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David Cordelia Next to Home

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description32026
Part Of
J. Gordon Smith Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
Early 1900s
Accession Number
999.15.3
Scope and Content
Photograph of David Cordelia in Kitimat standing next to his home.
Part Of
J. Gordon Smith Collection
Creator
J. Gordon Smith
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
999.15.3
Date Range
Early 1900s
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 8.5 x 14cm
History / Biographical
Initially a reporter fro the Victoria Times, J. Gordon Smith joined the Colonist and became marine editor of the paper, serving additionally as wire service's foreign correspondent. Smith left the newspaper field in 1912 to join the provincial civil service and aided in the development of the province's tourist industry. He retired after serving the provincial government for over thirty years.
Custodial History
Originally donated to the Campbell Museum by Emily Faak, Black Creek, B.C. in 1998. Photographs originally taken by J. Gordon Smith, and Ms. Faak somehow aquired his collection. Donated to the Kitimat museum by Frances Gundry.
Scope and Content
Photograph of David Cordelia in Kitimat standing next to his home.
Notes
David Cordelia, a Finn, lived at Cranberry Flats, now known as Strawberry Flats near the beaver pond in present-day City Centre, Kitimat.
Part Of
J. Gordon Smith Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
Early 1900s
Accession Number
999.15.2
Scope and Content
Photograph of house of E.L. Anderson a pre-empter who has been at Kitimat since 1897.
Part Of
J. Gordon Smith Collection
Creator
J. Gordon Smith
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
999.15.2
Date Range
Early 1900s
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 8 x 14cm
History / Biographical
Initially a reporter fro the Victoria Times, J. Gordon Smith joined the Colonist and became marine editor of the paper, serving additionally as wire service's foreign correspondent. Smith left the newspaper field in 1912 to join the provincial civil service and aided in the development of the province's tourist industry. He retired after serving the provincial government for over thirty years.
Custodial History
Originally donated to the Campbell Museum by Emily Faak, Black Creek, B.C. in 1998. Photographs originally taken by J. Gordon Smith, and Ms. Faak somehow aquired his collection. Donated to the Kitimat museum by Frances Gundry.
Scope and Content
Photograph of house of E.L. Anderson a pre-empter who has been at Kitimat since 1897.

Unknown Couple in Early Kitimat Log Home

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description32024
Part Of
J. Gordon Smith Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
Early 1900s
Accession Number
999.15.1
Scope and Content
Photograph of unknown couple standing in front of log home in early Kitimat.
Part Of
J. Gordon Smith Collection
Creator
J. Gordon Smith
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
999.15.1
Date Range
Early 1900s
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 8 x 14cm
History / Biographical
Initially a reporter fro the Victoria Times, J. Gordon Smith joined the Colonist and became marine editor of the paper, serving additionally as wire service's foreign correspondent. Smith left the newspaper field in 1912 to join the provincial civil service and aided in the development of the province's tourist industry. He retired after serving the provincial government for over thirty years.
Custodial History
Originally donated to the Campbell Museum by Emily Faak, Black Creek, B.C. in 1998. Photographs originally taken by J. Gordon Smith, and Ms. Faak somehow aquired his collection. Donated to the Kitimat museum by Frances Gundry.
Scope and Content
Photograph of unknown couple standing in front of log home in early Kitimat.