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Material Type
Virtual Exhibit
Description
Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.
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Material Type
Virtual Exhibit
Description
Kitimat was the place to be in North America in the 1950s. The massive Alcan project in the northwest British Columbia was completed in just five years - dam, tunnel, powerhouse, Kemano, transmission line, smelter, and Kitimat. Browse through Kitimat history with these project images - a BC digital collection. The project was one of the most photographed and filmed construction jobs in BC history.
Images
Websites / Virtual Exhibits
GMD
Status Symbols
Object Type
Patch, Membership
Material
felt
Accession Number
2009.1.5
Description
Red/white/blue Patch-Stylized Eagle-Aluminum Workers, Local 315. AAWC Kitimat-AFL-TLC Alcan's first union 1953
Title
Aluminum Workers Local 315
GMD
Status Symbols
Object Type
Patch, Membership
Description
Red/white/blue Patch-Stylized Eagle-Aluminum Workers, Local 315. AAWC Kitimat-AFL-TLC Alcan's first union 1953
Physical Condition
good
Material
felt
Height
9.6 cm
Length
14 cm
Accession Number
2009.1.5
Category
Personal Symbol
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 4
GMD
Status Symbols
Object Type
Patch, Membership
Accession Number
997.4.3
Description
Kitmat Aluminum City Patch. Features an image of Alcan on off-white fabric, red text, and a green border.
GMD
Status Symbols
Object Type
Patch, Membership
Description
Kitmat Aluminum City Patch. Features an image of Alcan on off-white fabric, red text, and a green border.
Public Description
Kitimat's first workers obtained a momento – “The Aluminum City, Kitimat, B.C.” felt crest of the smelter. Donated by Kevin Martin.
Physical Condition
good
Height
13 cm
Width
14.5 cm
Inscriptions
The Aluminum City, Kitimat, B.C.
Accession Number
997.4.3
Category
Personal Symbol
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 5 Box 3