Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1951

Scope and Content

Photo depicts a an International truck heading to Horetzky Creek Camp on the Horetzky Valley Road.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Fonds

GMD

graphic material

Accession Number

985.65 986.5

Scope and Content

Collection of folders and other materials relating to early Kitimat. Misc items 985.65.1 - 1 menu - Kitimat Constructors Dec 25th, 1951 985.65.2 - official opening of the 1st Kitimat School, Sept 26, 1952 985.65.2 - 1st airmail despatch from Kitimat (Queen Charlotte Airlines Ltd) 985.65.3a - to Mrs. Whiting - 1st airmail left Kitimat - Sept 20, 1952 985.65.3b - Envelope signed by Postmaster 985.65.4 - Clipping - Postmark 'Kitimat' Clippings 985.65.5 - Yacht Becomes 'Work' Vessel (Nechako) 985.65.6 - Alcan Asks Gov't Okay Kitimat to be Planned Town 985.65.7 - Terrace-Kitimat Rail Line Approved 985.65.8 - Striking Kitimat Men Here 985.65.9 - Beauty, Thrills in Aluminum City 985.65.10 - City Hacked Out of Wilderness 985.65.11 - 7-year Canasa, US Aluminum Pact Set - Kitimat Major Supplier 985.65.12 - Kitimat Power Repairs Rushed 985.65.13 - Conciliation Board Called for Kitimat 985.65.14 - Biggest Industrial Project is Speeded (Alum Co. Ltd, will be world's largest alum maker) 985.65.15 - B.C.'s Huge Aluminum Project 985.65.16 - Cdn Affairs: B.C. A Land of Infinite Borders 985.65.17 - Underground Powerhouse was carved from bedrock a quarter-mile inside DuBose Mtn 985.65.18 - Extract from "The Seattle Times" April 14, 1952 "Cheap Canada Aluminum Poses Problem" 985.65.34 - Kitimat Constructors Instructions to Employees, 1952 985.65.35 - The School 'The Apha' 1953 - Kitimat Smelter Site School 985.65.36 - Detailed Map BC Coast page one & two 985.65.39 - Book - The Alcan Story - presented by Dietrich-Collins Equipment Ltd Delta King clippings 985.65.44 - Kitimat Gets Floating Hotel May 13, 1952 985.65.45 - Delta King Sails Back to Bright Lights April 29, 1959 985.65.46 - Gould's Latest Dream - The Delta King (Don't Count Barney Out) 985.65.47 - Delta King Returning 985.65.48 - Delta King May Find a Home - San Francisco Chronicle, June 13, 1964 985.65.53 - Water Sweeps into Reservoir as Alcan Pushes Huge Project - Oct, 1952 985.65.54 - Cdn West Coast, Carl Agar, a disciple of Igor Sikorsky, making aviation history 985.65.55 - Magazine Article: At Kitimat, Men Juggle Geography (fortune mag. 1952) 985.65.57-68 - coloured photos 1952 - sandhill 985.65-70 - clipping - construction world mag "Several Alcan Project Features Greatest in the World Al Beaton's Books 'Casey Sez' 985.65.19-33 986.5.1 - Booklet - Electrical Eng. & Operating Aspects of Alcan's BC Project 986.5.5 - Kitimat Constructors Organizational Chart 986.5.3 - Resident Angler's License #21913K H.M. Whiting - 1953 986.5.4 - Kitimat Rod and Gun Association Life Membership - H. Whiting

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1952

Accession Number

2021.38.2

Scope and Content

Plan of General Kitimat Project DWG No. BC-104. In plastic cover.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

September 1953

Accession Number

985.65.85

Scope and Content

Photo showing asphalt tanks in Graving Dock.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

September 1953

Accession Number

985.65.86

Scope and Content

Photo showing Permanent Dock and buildings on mountain covered by trees, gray sky and water calm on harbour.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

September 1953

Accession Number

985.65.87

Scope and Content

Photo showing fill for potlines 3 and 4 in progress, visible are cranes, vehicles, housing and buildings, clear cut land and some forest on outskirts.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1953

Accession Number

985.65.88

Scope and Content

Photo showing Delta King on beach, and men in front, part of vehicle, and river as well as mountains across and Kitimat Village seen.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1953

Accession Number

985.65.89

Scope and Content

Photo showing the driving of falsework piles for Kitimat River Bridge.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

September 1953

Accession Number

985.65.90

Scope and Content

Photo showing Hydraulic Dredge, the Townsend.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

September 1953

Accession Number

985.65.91

Scope and Content

Photo showing the pouring of foundation wall in Coke Storage Building.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

September 1953

Accession Number

985.65.92

Scope and Content

Photo showing Coke Storage Building.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

September 1953

Accession Number

985.65.93

Scope and Content

Photo showing Kitimat River, Asphalt Plant in left foreground.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

September 1953

Accession Number

985.65.94

Scope and Content

Photo showing suction part of the hydraulic Dredge, the Townsend.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

18 December 1952

Accession Number

985.65.95

Scope and Content

Photo showing play The Night Before Christmas as presented by the pupils of Grade 1 and 2 of Kitimat School at the Kitimat School Concert in December in Kitimat Recreation Hall. Children sitting in chairs before the stage, lady taking a picture of a group of children on a raised platform and children on stage.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

18 December 1953

Accession Number

985.65.96

Scope and Content

Photo showing The Christmas Song, a pageant presented by the pupils of Grade 3 to 8 at the Kitimat School Concert at the Kitimat Recreation Hall.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

18 December 1952

Accession Number

985.65.98

Scope and Content

Photo showing The Christmas Story, a pageant presented by the pupils of Grade 3 to 8 at the Kitimat School Concert at the Kitimat Recreation Hall.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1952

Accession Number

985.65.99

Scope and Content

Photo showing the before of Alcan`s potlines, in early 1952, when plans were still being thought over.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1950

Accession Number

985.65.100

Scope and Content

Photo showing transportation on water, Alcan`s yacht the Nechako, and the Alcan project with history article attached.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

22 August 1952

Accession Number

985.65.101

Scope and Content

Photo showing view looking north, west half of Storage Building, portion of hydraulic fill area, dyke protecting portion being stripped at right and centre, area in foreground partially stripped.

Part Of

Hal Whiting Fonds

Description Level

Item

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

ca. 1952

Accession Number

985.65.102

Scope and Content

Photo showing Euclid Truck dumping its load of rock in a soft spot in a haul road at the Smeltersite.