Photograph of smeltersite looking northeast, showing service buildings at left, rectifier building #102 and potline #2, pre-cast concrete yard in foreground.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite looking northeast, showing service buildings at left, rectifier building #102 and potline #2, pre-cast concrete yard in foreground.
Photograph of view looking north-east over initial area cleared for smelter service building construction. Light area has been gravel filled, dark area overburden to be stripped. Trucks and machinery visible at work.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking north-east over initial area cleared for smelter service building construction. Light area has been gravel filled, dark area overburden to be stripped. Trucks and machinery visible at work.
Photograph of aerial of hauling, levelling, and compacting of the fill in the smelter area. Looking South. Trucks and machines visible along with wheel tracks in the dirt.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial of hauling, levelling, and compacting of the fill in the smelter area. Looking South. Trucks and machines visible along with wheel tracks in the dirt.
Photograph of aerial view of the smelter area looking north. Note rectifier buildings mainly closed in and roofing nearing completion. Potline footings are beginning to extend east of the centre passageway. Service building group is closed in and nearing completion at upper left centre. Some snow on ground.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view of the smelter area looking north. Note rectifier buildings mainly closed in and roofing nearing completion. Potline footings are beginning to extend east of the centre passageway. Service building group is closed in and nearing completion at upper left centre. Some snow on ground.
Photograph of view looking northwest showing pitch melter control bldg. 241, Piten Pumphouse bldg. 243, foundations for pitch melting tanks 54-55-56, and east end of soderberg paste plant. Construction in progress, foundations and building frames being built. Smeltersite homes visible in background.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking northwest showing pitch melter control bldg. 241, Piten Pumphouse bldg. 243, foundations for pitch melting tanks 54-55-56, and east end of soderberg paste plant. Construction in progress, foundations and building frames being built. Smeltersite homes visible in background.
Photograph of looking northeast at utility buildings area showing placing of compacted fill in foreground and in background the building forms being erected. Multiple trucks and machinery visible. Some trucks are actively dumping the fill.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking northeast at utility buildings area showing placing of compacted fill in foreground and in background the building forms being erected. Multiple trucks and machinery visible. Some trucks are actively dumping the fill.
Photograph of view looking south-east showing construction of Sagimat-Alcan employment office buidling. Men working in the foreground, with many parked cars behind them. Transmission station/line is also further behind.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking south-east showing construction of Sagimat-Alcan employment office buidling. Men working in the foreground, with many parked cars behind them. Transmission station/line is also further behind.