Kitimat Constructors badge. White with black text. Indentification badge used by Fred DeLory worked for Alcan during the initial stages of construction at the smelter site.
Kitimat Constructors badge. White with black text. Indentification badge used by Fred DeLory worked for Alcan during the initial stages of construction at the smelter site.
Dark blue baseball cap with bold yellow letters reading '256 ROAD RUNNERS.' Inside of crown is made of yellow foam.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
cotton
polyester
Condition Remarks
Crown of hat is slightly warped out of shape. Small brownish stain near one of the seams on the crown - about 5 cm to the upper left of the word 'ROAD.' Similarly coloured stain on underside of brim.
Blue baseball cap with rectangular Alcan logo on front. The brim of the cap is opaque and has a greenish-blue underside. The crown of the cap is made of flimsy, translucent mesh and does not stand up on its own. Much of the inner trimming is white. Black plastic band at the back.
Blue baseball cap with rectangular Alcan logo on front. The brim of the cap is opaque and has a greenish-blue underside. The crown of the cap is made of flimsy, translucent mesh and does not stand up on its own. Much of the inner trimming is white. Black plastic band at the back.
Physical Condition
Fair
Condition Remarks
Crumbly black foam underneath the inner white lining along the rim of the hat is constantly falling out and covering any surface the hat is placed on.
Ship's binnacle from the Motor Vessel (MV) Nechako that began life in 1929 as the Cora Marie - luxury yacht of W.C. Shelly, B.C.'s Finance Minister. She was sold in California in the 1930s and later served with the U.S. Navy as a patrol boat during World War II. Kitimat Constructors purchased her in 1952 for transporting construction personnel between Butedale, Prince Rupert, and Kitimat. In 1954 the motor vessel, skippered by Captain Bill Cogswell, began regular trips ferrying construction personnel and freight between Kitimat and Kemano. With Captain Cogswell, she logged close to 1,200 round trips between the two communities. The binnacle was restored and presented by the Kemano Power Operations Group to E.W. Red McKernan, first Superintendent of Power Operations "for devoted service as ship's husband, 1954-1974". Mr. McKernan in turn donated it to the Kemano Museum. Donated by Alcan Primary Metal
