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 1,800,000 yd compacted fill on left and 2,000,000 yd hydraulic fill on 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 high tide around hydraulic fill and graving dock.
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 3 cats pushing away gravel at end of hydraulic dredge.
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 hydraulic dredge cap. 20000 yds/day. Kitimat.
Photograph of aerial view looking north at the plant site, with H.M.C.S. Sioux at the wharf. Tide elevation is approximately 2.5 feet, and the extent of the dredge cut in the harbour can be clearly seen.
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking north at the plant site, with H.M.C.S. Sioux at the wharf. Tide elevation is approximately 2.5 feet, and the extent of the dredge cut in the harbour can be clearly seen.
Photograph of view looking west at bridge site showing Kitimat River at elevation 45. Centre pier of permanent bridge at right with formwork for final concrete pour.
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking west at bridge site showing Kitimat River at elevation 45. Centre pier of permanent bridge at right with formwork for final concrete pour.
Photograph of looking N.E. at storage building area of hydraulic fill showing west half of area filled to elevation 20 feet. Stripping started again in pond area at right centre.
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 looking N.E. at storage building area of hydraulic fill showing west half of area filled to elevation 20 feet. Stripping started again in pond area at right centre.