Kitimat Museum and Archives
Date Range
2010-2016
GMD
Timekeeping T&E (blank sub-class)
Object Type
Watch
Material
metal
plastic
Manufacturer
Dakota Watch Company
Accession Number
2022.35.1 a-f
Description
Black Dakota watch (a) with belt clip, inside a clear plastic container (b) with black latches on one side. A grey plastic holder and bar with felt covering (c & d) keep the watch in place while inside the box. Also included are two slips of paper: a limited lifetime warranty from Bonica Precision (e), and an instruction manual (f).
Title
Rio Tinto Alcan
GMD
Timekeeping T&E (blank sub-class)
Object Type
Watch
Description
Black Dakota watch (a) with belt clip, inside a clear plastic container (b) with black latches on one side. A grey plastic holder and bar with felt covering (c & d) keep the watch in place while inside the box. Also included are two slips of paper: a limited lifetime warranty from Bonica Precision (e), and an instruction manual (f).
Physical Condition
Excellent
Material
metal
plastic
Height
4 cm
Width
8 cm
Length
16 cm
Diameter
4 cm
Inscriptions
Engraved on back of watch: 'KMP. Stainless Steel back. 100 ft. Water Resistant. Japan Quartz Movement.'
Date Range
2010-2016
Accession Number
2022.35.1 a-f
Category
Timekeeping T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
Manufacturer
Dakota Watch Company
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Accession Number
2018.26.4
Description
Postcard featuring image of the Coast Mountains surrounding the Kitimat Valley. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Title
Celebrate 50 years with us this summer
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring image of the Coast Mountains surrounding the Kitimat Valley. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Physical Condition
fair
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Scratched, kinda bent, a bit dirty
Height
12cm
Width
16.8cm
Inscriptions
The beauty of the northern ranges of the Coast Mountains surround the Kitimat Valley. Raw beauty at its best for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages.
Accession Number
2018.26.4
Biographical Notes
Allen Veasey was the Services, Interface & Risk Manager for KMP
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Accession Number
2018.26.5
Description
Postcard featuring image of the Coast Mountains surrounding the Kitimat Valley. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Title
Celebrate 50 years with us this summer
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring image of the Coast Mountains surrounding the Kitimat Valley. 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
Some light scratches
Height
12cm
Width
16.8cm
Inscriptions
The beauty of the northern ranges of the Coast Mountains surround the Kitimat Valley. Raw beauty at its best for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages.
Accession Number
2018.26.5
Biographical Notes
Allen Veasey was the Services, Interface & Risk Manager for KMP
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Accession Number
2018.26.6
Description
Postcard featuring image of men on a boat at the lake systems that would become the Nechako reservoir. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Title
Celebrate 50 years with us this summer
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring image of men on a boat at the lake systems that would become the Nechako reservoir. 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
Height
12cm
Width
16.8cm
Inscriptions
Survey parties traversed the lake systems, which would eventually become the Nechako Reservoir - Tahtsa, Nanika, Tetachuk, Ootsa, Whitesail and Eutsuk.
Accession Number
2018.26.6
Biographical Notes
Allen Veasey was the Services, Interface & Risk Manager for KMP
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Accession Number
2018.26.7
Description
Postcard featuring image of Kenney Dam. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Title
Celebrate 50 years with us this summer
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring image of Kenney Dam. 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
Some light scratches
Height
12cm
Width
16.8cm
Inscriptions
A mountain of rock, gravel and clay - as high as St. Paul's Cathedral; more than double the area of the Great Pyramid of Egypt - Kenney Dam.
Accession Number
2018.26.7
Biographical Notes
Allen Veasey was the Services, Interface & Risk Manager for KMP
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Accession Number
2018.26.8
Description
Postcard featuring image of officials from the government and Alcan at the naming ceremony for Kenney Dam. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Title
Celebrate 50 years with us this summer
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring image of officials from the government and Alcan at the naming ceremony for Kenney Dam. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Physical Condition
fair
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Some light scratches, part of black areas rubbed out
Height
12cm
Width
16.8cm
Inscriptions
Officials from government and Alcan turned out for the naming ceremony of the Kenney Dam, in honour of BC cabinet minister E.T. Kenney.
Accession Number
2018.26.8
Biographical Notes
Allen Veasey was the Services, Interface & Risk Manager for KMP
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Accession Number
2018.26.9
Description
Postcard featuring image of main construction camp in Kemano in 1951. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Title
Celebrate 50 years with us this summer
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring image of main construction camp in Kemano in 1951. 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
One small crease near top
Height
12cm
Width
16.8cm
Inscriptions
Kemano 1951 - the main construction camp housed 2,450 single men and 44 families, complete with recreational facilities, school, and mess hall to feed 800 men in shifts around the clock. Another camp for 250 families in trailers and prefabricated houses was established half way to the Kemano dock.
Accession Number
2018.26.9
Biographical Notes
Allen Veasey was the Services, Interface & Risk Manager for KMP
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Accession Number
2018.26.10
Description
Postcard featuring image of main construction camp in Kemano in 1951. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Title
Celebrate 50 years with us this summer
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring image of main construction camp in Kemano in 1951. 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
Height
12cm
Width
16.8cm
Inscriptions
Kemano 1951 - the main construction camp housed 2,450 single men and 44 families, complete with recreational facilities, school, and mess hall to feed 800 men in shifts around the clock. Another camp for 250 families in trailers and prefabricated houses was established half way to the Kemano dock.
Accession Number
2018.26.10
Biographical Notes
Allen Veasey was the Services, Interface & Risk Manager for KMP
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Accession Number
2018.26.11
Description
Postcard featuring image of smeltersite main camp by the shore. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Title
Celebrate 50 years with us this summer
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring image of smeltersite main camp by the shore. 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
tiny bend on bottom left corner
Height
12cm
Width
16.8cm
Inscriptions
Kitimat smeltersite construction began in 1951 - during the first stages of construction, housing for over 2,300 men was needed. The main camp near the smelter housed 1,000 men. The river boat, the Delta King, housed another 250 men.
Accession Number
2018.26.11
Biographical Notes
Allen Veasey was the Services, Interface & Risk Manager for KMP
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Accession Number
2018.26.12
Description
Postcard featuring image of smeltersite main camp by the shore. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Title
Celebrate 50 years with us this summer
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring image of smeltersite main camp by the shore. 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
Height
12cm
Width
16.8cm
Inscriptions
Kitimat smeltersite construction began in 1951 - during the first stages of construction, housing for over 2,300 men was needed. The main camp near the smelter housed 1,000 men. The river boat, the Delta King, housed another 250 men.
Accession Number
2018.26.12
Biographical Notes
Allen Veasey was the Services, Interface & Risk Manager for KMP
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Accession Number
2018.26.13
Description
Postcard featuring image of tunnellers inside Mount DuBose in Kemano. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Title
Celebrate 50 years with us this summer
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring image of tunnellers inside Mount DuBose in Kemano. 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
Height
16.8cm
Width
12cm
Inscriptions
Inside Mount DuBose in Kemano - a power tunnel 25 feet in diameter and ten miles long was drilled from four headings. The tunnellers met at the heart of the mountain.
Accession Number
2018.26.13
Biographical Notes
Allen Veasey was the Services, Interface & Risk Manager for KMP
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Accession Number
2018.26.14
Description
Postcard featuring image of the Delta King. Text on front reads "Celebrate 50 years with us this summer", "Alcan & Kitimat - partners since 1954" "Kitimat Works 50 years"
Title
Celebrate 50 years with us this summer
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Postcard featuring image of the Delta King. 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
12cm
Width
16.8cm
Inscriptions
The Delta King - from Sacramento - a stern-wheeler river boat was purchased, transported up the BC coastline and beached near the Kitimat smeltersite. It was converted into exceptional stately quarters for 250 construction and smeltersite workers.
Accession Number
2018.26.14
Biographical Notes
Allen Veasey was the Services, Interface & Risk Manager for KMP
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Accession Number
2018.26.15
Description
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"
Title
Celebrate 50 years with us this summer
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
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
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6

Anniversary Banner and Clock

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/artifact6927
Object Type
gift
Material
Fabric/ Stainless Steel
Manufacturer
T.W.C Co. InC
Accession Number
2003.34
Description
50th Anniverary Banner, District of Kitimat and Gold Clock also created for Kitimat's 50th Anniversary Celebrations
Object Type
gift
Description
50th Anniverary Banner, District of Kitimat and Gold Clock also created for Kitimat's 50th Anniversary Celebrations
Physical Condition
Good
Material
Fabric/ Stainless Steel
Accession Number
2003.34
Category
Time Keeping T&E
Location
artifact storage
Place of Manufacture
Japan
Manufacturer
T.W.C Co. InC
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Accession Number
2020.12.4
Description
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.
Title
Celebrate 50 years with us this summer
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
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.
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 2 Shelf 2 Box 4
Accession Number
985.68
Description
Thumb groove and Face of upper side-two grooves for fingers on lower side Material-Plastic black Technique- carved, ground and incised (original artifact).
Description
Thumb groove and Face of upper side-two grooves for fingers on lower side Material-Plastic black Technique- carved, ground and incised (original artifact).
Height
2 1/1"
Width
9 3/4"
Length
10"
Accession Number
985.68
Biographical Notes
Reproduced by Len McFarlane
Category
Construction T&E
Material
metal
Accession Number
984.50
Description
One remington land adding machine is dark grey.
Quantity
1
Description
One remington land adding machine is dark grey.
Physical Condition
good
Material
metal
Condition Remarks
Dimension remarks 32cm x 22cm x 19cm.
Accession Number
984.50
Category
Data Processing T&E
Location
artifact storage
Place of Manufacture
Kitimat, Canada
Manufacturer City
Kitimat
Manufacturer Country
Canada

German Canadian Club Mug

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/artifact7053
Manufacturer
Rastal
Accession Number
985.7.6
Height
13cm
Width
10cm
Length
14cm
Accession Number
985.7.6
Category
Food Service T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 1
Place of Manufacture
West-Germany
Manufacturer
Rastal
GMD
Food Service Accessories
Object Type
Coaster
Material
aluminum
Accession Number
2021.43.6
Description
Brown, aluminum coaster with title Kitimat-Kemano August 3, 1954-84. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and R.E. Powell, then president of the Aluminum Company of Canada are featured on the lower left. Text above describes the two communities. Alcan logo on bottom right.
Title
Kitimat-Kemano August 3, 1954-84
GMD
Food Service Accessories
Object Type
Coaster
Description
Brown, aluminum coaster with title Kitimat-Kemano August 3, 1954-84. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and R.E. Powell, then president of the Aluminum Company of Canada are featured on the lower left. Text above describes the two communities. Alcan logo on bottom right.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
aluminum
Height
9.8cm
Width
9.9cm
Accession Number
2021.43.6
Biographical Notes
Gerald Farina is the son of Joe Farina. He used to work for Alcan.
Category
Food Service T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 3
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Material
paper
Accession Number
982.121.1
Description
Bear Glacier postcard to James Tirrul-Jones from Gisela.
GMD
Writing Media
Object Type
Postcard
Description
Bear Glacier postcard to James Tirrul-Jones from Gisela.
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Height
10.5cm
Length
16cm
Accession Number
982.121.1
Category
Written Communication T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 2 Box 3