Slide showing six buses parked and lined up on dirt road. 2 yellow, 4 silver. Dirt hill next to them, and some sort of other structure with barrel shaped parts in front of them. Possibly fuel storage.
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 six buses parked and lined up on dirt road. 2 yellow, 4 silver. Dirt hill next to them, and some sort of other structure with barrel shaped parts in front of them. Possibly fuel storage.
Photograph of Eugene Fabbi, president of Farwest Bus Lines in Kitimat, standing in front of two Farwest buses: a 1979 Prevost Mirage on the left and a 1961 Western Flyer on the right. The Western Flyer says "SERVING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST" along the top.
Photograph of Eugene Fabbi, president of Farwest Bus Lines in Kitimat, standing in front of two Farwest buses: a 1979 Prevost Mirage on the left and a 1961 Western Flyer on the right. The Western Flyer says "SERVING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST" along the top.
Notes
Back of photo has the names of the buses along with "E Fabbi, Sept 25/81, Kitimat BC."
Photograph of Alvin Zaharko standing in front of two Farwest buses: a 1979 Prevost Mirage on the left and a 1961 Western Flyer on the right. The Western Flyer says "SERVING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST" along the top.
Alvin Zaharko and Eugene Fabbi co-ran Farwest Bus Lines in Kitimat.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alvin Zaharko standing in front of two Farwest buses: a 1979 Prevost Mirage on the left and a 1961 Western Flyer on the right. The Western Flyer says "SERVING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST" along the top.
Photograph of view looking west showing general view bldgs. 135A, 144, 145, & 146, potrooms 3A east and conveyor 0-26. Vehicle and people appear to be standing in the tunnel in the back.
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 view looking west showing general view bldgs. 135A, 144, 145, & 146, potrooms 3A east and conveyor 0-26. Vehicle and people appear to be standing in the tunnel in the back.
