Photograph of view looking east showing progress of potline 2, alumina storage bins and sub-station 2. Area under construction, construction material 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 view looking east showing progress of potline 2, alumina storage bins and sub-station 2. Area under construction, construction material in foreground.
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 linemen stringing cable on road 2 in neighbourhood A-II. Two men are working below and two other men are up on the pole. Another man is on the ground to the right. There are houses around, and a machine on the left.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of linemen stringing cable on road 2 in neighbourhood A-II. Two men are working below and two other men are up on the pole. Another man is on the ground to the right. There are houses around, and a machine on the left.
Photograph of #2 guest house showing installation of amdeck roofing. Three men visible working on the roof, one man is going down on a ladder, and another man is on the ground below. Building material is piled on the ground. Ground is very wet.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of #2 guest house showing installation of amdeck roofing. Three men visible working on the roof, one man is going down on a ladder, and another man is on the ground below. Building material is piled on the ground. Ground is very wet.
