Photo showing view looking north, west half of Storage Building, portion of hydraulic fill area, dyke protecting portion being stripped at right and centre, area in foreground partially stripped.
Photo showing view looking north, west half of Storage Building, portion of hydraulic fill area, dyke protecting portion being stripped at right and centre, area in foreground partially stripped.
Photograph of clearing and burning for transmission line between camp 5 and 6 at Kemano. Vehicles on road in the centre, and buildings are on the left. In the back smoke can be seen, and a crane is visible in front of it. Trees and mountains in background. Some snow on ground, as well as on mountain.
Kemano Timber Limited photos. The President and CEO was Ernest G. McCorkell.
Custodial History
Photos donated by James (Jim) Stewart.
Scope and Content
Photograph of clearing and burning for transmission line between camp 5 and 6 at Kemano. Vehicles on road in the centre, and buildings are on the left. In the back smoke can be seen, and a crane is visible in front of it. Trees and mountains in background. Some snow on ground, as well as on mountain.
Photograph of two slash burning piles. Some men are standing out in front of it. There is also some sort of yellow device in front. Gravel road in foreground. Forest in background.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of two slash burning piles. Some men are standing out in front of it. There is also some sort of yellow device in front. Gravel road in foreground. Forest in background.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of piles of burning slash. Some men are standing in front of it towards the right. Dirt road in foreground. Forest in background.
James McNay was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, on January 31, 1907. Between 1951 and 1953, he worked in the payroll department for Alcan. He had to leave his wife Effie and his two young daughters, Margaret and Diane, aged 6 and 5 in 1951, at home in Surrey, B.C., during his 3-4 month stints in Kitimat. To fill some of his free time and show his family where he was and what Kitimat was like, he spent many hours walking in the area with a 35mm Kodak camera. He photographed the scenic beauty of the area and parts of the construction of both the smelters and the town. He died in Surrey on August 7, 1983.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret McNay. Images were taken by her father and sent to their family in Surrey in the 1950s.
Scope and Content
Slide showing clearing of land at possibly the townsite (Nechako neighbourhood?) Machinery and smoke visible.
Edwin Charles Bateman (Ted) was a Commando in WWII, and later enjoyed his hobbies of cycle racing, ballroom dancing, and photography. He lived in Toronto, LA, and finally Vancouver in the early 50s. After arriving in vancouver he was offered a job as an assistant surveyor in Kitimat. He was subsequently offered a job as a lineman with what became BC Tel.
Custodial History
Judith Saunders
Scope and Content
Photograph of cleared space for house construction in Kitimat. Built homes visible in distance.
