Memories of the Project, Living Landscapes

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Memories of the Project, Living Landscapes
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Memories of the Project was Kitimat Centennial Museums (now Kitimat Museum & Archives) contribution to the Northwest human history segment of Living Landscapes.

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  • Kitimat Works Softball Sports Patch
    Shaped patch, in a letter A, red and blue felt with white embroidery. Top of patch reads 'Sports Assn.' The middle of the patch reads 'Inter-plant Kitimat Works Softball league' in a banner effect with a small ingot with 'Alcan' beneath, and the numbers '19' and '57' at the bottom.
  • Insignia Patch from Kemano Bay Yacht Club
    Blue polyester patch on red felt; blue embroidery; black, white and yellow silkscreened image depicts sailboat; lettering reads 'Kemano Bay Yacht Club'
  • Kitimat 1956 Patch
    Crest shaped patch, white felt, black embroidery, black, white and blue silkscreen image of mountains behind three transmission towers. Wording reads '1956 Kitimat'. Crest has been glued to blue fabric that has been cut out of the original garment. Fabric is blue with black lining.
  • Kitimat Constructor's Sign at Wharf
    Many workers had their pictures taken in front of the Kitimat Constructor’s sign on the Kitimat wharf. Jack Shirley worked for KC as a Rigger.
  • Rolling Fill & Stripping at Smeltersite
    Ferguson rubber-tired roller compacting the fill area, rolling fill & stripping at smeltersite. Kitimat BC.
  • Kitimat's first ice rink
    Photo depicts people ice skating on the outdoor rink in Kitimat.
  • Kitimat's First Opera
    Kitimat's first opera, presented by the Canadian Opera Company, November 25, 1961. "Orpheus in the Underworld" was presented courtesy of a Canada Council Grant and the sponsorship of the Kitimat Concert Association.
  • Order of the Royal Purple fashion show
    Order of the Royal Purple, Kitimat Chapter, held their annual fashion show at the Legion. A model walks down the runway as people seated at tables look on.
  • Outdoor skating rink
    Children skating on the outdoor skating rink in Kitimat located on the lower parking lot of City Centre.
  • New District of Kitimat Snow Blower
    The new municipal snow blower at work in front of the Kitimat General Hospital, across Haisla Boulevard.
  • Opening Public Safety Building
    Photo depicts Percy E. Radley, B.C. Project Manager for Alcan, speaking at the opening of the Public Safety Building on Labour Day.
  • Prince Philip inspects first ingot
    Photo depicts H.R.H., Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip inspecting the first ingot poured at the new smelter in Kitimat. President R.E. Powell (right) and Manager A.W. Whitaker Jr. (left).
  • Prime Minister John Diefenbaker meets potline workers
    Photo depicts Prime Minister John Diefenbaker standing with potline workers at the smelter during his visit to Kitimat.
  • M.V. Nechako
    Photo depicts the motor vessel Nechako docked in Kemano.
  • Roofing married quarters
    Photo depicts the start of roofing on the married quarters, temporary one-bedroom units. View is to the south, Douglas Channel in the background.
  • Kitimat planning conference
    Photo depicts three men examining a map. From left is Alcan's Chief Planner James Dudley from Vancouver; Town Planner Albert Mayer; Julian Whittlesey of New York.
  • Hullah houses
    Photo depicts the Hullah houses, prefabricated and assembled on site.
  • Land clearing with a 5-ton steel ball
    Photo depicts a 5-ton steel ball measuring 8 feet in diameter, strung on a cable and pulled through the forest between two tractors. An unsuccessful experiment.
  • Townsite clearing
    Image depicts two bulldozers involved in full-scale clearing of the townsite in the background, with a survey level on a tripod in the foreground.
  • Caisson launching operation group
    Photo depicts a group of men concerned with the caisson dock construction. From left is Messrs., Cam Jenkinson, George Malby, McCallum, Hal Whiting, J. B. Whitton, S. T. Wynne-Jones, Van Houten and Dick Hermann. View is of three floating caissons that were being towed into position for sinking, creating the smelter dock.
  • Aerial view of caisson construction in the graving dock
    Photo depicts an aerial view of the three caissons in their graving dock nearing completion.
  • Sandhill Conveyor
    Photo depicts a newly erected conveyor to be used in transporting fill to the smelter.
  • Smelter site preparation
    Photo depicts bulldozers placing fill in the south-west corner of the storage area, to the final elevation of 28.5 ft. View is looking north-east at storage area of hydraulic fill.
  • Inspecting transmission line insulators
    Photo depicts Adam Charneski inspecting transmission lines insulators as part of their maintenance.
  • Clearing transmission line right-of-way
    Photo depicts workers clearing the transmission line right-of-way. The smelter site preparation and smoke from the townsite clearing are in the distance.