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.
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.
2 posters. Visiting Kitimat? Alcan Special Tour. Sunday, June 29, 2003. It's Alcan't way of celebrating Kitimat's 50th Birthday!!!! Poster has image of tour bus.
2 posters. Visiting Kitimat? Alcan Special Tour. Sunday, June 29, 2003. It's Alcan't way of celebrating Kitimat's 50th Birthday!!!! Poster has image of tour bus.
2 posters. Alcan International Hockey Night at Tamitik. Fast-Exciting-International Hockey. Czechoslovakia Selects v Kitimat Winterhawks. December 29 - Tamitik Sports Complex. 8:00p.m. Tickets $7.00. Sponsered by Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd. Poster and text is black and white with orange images of hockey players and some orange text.
2 posters. Alcan International Hockey Night at Tamitik. Fast-Exciting-International Hockey. Czechoslovakia Selects v Kitimat Winterhawks. December 29 - Tamitik Sports Complex. 8:00p.m. Tickets $7.00. Sponsered by Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd. Poster and text is black and white with orange images of hockey players and some orange text.
2 posters. Blue and white psoter with black and white images. Alcan presents Souble Exposure, Ian Tyson, W.A.G.E.R. August 6, 1994 8:00 p.m. Anniversary Village Riverlodge Admission $10.00. One poster has ticket attached.
2 posters. Blue and white psoter with black and white images. Alcan presents Souble Exposure, Ian Tyson, W.A.G.E.R. August 6, 1994 8:00 p.m. Anniversary Village Riverlodge Admission $10.00. One poster has ticket attached.
Green brochure titled "Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited" "1956 Plan of Assisted House Purchase" "How Company Employees Can Acquire Homes in Kitimat During 1956"
Green brochure titled "Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited" "1956 Plan of Assisted House Purchase" "How Company Employees Can Acquire Homes in Kitimat During 1956"
Metal sign advertising Wolf Werner Services, the music/DJ business of Wolfgang Scholz. The top 2/3rds of the sign are painted blue with the image of a gray wolf's head howling in the centre. The bottom third of the sign is white, with "WOLF WERNER" written in red capital letters and "Services" written in red cursive below them. Along the bottom of the sign are black letters reading "KITIMAT 632-3900." Two small holes in the top corners for hanging.
Metal sign advertising Wolf Werner Services, the music/DJ business of Wolfgang Scholz. The top 2/3rds of the sign are painted blue with the image of a gray wolf's head howling in the centre. The bottom third of the sign is white, with "WOLF WERNER" written in red capital letters and "Services" written in red cursive below them. Along the bottom of the sign are black letters reading "KITIMAT 632-3900." Two small holes in the top corners for hanging.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
metal
Condition Remarks
Various small stains, scratches, scuff marks, etc. across surface.
Height
61
Width
60.6
Accession Number
2023.30.1
Biographical Notes
Belonged to Wolfgang Scholz, an Alcan employee and radio DJ who lived in Kitimat from 1956 onwards. He provided DJ services at public events through his business Wolf Werner Services (also known as Wolf Werner Discotheque).
