Photo showing doctors and Board tour unfinished hospital. From left: Henry Jomini, Dr. Evelyn M.W. Fox, Dr. H.O. Murray, John Davis, Harry Jomini, Roy Shupe.
Northern Sentinel - (A)Historical
(1)Kitimat General Hospital
(a)Construction
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Photo showing doctors and Board tour unfinished hospital. From left: Henry Jomini, Dr. Evelyn M.W. Fox, Dr. H.O. Murray, John Davis, Harry Jomini, Roy Shupe.
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.
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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 construction of two pan-abode waiting rooms on the beach at Smeltersite for Pacific Western Airlines. A "Mallard" amphibian airplane unloads on the landing ramp in the background.
Photo depicts construction of two pan-abode waiting rooms on the beach at Smeltersite for Pacific Western Airlines. A "Mallard" amphibian airplane unloads on the landing ramp in the background.
Notes
Pan-Abode is interlocking red cedar building materials invented in 1948 in British Columbia. The builders of Kitimat chose innovative materials such as Pan-Abode for the town. Pan-Abode was used in some of the first prototype homes on Kitimat's first streets - Oriole, Pintail, and Partridge. It is also an efficient building material as a structure can be assembled very quickly. Northern Sentinel Press Collection. P00226.jpg
Photo depicts two men kneeling beside the first bags of mail to arrive via Pacific Western Airlines. On the right, Captain T. M. Kellough for PWA delivers the bags to on the left, Kitimat Express driver Lloyd Kaberg, at the wharf, Smeltersite. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Photo depicts two men kneeling beside the first bags of mail to arrive via Pacific Western Airlines. On the right, Captain T. M. Kellough for PWA delivers the bags to on the left, Kitimat Express driver Lloyd Kaberg, at the wharf, Smeltersite. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Photo showing 'Official Opening' 26 March 1960 of the Kitimat General Hospital, City Centre (Pink Lady). Kitimat high school Band played at the ceremonies. Officiated by Hon. Eric Martin, B.C.'s Minister of Health Services and Hospital Insurance.
#2 Northern Sentinel: Box #2: Heritage - New Hospital (Kitimat General Hospital)
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Photo showing 'Official Opening' 26 March 1960 of the Kitimat General Hospital, City Centre (Pink Lady). Kitimat high school Band played at the ceremonies. Officiated by Hon. Eric Martin, B.C.'s Minister of Health Services and Hospital Insurance.
Photo showing Kitimat General Hospital (Pink Lady) - 'Official Opening' - 26 March 1960 - Doctors showing a four-bed room - new beds. Moving Day. L/R Dr. D. Dundee, Dr. Gus Swanburg, Dr. Paul Woollacott.
Photo showing Kitimat General Hospital (Pink Lady) - 'Official Opening' - 26 March 1960 - Doctors showing a four-bed room - new beds. Moving Day. L/R Dr. D. Dundee, Dr. Gus Swanburg, Dr. Paul Woollacott.
Trees surrounding the picture with the town of Kitimat in the center showing the Kitimat General Hospital to the side along with houses in the background.
Trees surrounding the picture with the town of Kitimat in the center showing the Kitimat General Hospital to the side along with houses in the background.
Portrait of Mrs. Thomsen holding her newborn twin sons. She is lying in a hospital bed in Kitimat General Hospital. Her sons were the second set of twins born at the Hospital.
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 10.2 cm
1 negative : b&w ; 12.5 x 9.9 cm
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Portrait of Mrs. Thomsen holding her newborn twin sons. She is lying in a hospital bed in Kitimat General Hospital. Her sons were the second set of twins born at the Hospital.
