Photograph of the No.2 house at the Kitimat townsite camp. There is a man standing in the doorway. It was the home of Art and June Coultan. Around the house are pipes and barrels. There is forest behind.
Photograph of the No.2 house at the Kitimat townsite camp. There is a man standing in the doorway. It was the home of Art and June Coultan. Around the house are pipes and barrels. There is forest behind.
Photograph of a painting of the townsite camp as it was in 1952. The painting shows the camp in the distance in winter. There are trees and tree stumps in the foreground. On the right is a cougar.
The painter was Art Appleton, one of the dishwashers at the camp. He was believed to be about 45 years old and a bachelor. He was blind in one eye and painted with his good eye. He later committed suicide.
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Photograph of a painting of the townsite camp as it was in 1952. The painting shows the camp in the distance in winter. There are trees and tree stumps in the foreground. On the right is a cougar.
Photograph showing the kitimat river during winter. A D8 CAT bulldozer can be seen crossing the river with a man in a rowboat alongside. The photo is looking east toward townsite road clearing.
Photograph showing the kitimat river during winter. A D8 CAT bulldozer can be seen crossing the river with a man in a rowboat alongside. The photo is looking east toward townsite road clearing.