Photograph of clearing timber for transmission line just back of camp 5 at Kemano. Logs are being loaded onto a truck with a crane. Five men can be seen working, one in the crane. There is snow on the ground and trees in the background.
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 timber for transmission line just back of camp 5 at Kemano. Logs are being loaded onto a truck with a crane. Five men can be seen working, one in the crane. There is snow on the ground and trees in the background.
Photograph of loading logs from transmission line at Kemano. Logs are being loaded onto a truck with another machine. Men visible next to the machine on the left. Trees and mountain in background.
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 loading logs from transmission line at Kemano. Logs are being loaded onto a truck with another machine. Men visible next to the machine on the left. Trees and mountain in background.
Photograph of transmission line looking towards Kemano. Note 2600 camp on top of mountain at left. Large transmission towers are also on the left. Centre is a cleared area with stumps and logs. Cluster of trees standing trees on the right. Mountain in the background.
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 transmission line looking towards Kemano. Note 2600 camp on top of mountain at left. Large transmission towers are also on the left. Centre is a cleared area with stumps and logs. Cluster of trees standing trees on the right. Mountain in the background.
Photograph of looking down part of the transmission line. Gravely cleared space in the foreground. Lines are running over this and a body of water in the centre. Transmission towers visible on other side in a clear cut strip. Mountain on the left.
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 looking down part of the transmission line. Gravely cleared space in the foreground. Lines are running over this and a body of water in the centre. Transmission towers visible on other side in a clear cut strip. Mountain on the left.
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 portion of transmission line/station.
Photograph of camp 8 logs cut for transmission line in background. Ground is covered in cut logs in the centre and right. A road is running through the logs. Some smoke can be seen to the right of the road. Left area is cleared out. Tent houses can be seen towards the back. Clearing with cut logs continues up the mountain in the back.
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 camp 8 logs cut for transmission line in background. Ground is covered in cut logs in the centre and right. A road is running through the logs. Some smoke can be seen to the right of the road. Left area is cleared out. Tent houses can be seen towards the back. Clearing with cut logs continues up the mountain in the back.
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 clearing for the transmission line. A squiggly road is running through it. Surrounding area is forest. Mountain at back right.
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 roll of transmission line to be installed. Transmission station visible behind, and towers visible on the right.