Kitimat Museum and Archives

1,800,000 Yd Compacted Fill and 2,000,000 Yd Hydraulic Fill

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Part Of
R. Keith Jamieson Fonds
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
2007.1.51
Scope and Content
Slide of 1,800,000 yd compacted fill on left and 2,000,000 yd hydraulic fill on right.
Part Of
R. Keith Jamieson Fonds
Creator
Jamieson, R. Keith
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2007.1.51
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. slide
History / Biographical
Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
Scope and Content
Slide of 1,800,000 yd compacted fill on left and 2,000,000 yd hydraulic fill on right.
Subject Access
Industry
Storage Location
Slide storage