Photograph of batch plant at Kemano. Transmission line poles are on either side with lines running above. Men can be seen working below to the left pf the building. Some smoke visible behind. Snowy mountain in background.
Kemano Timber Limited photos. The President and CEO was Ernest G. McCorkell.
Custodial History
Photos donated by James (Jim) Stewart.
Scope and Content
Photograph of batch plant at Kemano. Transmission line poles are on either side with lines running above. Men can be seen working below to the left pf the building. Some smoke visible behind. Snowy mountain in background.
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 screening plant at sandhill near Kitimat River.
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 gravel plant area, looking east from top of sandhill. Lots of machinery and logs on site.