Photo of crowd of people watching an airplane arrive. "If you come to Kitimat by air from Vancouver you will make the 2.5 hour, 400 mile trip in a 4-engineDC-6B aircraft operated by Canadian Pacific Airlines, similar to the one shown above arriving at the scenic Terrace Airport"
Photo of crowd of people watching an airplane arrive. "If you come to Kitimat by air from Vancouver you will make the 2.5 hour, 400 mile trip in a 4-engineDC-6B aircraft operated by Canadian Pacific Airlines, similar to the one shown above arriving at the scenic Terrace Airport"
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.
Photograph of the air travellers in and out of the Terrace-Kitimat's airport these days are noting the progress being made on the terminal building near the existing building. Improved facilities for local air passengers were approved some months ago by the federal government after long years of complaints by Kitimat and Terrace organizations. At far left may be seen the control tower.
Photograph of the air travellers in and out of the Terrace-Kitimat's airport these days are noting the progress being made on the terminal building near the existing building. Improved facilities for local air passengers were approved some months ago by the federal government after long years of complaints by Kitimat and Terrace organizations. At far left may be seen the control tower.
Photograph showing Vietnamese refuges arriving in the Kitimat/Terrace airport VIA CPAir. There are several people (including infants and children) visible walking in the foreground of the airplane. In the background of this photo there is another plane and it looks like a foggy day.
Photograph showing Vietnamese refuges arriving in the Kitimat/Terrace airport VIA CPAir. There are several people (including infants and children) visible walking in the foreground of the airplane. In the background of this photo there is another plane and it looks like a foggy day.
Photograph of and airplane wing viewed from an airplane window while up in the air. Clouds can be seen below. There is a hole in the clouds and the land below can be seen through.
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 and airplane wing viewed from an airplane window while up in the air. Clouds can be seen below. There is a hole in the clouds and the land below can be seen through.
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 close up of a propeller on a yellow and black airplane. Water and mountain in background.
Photograph of close up of a tail on a yellow and black airplane. Tail has writing that reads "CF-OBM" on it. Water and cloud obscured mountains 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 close up of a tail on a yellow and black airplane. Tail has writing that reads "CF-OBM" on it. Water and cloud obscured mountains 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 looking out an airplane window. Wing is on the right, and land and clouds visible below.
Slide showing an airplane flying over the beach at smeltersite. Behind on the slope, the smeltersite bunkhouses are visible. Pipes can also be seen at the back of the beach area.
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 an airplane flying over the beach at smeltersite. Behind on the slope, the smeltersite bunkhouses are visible. Pipes can also be seen at the back of the beach area.
Photo depicts one of four "Mallard" amphibian airplanes with Pacific Western Airlines that was used to transport personnel and freight between Vancouver, Kemano and Kitimat.
Photo depicts one of four "Mallard" amphibian airplanes with Pacific Western Airlines that was used to transport personnel and freight between Vancouver, Kemano and Kitimat.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. 5793. Alcan Collection
