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GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Souvenir
Material
aluminum
Manufacturer
Alcan Smelters
Accession Number
983.1.3
Description
Ingot is made of aluminum with Alcan stamped on the top of the ingot.
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Souvenir
Quantity
1
Description
Ingot is made of aluminum with Alcan stamped on the top of the ingot.
Public Description
First aluminum ingot design used prior to 1957. In 1957 a tri-lock design for ingot stacking was introduced.
Physical Condition
good
Material
aluminum
Width
13 cm
Length
2.5 cm
Inscriptions
Alcan
Accession Number
983.1.3
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 4
Place of Manufacture
Kitimat, B.C. Canada
Manufacturer
Alcan Smelters
Manufacturer City
Kitimat
Manufacturer Province
B.C.
Manufacturer Country
Canada
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Medallion, Commemorative
Accession Number
985.77.2
Description
Cast with map of Canada indicating Kitimat and Arvida, lettering on reverse side
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Medallion, Commemorative
Quantity
1
Description
Cast with map of Canada indicating Kitimat and Arvida, lettering on reverse side
Physical Condition
good
Diameter
2"
Inscriptions
Map side: Aluminum Company of Canada Limited Reverse; First Production Kitimat August 3rd 1954 Canada
Accession Number
985.77.2
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 4 Box 2
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Medallion, Commemorative
Material
aluminum
Manufacturer
Alcan
Accession Number
983.10.2
Description
The front face depicts 2 men "at casting" with "Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd . . ."
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Medallion, Commemorative
Quantity
1
Description
The front face depicts 2 men "at casting" with "Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd . . ."
Physical Condition
good
Material
aluminum
Diameter
5 cm
Accession Number
983.10.2
Category
Documentary Objects
Manufacturer
Alcan
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Button, Commemorative
Material
aluminum
Accession Number
2009.1.1
Description
Aluminum button with blue text and "Kitimat" ingot image
Title
Allied Aluminum Workers Council
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Button, Commemorative
Description
Aluminum button with blue text and "Kitimat" ingot image
Physical Condition
fair
Material
aluminum
Condition Remarks
rust on back
Accession Number
2009.1.1
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 4
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Card, Commemorative
Material
paper - aluminum
Accession Number
2015.13
Description
2 white cards with brown aluminum plaque inside.
Title
A sincere thank you from... Kitimat-Kemano August 3, 1954-84
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Card, Commemorative
Description
2 white cards with brown aluminum plaque inside.
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper - aluminum
Height
12.2 cm
Length
16.7 cm
Accession Number
2015.13
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 4
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Certificate, Commemorative
Material
paper, wood, glass.
Accession Number
983.75.4
Description
Framed certificate and signatures of Kitimat's Italian population, dated 1959. Perhaps the original documentation for the founding of the Kitimat Italian Club. Date in Roman Numerals. There is fancy writing in Italian above the signatures. The writing reads "Agli ospitali amici Canadesi gli Italiani in Kitimat in segno duraturo di leale collaborazione i Libri della sezlone Italiana qui istituira Dffrono." It is surrounded by an illustrated border that features a book and quill on top, and a red ensign and Italian flag crossed over on the top left corner.
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Certificate, Commemorative
Quantity
1
Description
Framed certificate and signatures of Kitimat's Italian population, dated 1959. Perhaps the original documentation for the founding of the Kitimat Italian Club. Date in Roman Numerals. There is fancy writing in Italian above the signatures. The writing reads "Agli ospitali amici Canadesi gli Italiani in Kitimat in segno duraturo di leale collaborazione i Libri della sezlone Italiana qui istituira Dffrono." It is surrounded by an illustrated border that features a book and quill on top, and a red ensign and Italian flag crossed over on the top left corner.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
paper, wood, glass.
Condition Remarks
certificate inside frame is warped, colour is chipping off
Height
53.4 cm
Length
54.5 cm
Accession Number
983.75.4
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Map Cabinet Drawer 5

Certificate, Commemorative

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/artifact9108
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Commemorative
Material
paper
glass
plastic
Accession Number
2019.62.15
Description
Certificate honouring Moses Williams. Poppy image on bottom left corner, and gold seal on bottom right. In black frame.
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Commemorative
Description
Certificate honouring Moses Williams. Poppy image on bottom left corner, and gold seal on bottom right. In black frame.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
glass
plastic
Height
1.5cm
Width
28cm
Length
22cm
Inscriptions
In honor of those members of the Haisla Nation who gave of themselves and their families to serve our home and native land. In honor of Moses Williams. As the sun rises in the east and sets in the west-their spirits remain with us. Lest we forget from Haisla Nation
Accession Number
2019.62.15
Biographical Notes
Moses Williams attended the Kitamaat Village Day School, and then the Coqualeetza Residential School until the age of fifteen. Army recruiters conscripted Haisla men into the Canadian Army and Moses went in 1945. He was sent by train to the Canadian Forces' training camp at Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. He never shipped out overseas and the war ended. Moses and his wife Kay married in 1950, shortly after she arrived to teach at Kitamaat. They moved to Terrace in 1964. Moses worked as a carpenter, brick layer and fisherman. His wife Kay taught at Northwest Community College.
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 3

Coghlin Hardware Memorabilia

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/artifact6884
GMD
Memorabilia
Material
paper
felt
metal
Accession Number
2002.23
Description
Collection of items pertaining to Coghlin's Hardware-scrapbook, felt logo, Kitimat Constructor badge, aerial photo, newspaper clippings, inserts and 'Casey Sez.'
GMD
Memorabilia
Description
Collection of items pertaining to Coghlin's Hardware-scrapbook, felt logo, Kitimat Constructor badge, aerial photo, newspaper clippings, inserts and 'Casey Sez.'
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
felt
metal
Inscriptions
Pin Inscription "Kitimat Constructors 1028"
Accession Number
2002.23
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 1, Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 1 (Kitimat Constructors Badge)
Place of Manufacture
Canada: Kitimat, BC
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
commemorative
Accession Number
2015.116.1-3
Description
3 RioTinto BC Operations commemorative coins.
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
commemorative
Description
3 RioTinto BC Operations commemorative coins.
Physical Condition
good
Inscriptions
First hot metal - the future is here, RioTinto BC Operations, 2015
Accession Number
2015.116.1-3
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Bay 2 Shelf 1 Box 3
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
commemorative
Accession Number
2019.16.2
Description
An aluminum commemorative coin, one side has a picture of machinery there are markings around the edges that read "Kemano Power Operations Alcan" On the other side there is a pictuer of a mountain in the middle, there are markings around the edge that say "Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd It was Kemano Power that turned Kitimat works on in the 1954... and we're still going strong!"
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
commemorative
Description
An aluminum commemorative coin, one side has a picture of machinery there are markings around the edges that read "Kemano Power Operations Alcan" On the other side there is a pictuer of a mountain in the middle, there are markings around the edge that say "Alcan Smelters and Chemicals Ltd It was Kemano Power that turned Kitimat works on in the 1954... and we're still going strong!"
Physical Condition
Good
Condition Remarks
Shiny
Height
0.6 cm
Diameter
5.1 cm
Accession Number
2019.16.2
Category
Documentary Objects
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
commemorative
Material
metal
Accession Number
2019.17.2
Description
Yellow coin with manitoba emblem in the middle, markings read "MANITOBA 1870 MANITOBA" on the other side there is a picture of a flower, markings read "PRARIE CROCUS PULSATILLE" sealed in plastic and secured with cardboard
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
commemorative
Description
Yellow coin with manitoba emblem in the middle, markings read "MANITOBA 1870 MANITOBA" on the other side there is a picture of a flower, markings read "PRARIE CROCUS PULSATILLE" sealed in plastic and secured with cardboard
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
metal
Condition Remarks
Dirty, slightly rusty
Diameter
3.1 cm
Accession Number
2019.17.2
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 5
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
commemorative
Material
metal
Accession Number
2019.18.1
Description
An aluminum commemorative coin, on one side of the coin it has markings that say "20TH YEAR OF PRODUCTION ALCAN KITIMAT WORKS AUGUST 3RD 1974" On the other side there is a picture of canada in the middle with markings that are placed in their respective areas reading "KITIMAT" and "ARVIDA" there are markings around the edges that read "ALUMINUM COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD"
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
commemorative
Description
An aluminum commemorative coin, on one side of the coin it has markings that say "20TH YEAR OF PRODUCTION ALCAN KITIMAT WORKS AUGUST 3RD 1974" On the other side there is a picture of canada in the middle with markings that are placed in their respective areas reading "KITIMAT" and "ARVIDA" there are markings around the edges that read "ALUMINUM COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD"
Physical Condition
Good
Material
metal
Condition Remarks
Shiny, no rust or scratches
Height
0.7 cm
Diameter
5.1 cm
Accession Number
2019.18.1
Category
Documentary Objects
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
commemorative
Material
metal
Accession Number
2019.16.1
Description
An aluminum commemorative coin, on one side of the coin it has markings that say "20TH YEAR OF PRODUCTION ALCAN KITIMAT WORKS AUGUST 3RD 1974" On the other side there is a picture of canada in the middle with markings that are placed in their respective areas reading "KITIMAT" and "ARVIDA" there are markings around the edges that read "ALUMINUM COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD"
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
commemorative
Description
An aluminum commemorative coin, on one side of the coin it has markings that say "20TH YEAR OF PRODUCTION ALCAN KITIMAT WORKS AUGUST 3RD 1974" On the other side there is a picture of canada in the middle with markings that are placed in their respective areas reading "KITIMAT" and "ARVIDA" there are markings around the edges that read "ALUMINUM COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD"
Physical Condition
Good
Material
metal
Condition Remarks
Shiny aluminum coin, faint scratches
Height
0.7 cm
Diameter
5.1 cm
Accession Number
2019.16.1
Category
Documentary Objects
Date Range
November 1963
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
commemorative
Material
silk
Accession Number
2023.38.17
Description
White silk ribbon given to Gordon A. Knight after he retired from The Bay, where he had worked as the Department Manager for Ladies' and Men's Wear, in November 1963. It bears the names of all his coworkers, including Ron McPhee, Store Manager for The Bay.
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
commemorative
Description
White silk ribbon given to Gordon A. Knight after he retired from The Bay, where he had worked as the Department Manager for Ladies' and Men's Wear, in November 1963. It bears the names of all his coworkers, including Ron McPhee, Store Manager for The Bay.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
silk
Condition Remarks
Very heavily creased. Top and bottom edges are fraying. Small brown stains near top (near the name "Eisner.")
Width
7.2 cm
Length
44.5 cm
Inscriptions
Terry Doyle;
Dora Gerhart;
George Eisner;
Barbara Picucha;
Kay Flonders;
Mary Hall;
Molly Gallagher;
Lily Dalton;
Ruth Kerr;
Anne Grodziewicz;
Doug Bach;
Rose Yesdresyski;
Claire Wright;
Bert Gandolfo;
Jack Havard;
Isabelle Gresham;
Wilda Warren;
Bud Johnson;
Ida Angill;
Charlotte Bertalan;
Sadie King;
Marg Spicer;
Polly Mitchell;
Milly Wyers;
Ron McPhee;
Ursula Deisler;
Jeanette Rosenblum
Date Range
November 1963
Accession Number
2023.38.17
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Rolling Storage Top Shelf
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Souvenir
Accession Number
2009.2.1
Description
Hollow Delta King model painted silver, red, and black with glitter. Tag attached to the top.
Title
Delta King
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Souvenir
Description
Hollow Delta King model painted silver, red, and black with glitter. Tag attached to the top.
Physical Condition
fair
Condition Remarks
cracked
Height
7 cm
Length
13 cm
Accession Number
2009.2.1
Category
Documentary Objects
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Souvenir
Accession Number
982.75.1
Description
Miniature ingot engraved with inscription.
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Souvenir
Quantity
1
Description
Miniature ingot engraved with inscription.
Public Description
Miniature aluminum ingot – prior to the tri-lock design – presented to delegates on the Vancouver Board of Trade Goodwill Tour in 1960. The Vancouver Board of Trade also sent a 220-member industrial tour party in 1955 to visit the new towns of Kitimat and Kemano.
Inscriptions
Vancouver Board of Trade Goodwill Tour
Accession Number
982.75.1
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
City Of Tomorrow display Cabinet 1 Drawer 1
Date Range
ca. 1954
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Souvenir
Material
aluminum
Accession Number
2005.13.5
Description
Commemorative miniature aluminum ingot - regular-grade aluminum, unpolished with "KITIMAT" in raised letters across the top. Made by the men in casting at the time of the opening of the smelter, 1954.
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Souvenir
Description
Commemorative miniature aluminum ingot - regular-grade aluminum, unpolished with "KITIMAT" in raised letters across the top. Made by the men in casting at the time of the opening of the smelter, 1954.
Physical Condition
good
Material
aluminum
Height
2.7 cm
Length
13 cm
Date Range
ca. 1954
Accession Number
2005.13.5
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 4
Date Range
ca. 1954
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Souvenir
Material
aluminum
Accession Number
2005.13.6
Description
Commemorative miniature aluminum ingot - higher-grade aluminum?, polished with "ALCAN" in raised letters accross the top. Made by the company for those attending the opening of the smelter, 1954.
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Souvenir
Description
Commemorative miniature aluminum ingot - higher-grade aluminum?, polished with "ALCAN" in raised letters accross the top. Made by the company for those attending the opening of the smelter, 1954.
Physical Condition
good
Material
aluminum
Height
2.7 cm
Length
13 cm
Date Range
ca. 1954
Accession Number
2005.13.6
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 4
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
metal stock
Material
aluminum
Accession Number
2020.12.23
Description
Miniature aluminum ingot. Alcan written on top.
Title
Alcan
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
metal stock
Description
Miniature aluminum ingot. Alcan written on top.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
aluminum
Condition Remarks
A little worn
Length
13.5cm
Accession Number
2020.12.23
Biographical Notes
Items Collected by Malcom Baxter, former editor of NSP. Malcolm 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. The items were delivered by Judith Cullington - Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Category
Documentary Objects
Location
Bay 2 Shelf 2 Box 4
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Patch
Accession Number
2003.46
Description
Patch with black border featuring image of Kemano power lines.
GMD
Memorabilia
Object Type
Patch
Description
Patch with black border featuring image of Kemano power lines.
Physical Condition
good
Height
8 cm
Length
8 cm
Inscriptions
Kemano Guiding 1953-2000
Accession Number
2003.46
Category
Documentary Objects

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