south. Kitimat.