Photograph of Kitimat's New Telephone Exchange building. Some windows in the building are boarded up. Dirt road in foreground, and area in front of building too. Powerlines are running above the building, and some building material is sitting on the right of the building. Behind on the right, are some homes and forest. Partially cloudy day.
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 Kitimat's New Telephone Exchange building. Some windows in the building are boarded up. Dirt road in foreground, and area in front of building too. Powerlines are running above the building, and some building material is sitting on the right of the building. Behind on the right, are some homes and forest. Partially cloudy day.
Photo showing Members of the Kitimat Building and Construction Industries Exchange. Article, The growth of Kitimat, British Columbia's newest community, is typified by the increasing activity of the Kitimat Building and Construction Industries Exchange. The Exchange, formed last year, recently negotiated its first Collective Labour Agreement with the Bricklayers and Masons International Union No. 5. At a recent meeting of the Exchange were L/R Ted Hauptman of G.W. Golden Construction Ltd; Bob Whiting, Lakelse Construction Co. Ltd.; John Molneaux, Valley Woodworks Ltd., Max Cameron, Goerig Mechanical Construction Co.; Robert Auger, Saguenay-Kitimat Company; and Bill Ward, A.B.C. Sheet Metal & Plumbing Ltd. All are directors of the Exchange. Mr. Cameron is Exchange President, Mr. Molyneaux, Vice-President.
Photo showing Members of the Kitimat Building and Construction Industries Exchange. Article, The growth of Kitimat, British Columbia's newest community, is typified by the increasing activity of the Kitimat Building and Construction Industries Exchange. The Exchange, formed last year, recently negotiated its first Collective Labour Agreement with the Bricklayers and Masons International Union No. 5. At a recent meeting of the Exchange were L/R Ted Hauptman of G.W. Golden Construction Ltd; Bob Whiting, Lakelse Construction Co. Ltd.; John Molneaux, Valley Woodworks Ltd., Max Cameron, Goerig Mechanical Construction Co.; Robert Auger, Saguenay-Kitimat Company; and Bill Ward, A.B.C. Sheet Metal & Plumbing Ltd. All are directors of the Exchange. Mr. Cameron is Exchange President, Mr. Molyneaux, Vice-President.
Photograph of the B.C. Telephone Exchange under construction on Kingfisher Ave. Exterior appears complete. Lots of dirt piles around. Three men are visible out front.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the B.C. Telephone Exchange under construction on Kingfisher Ave. Exterior appears complete. Lots of dirt piles around. Three men are visible out front.
Slide showing construction of a building for the Alcan smelter. Steel framework with one side low with a flat roof, and the other side tall. Other construction material is layed on the ground, and there is a dump truck below the building.
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 construction of a building for the Alcan smelter. Steel framework with one side low with a flat roof, and the other side tall. Other construction material is layed on the ground, and there is a dump truck below the building.
A photograph of four "student ambassadors" from other B.C. highschools that were guests of the Kitimat Rotary Club. They are on a province wide exchange program. Left to right : Richard Breaks, Nancy Wilson, Gerry Seto and David Lick
A photograph of four "student ambassadors" from other B.C. highschools that were guests of the Kitimat Rotary Club. They are on a province wide exchange program. Left to right : Richard Breaks, Nancy Wilson, Gerry Seto and David Lick
Photograph of telephone exchange copes with rush. All members of the BC telephone staff helped to man the 30 shifts which kept the Kitimat exchange open during the holiday weekend. Girls at the long distance board are shown above with Mrs. Elizabeth McGill (right) who is putting through one of the 1659 long distance calls placed by Kitimat and Terrace residents during the three day Christmas rush. Local calls handled by the exchange in the same three days, December 24, 25, and 26, totalled 35094, with the heavist traffic Christmas Eve when, 14346 calls were handled.
Photograph of telephone exchange copes with rush. All members of the BC telephone staff helped to man the 30 shifts which kept the Kitimat exchange open during the holiday weekend. Girls at the long distance board are shown above with Mrs. Elizabeth McGill (right) who is putting through one of the 1659 long distance calls placed by Kitimat and Terrace residents during the three day Christmas rush. Local calls handled by the exchange in the same three days, December 24, 25, and 26, totalled 35094, with the heavist traffic Christmas Eve when, 14346 calls were handled.
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 construction of building for Alcan smelter. Building framework has some sort of large containers attached.
