Postcard featuring image of the Giant Spruce. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Postcard featuring image of the Giant Spruce. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Physical Condition
good
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Very small crease in centre near top
Height
16.8cm
Width
12cm
Inscriptions
An old growth forest located in Kitimat, BC where you can visit "The Giant Spruce" located in Radley Park. It was registered (in 1983) as the largest living Sitka spruce in BC, over 500 years old.
Accession Number
2018.26.15
Biographical Notes
Allen Veasey was the Services, Interface & Risk Manager for KMP
Four postcards featuring images of early Kitimat and Alcan.
5 - The Townsite - Birds Eye View
6 - Camp 5 - Kemano
7 - The Kitimat Townsite
8 - The Kitimat Townsite - Mt. Elizabeth
Four postcards featuring images of early Kitimat and Alcan.
5 - The Townsite - Birds Eye View
6 - Camp 5 - Kemano
7 - The Kitimat Townsite
8 - The Kitimat Townsite - Mt. Elizabeth
3 Kitimat postcards from 1954. 1. "The Townsite" Birds Eye View, 2. Aerial View of Aluminum Company of Canada's Smelter Site, 3. Aerial View of Kitimat River and Bridge.
3 Kitimat postcards from 1954. 1. "The Townsite" Birds Eye View, 2. Aerial View of Aluminum Company of Canada's Smelter Site, 3. Aerial View of Kitimat River and Bridge.
Postcard featuring black and white image of the Kitamaat Village with Alcan across the channel in the background.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Height
10.5cm
Width
14.5cm
Accession Number
2020.12.2
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.
