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Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
23 June 1955
Accession Number
2005.8.2923
Scope and Content
Photo showing 52 model Lima shovel left in thick blue clay and written-off last October, salvaged by Hunstone Contracting Company Ltd.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.2923
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
23 June 1955
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 8" x 7"
Custodial History
Northern Sentinel Box #3 - (A)Historical (1)Accidents
Scope and Content
Photo showing 52 model Lima shovel left in thick blue clay and written-off last October, salvaged by Hunstone Contracting Company Ltd.
Subject Access
Accidents
Construction
Hunstone Contracting Company Ltd.
Storage Location
Artifact Storage
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
Date Range
1952
GMD
Graphic Documents
Object Type
cartoon
Material
paper
Artist
Beaton, Allan
Manufacturer
Gehrke's
Accession Number
2017.17.2
Description
Cartoon Booklet "Visitor's Guide to Kitimat' by Al Beaton, A light hearted comment on the largest construction project ever undertaken in Canada.
Artist
Beaton, Allan
GMD
Graphic Documents
Object Type
cartoon
Description
Cartoon Booklet "Visitor's Guide to Kitimat' by Al Beaton, A light hearted comment on the largest construction project ever undertaken in Canada.
Physical Condition
fair
Material
paper
Width
21.5cm
Length
28cm
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
2017.17.2
Subject Access
Alcan
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Published Material
Place of Manufacture
Vancouver, Canada
Manufacturer
Gehrke's
Date Range
1951-1952
GMD
Graphic Documents
Object Type
cartoon
Material
paper
Artist
Beaton, Allan
Manufacturer
Gehrke's
Accession Number
2017.17.1
Description
Cartoon Book - Allan Beaton's "Kitimat 51" A series of cartoons made on the site of Canada's largest construction project, with Kitimat Constructors, for the Aluminum Co. of Canada. Limited.
Title
Kitimat 51
Artist
Beaton, Allan
GMD
Graphic Documents
Object Type
cartoon
Description
Cartoon Book - Allan Beaton's "Kitimat 51" A series of cartoons made on the site of Canada's largest construction project, with Kitimat Constructors, for the Aluminum Co. of Canada. Limited.
Physical Condition
fair
Material
paper
Width
21.5 cm
Length
28 cm
Date Range
1951-1952
Accession Number
2017.17.1
Name Access
Beaton, Allan
Subject Access
Alcan
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Published Material
Place of Manufacture
Vancouver, Canada
Manufacturer
Gehrke's
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
28 October 1954
Accession Number
2005.8.2922
Scope and Content
Photo showing uprooted tree cause damage and delays in construction progress. Trailer belonged to L.A. Gehrke at Kitimat Concrete plant, no one injured.
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.2922
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
28 October 1954
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 8" x 6"
Custodial History
Northern Sentinel Box #3 - (A)Historical (1)Accidents
Scope and Content
Photo showing uprooted tree cause damage and delays in construction progress. Trailer belonged to L.A. Gehrke at Kitimat Concrete plant, no one injured.
Name Access
Gehrke, L.A.
Kitimat Concrete
Subject Access
Accidents
Storage Location
Artifact Storage