James 'Jim' Smythe served as Kitimat's first RCMP officer from March 1952 to September 1953. This photo was taken early in his police career, likely in Manitoba or Saskatchewan.
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Portrait of RCMP officer James Norman Smythe in his uniform and hat.
Photograph of a Kitimat police officer, Constable McDonald, standing on a police patrol vessel at the wharf. The stern of the ship is marked "R.C.M.P. M.L. 15."
Photograph of a Kitimat police officer, Constable McDonald, standing on a police patrol vessel at the wharf. The stern of the ship is marked "R.C.M.P. M.L. 15."
James Smythe was Kitimat's first police officer; Joan Ingram was the daughter of Charles Ingram, superintendant of Kitimat Construction. The two were married in 1953 and moved to New Hazelton shortly afterwards.
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Photograph of Joan Marie Ingram and James Norman Smythe with a dog in a small boat, presumably on the Douglas Channel near Kitimat.
Fransiska Mueller and husband Klaus Mueller with Constable E. Langer. Two brand new Canadians and Canada's law enforcer. Klaus Mueller, was one of 48 men and women gathered on a Tuesday in Kitimat to hear Judge William O. Futton announce: "You are now Canadians". He is a native born German who is employed in the property department of the Aluminum Company.
Fransiska Mueller and husband Klaus Mueller with Constable E. Langer. Two brand new Canadians and Canada's law enforcer. Klaus Mueller, was one of 48 men and women gathered on a Tuesday in Kitimat to hear Judge William O. Futton announce: "You are now Canadians". He is a native born German who is employed in the property department of the Aluminum Company.
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 James McNay wearing a light blue shirt and standing against railing of the Delta King overlooking smeltersite.
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 James McNay wearing a light blue shirt and leaning over railing of the Delta King. Smeltersite bunkhouses visible in top right.
Photo of constable A.R Mahon, son of Mr and Mrs H.A Mahon successfully completed RCMP recruitment camp October 13, 1970. Transferred to duty in Saskatchewan.
Photo of constable A.R Mahon, son of Mr and Mrs H.A Mahon successfully completed RCMP recruitment camp October 13, 1970. Transferred to duty in Saskatchewan.
