Photograph of aerial photograph looking east toward neighbourhood A with the City Centre clearing in the right-hand foreground and neighbourhood A-IV clearing in the centre foreground.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial photograph looking east toward neighbourhood A with the City Centre clearing in the right-hand foreground and neighbourhood A-IV clearing in the centre foreground.
Photograph of aerial view looking east across neighbourhood A-III and A-I. Note in upper left centre a portion of the concrete walks already constructed, which eventually will lead to Kingfisher underpass. Also note contrast between landscaped areas and those surrounding the houses now under construction. Gyrfaclon street in centre. Nechako Centre and School visible at upper left. Nechako school has protables outside.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking east across neighbourhood A-III and A-I. Note in upper left centre a portion of the concrete walks already constructed, which eventually will lead to Kingfisher underpass. Also note contrast between landscaped areas and those surrounding the houses now under construction. Gyrfaclon street in centre. Nechako Centre and School visible at upper left. Nechako school has protables outside.
Photograph of aerial view looking southeast across neighbourhood A-I towards Minette Bay. Note timber felled for the B-I High School site in the foreground.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking southeast across neighbourhood A-I towards Minette Bay. Note timber felled for the B-I High School site in the foreground.
Photograph of aerial photograph looking west across neighbourhood C. Logs in lower right-hand corner are now being removed. In the background is the Riverlodge camp, with the dyke behind it. On top towards the right, the Kitimat River bridge is just visible.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial photograph looking west across neighbourhood C. Logs in lower right-hand corner are now being removed. In the background is the Riverlodge camp, with the dyke behind it. On top towards the right, the Kitimat River bridge is just visible.
Photograph of aerial view looking west toward potline group B. Note sewer installed on cast side of terminal railway opposite potroom 8B. Storage area in foreground.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking west toward potline group B. Note sewer installed on cast side of terminal railway opposite potroom 8B. Storage area in foreground.
Photograph of aerial view looking west along Anderson Creek. Note very low flow in creek. Precast yard at left and construction shops at right. At centre is bridge across creek.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking west along Anderson Creek. Note very low flow in creek. Precast yard at left and construction shops at right. At centre is bridge across creek.
Photograph of aerial view of City Centre and neighbourhood C-I. Please note stripping in progress in City Centre. Douglas Channel visible in background. There is an arrow pointing to the lower right side with a note saying "fire was in this felled area shown here. Got partly into the standing timber also."
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view of City Centre and neighbourhood C-I. Please note stripping in progress in City Centre. Douglas Channel visible in background. There is an arrow pointing to the lower right side with a note saying "fire was in this felled area shown here. Got partly into the standing timber also."
Photograph of looking north, east half of storage building portion of hydraulic fill area. Stripping in foreground. Area in centre already stripped. Crane is working at the right.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking north, east half of storage building portion of hydraulic fill area. Stripping in foreground. Area in centre already stripped. Crane is working at the right.
Slide showing the graving dock where the Alcan wharf caissons were constructed. It is filled with water. Boats and structures are visible on the edge. This area was used for the Kitimat Yacht Club. Behind, the Kitimat River estuary is visible, and beyond that the mountains (Mount Elizabeth obscured by cloud).
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 the graving dock where the Alcan wharf caissons were constructed. It is filled with water. Boats and structures are visible on the edge. This area was used for the Kitimat Yacht Club. Behind, the Kitimat River estuary is visible, and beyond that the mountains (Mount Elizabeth obscured by cloud).
Photograph of aerial view looking south showing overall view of potline group "B" and part of group "A". Further potlines look completed, and closer ones still under construction. Cleared area with building material in front.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view looking south showing overall view of potline group "B" and part of group "A". Further potlines look completed, and closer ones still under construction. Cleared area with building material in front.
Photograph of looking northeast at utility buildings area showing placing of compacted fill in foreground and in background the building forms being erected. Multiple trucks and machinery visible. Some trucks are actively dumping the fill.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking northeast at utility buildings area showing placing of compacted fill in foreground and in background the building forms being erected. Multiple trucks and machinery visible. Some trucks are actively dumping the fill.
Photograph of new looking southeast showing surcharge being placed on cryolite recovery plant site. Note status of foundations for steam plant bldg. 295. Building material visible, as well as bridge at Anderson Creek
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of new looking southeast showing surcharge being placed on cryolite recovery plant site. Note status of foundations for steam plant bldg. 295. Building material visible, as well as bridge at Anderson Creek