Description
Various photos of daily operations at the Nugget office and warehouse.
022.01.70a: Photo of Dale Hewitt holding up Nugget hockey award.
The following photos were identified by Dave Palangio and Pam Handley during a Coffee and Conversations zoom meeting in April 2022. See video attachment under Allied Materials tab.
Dave Palangio worked as a photographer for the Nugget from 1955 until 1993. He worked in the editorial department and then advertising.
Pam Handley worked at the Nugget intermittently from 1957 until 1964.
022.01.70b: Unknown. Shorty in background.
022.01.70d: Eddie and Greg Parker.
022.01.70f: Lounge area.
022.01.70g: Looking out of editorial department window.
022.01.70h: Might be part of backshop area during construction.
022.01.70i: New equipment being brought in.
022.01.70k: The archives. Lots of summer students came in to help.
022.01.70l: Betty Lamorie in archives or “morgue”.
022.01.70m: Mort. Lots of construction.
022.01.70n: Stereo department in the old building at the St. Regis.
022.01.70o: John.
022.01.70p: Eddie Doren. Dave McLowen.
022.01.70q: Press room. Crabtree printing press from UK. Kenny Luxton?
022.01.70r: Editorial department. Brett, Don Buckley, Colin, & Mort. Betty Alcorn in the news department on far left. Middle desk was called “the rim”.
022.01.70s: Off the press, ready to be picked up by the truckers.
022.01.70t: Linotype department. Dangerous to be around because there was molten lead.
022.01.70u: Electric typewriters.
022.01.70v: Brett.
022.01.70w: Johnny.
022.01.70x: Stereo department. Plasticized sheets were put on press.
022.01.70y: John R. Hunt.
022.01.70z: Setting up the pages.
022.01.70aa: Brian Bald, Johnson, Rosalee Little in the background. Taken for a promo of each individual department. This is the editorial department, sports and ladies news people and desk people.
022.01.70ab: The yellowing is caused by it not being affixed properly. It’s strictly for identification. Window decorated for fur carnival. “Cutline” photograph that went to the engraver.
022.01.70ac: Editorial department. Britt Jessup, Mort Feldman, Colin. Don Buckley has his back facing the camera.
022.01.70ad: Taken from the back of the truck? Promoting the circulation department.
022.01.70af: Classified ads. Ads were taken over the phone.
022.01.70ag: Circulation department headed by Bill Sullivan.
022.01.70ah: Cleaner for the stereo department.
022.01.70ai: Getting set up for a paper. Used sheets to pour led into them and then strap that led into the press int would come in a U shape that was flexible.
022.01.70al:The new facade circa 1970.
022.01.70am: The first press.
022.01.70ao: Loading new equipment.
022.01.70ap: Classified. Ken Gray on the right.
022.01.70aq: The old press. Press was brought to the Nugget building in 1956. Taken from the St. Regis Hotel. The rolls of paper were supplied by Abbott-tibey? Mills up North.
022.01.70ar: Old facade of the Nugget.
022.01.70at: Newspaper. G.W. looks at 42 years of newspapering. George Justice.
022.01.70au-av: Marcel LaMarche who worked in the advertising department.
022.01.70w-ax: Linda Gutri, general assignment reporter.
022.01.70ay-az: Barb Hogan, editorial secretary.
022.01.70ba: Joanne Bernier, Education program coordinator.
022.01.70bb-bc: D.W. Robertson, wire editor.
022.01.70bd: Marlene Horner, family pages editor.
022.01.70be-bf: Cindy Bonany, legal journalist.
022.01.70bg-bh: Chris Woodall, weekend general assignment reporter.
022.01.70bi-bj: Kurt Johnson, city editor.
022.01.70bk-bl: October, 1984. Randy Lucenti, sports editor.
022.01.70bm-bn: September, 1984. Michael Weaver, photographer.
022.01.70bo: Joe Belanger, reporter. He ended up working at the Hamilton Spectator.
022.01.70bp: Mike Umphrey, sports reporter.
022.01.70bq-br: Dave McLellan, Assistant city editor.
022.01.70bs-bt: 1981. Bill Radunsky, staff reporter.
022.01.70bu-bv: September 1984. Colin Vezina, Editor.
022.01.70bw: July, 1984. Norma Floyd, librarian.
022.01.70bx: Bud Berry, chief photographer.
022.01.70by-bz: August, 1984. Gary Ball, news editor.
022.01.70ca-cb: June, 1984. Betty Lamorie, special interest editor.
022.01.70cc: The sports department. Gerry and Randy.
022.01.70cd-ce: June 1984. Bill Radunsky.
022.01.70cf: Robertson?
022.01.70cg: Hugh Anderson, McGill, Bill Horner, Andre Milan, Granger.
022.01.70ci: House across the street from the Nugget building.
022.01.70cl: Bell telephone building.
022.01.70cn: Bill Granger. Advertising department.
022.01.70cr: Kurt Johnson.
022.01.70cs: Gary Ball.
022.01.70ct: David.
022.01.70cu: LeMarche. Reporter based out of Sturgeon.
022.01.70cv: Gary Ball.
022.01.70cw: 1985. Linda Gutri.
022.01.70cx: Bud Berry.
022.01.70cy: Betty.
022.01.70cz: Business office.
022.01.70db: D. Justice & unknown.
022.01.70dc: Kenny Gray in “street clothes”.
022.01.70dd-de: Dave.
022.01.70dg: Greg Parker.
022.01.70dh: Mail sorters, the ones to put in the flyers etc.
022.01.70di: Cindy Bonani.
022.01.70dj: Ione Granger. Proofreader. Related to Bill Granger.
022.01.70dk: Murtie White.
022.01.70dm: Newer machine.
022.01.70dn: Bill Sullivan.
022.01.70do: Billing Department.
022.01.70dp: Likely sorting coins that came out of a newspaper box.
022.01.70dq: Ranger. Nicknamed “Lone ranger”.Date(s) of Creation
1960 - 2000
