Postcard featuring aerial view of the Alcan smelter.
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
Height
9 cm
Length
14 cm
Inscriptions
Aerial view of the Aluminum Company of Canada Kitimat Works Smelter, third largest aluminum smelter in the world. Douglas Channel in the background stretches 70 miles to the Pacific Ocean.
Postcard featuring black and white photo of a woman holding a colour cartoon man in a net. The woman is saying "you're invited to join us", and the man is saying "all caught up by a beautiful party".
Postcard featuring black and white photo of a woman holding a colour cartoon man in a net. The woman is saying "you're invited to join us", and the man is saying "all caught up by a beautiful party".
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Height
14cm
Width
8cm
Inscriptions
British Columbia's 100th Birthday Party 1858-1958 "A Century to Celebrate"
Postcard featuring different historical illustartions of BC. Enjoying a Stroll in Early 1900's, Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C., Old Fort Langley, B.C., Malkin Memorial Bowl, Vancouver, B.C.
Postcard featuring different historical illustartions of BC. Enjoying a Stroll in Early 1900's, Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C., Old Fort Langley, B.C., Malkin Memorial Bowl, Vancouver, B.C.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Height
8cm
Width
14cm
Inscriptions
British Columbia Centennial Celebrations 1958
British Columbia 1858-1958 A Century to Celebrate
Postcard featuring a photograph of the old Kitimat General Hospital, viewed from the city centre parking lot.
Physical Condition
Excellent
Material
paper
Width
8.8 cm
Length
13.8 cm
Inscriptions
"Kitimat General Hospital. With an ultimate capacity of 219 beds, this magnificent building, costing $3,200,000, was opened March 19th, 1960, by the Honorable Eric Martin, Provincial Minister of Health Services and Hospital Insurance."
Postcard featuring a black & white image of the Kitimat River bridge. A man is visible standing in the river below.
Postcard is written and and post marked from 1961. It is addressed to Mr + Mrs George Strecheniuk.
Postcard featuring a black & white image of the Kitimat River bridge. A man is visible standing in the river below.
Postcard is written and and post marked from 1961. It is addressed to Mr + Mrs George Strecheniuk.
Postcard featuring image of Alcan Pavillion at expo67.
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Edges slightly worn
Height
9 cm
Length
14 cm
Inscriptions
expo67
Montreal, Canada
Alcan Pavilion... The Alcan Pavilion and Alcan Dolphin Pool of the Montreal Aquarium - joint achievment of the City of Montreal and the Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd on the occasion of Expo 67.
Postcard featuring a man fishing in Humphrey Creek.
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Edges slightly worn
Height
9 cm
Length
14 cm
Inscriptions
Greetings from Kitimat, B.C.
The Aluminum City
If the Earth's surface is three-fourths water - then a man should be allowed to fish three-fourths of the time.
Bear Glacier postcard to James Tirrul-Jones from Gisela.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Height
10.5cm
Length
16cm
Inscriptions
An awe-inspiring experience awaits the traveller as one suddenly rounds a curve in the road and there you are staring at this massive ice block. Many glaciers cover the surrounding area near Stewart as the area offers some of North America's finest glacier activity today.
Postcard featuring bird's eye view of Kitimat town. Mount Elizabeth in background.
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Edges slightly worn, slight creases
Height
10.5 cm
Length
15 cm
Inscriptions
Kitimat
British Columbia, Canada
A bird's eye view of one of B.C.'s northern cities. One can see how this city was carefully planned before being built. Kitimat offers tourism, lumbering and fishing, as well as a hugh aluminum smelter.
Postcard featuring a black and white image of a riverboat and men riding it. Survey parties traversing the lake systems, which would eventually become the Nechako Reservoir - Tahtsa, Nanika, Tetachuk, Ootsa, Whitesail and Eutsuk.
Postcard featuring a black and white image of a riverboat and men riding it. Survey parties traversing the lake systems, which would eventually become the Nechako Reservoir - Tahtsa, Nanika, Tetachuk, Ootsa, Whitesail and Eutsuk.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Height
12cm
Width
17cm
Inscriptions
Celebrate 50 years with us this summer. Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954. Kitimat Works 50 Years.
Accession Number
2020.12.4
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.
