Photograph showing a man in a fancy suit and hat standing beside a fire truck with huge wheels. Beside the fire truck is a pair of boots with overalls and another fire truck. In the background there is a building with a garage door. The building has a couple of windows with railing on them.
Photograph showing a man in a fancy suit and hat standing beside a fire truck with huge wheels. Beside the fire truck is a pair of boots with overalls and another fire truck. In the background there is a building with a garage door. The building has a couple of windows with railing on them.
Photograph of gully crossing #2 showing the clearing contractor placing the dead and diseased trees at the base of the gully to stop any further earth slippage and improve the appearance of the area. Houses visble on hill behind.
Land clearing of Kitimat. All aerials for development.
Custodial History
From the files of Ray Hunstone. Photos from an Alcan binder, have Alcan numbers.
Scope and Content
Photograph of gully crossing #2 showing the clearing contractor placing the dead and diseased trees at the base of the gully to stop any further earth slippage and improve the appearance of the area. Houses visble on hill behind.
Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
Scope and Content
Slide of sun shining through trees at the townsite camp road. Winter.
Photograph of a man in a red plaid coat standing next to the Kitimat river. He is on the left side and there is some stick debris near his feet in the water. In the distance on the other side of the river, another person can be seen standing in the water. Forest in background.
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 a man in a red plaid coat standing next to the Kitimat river. He is on the left side and there is some stick debris near his feet in the water. In the distance on the other side of the river, another person can be seen standing in the water. Forest in background.
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat and J.B. Whittan was his boss and idol, they were wonderful times and great memories. Bill passed away Dec 27th. He worked for Federal Gov't for 30 years with national parks across Canada.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photo album containing Alcan progress report photos and some personal photos from Bill Gallacher.
