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 smeltersite looking east showing clearing of land for smelter. Machinery and materials visible, as well as the start of some building framework. Mount Elizabeth visible at far right of image.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
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Photograph of smeltersite looking east showing clearing of land for smelter. Machinery and materials visible, as well as the start of some building framework. Mount Elizabeth visible at far right of image.
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."
Interior shot of the police station at Kitimat smeltersite, showing a desk with a typewriter, telephone, radio equipment, and more. There is a Hudson Bay Company calendar on the wall and a Columbia Encyclopedia atop a cabinet.
Interior shot of the police station at Kitimat smeltersite, showing a desk with a typewriter, telephone, radio equipment, and more. There is a Hudson Bay Company calendar on the wall and a Columbia Encyclopedia atop a cabinet.
Photograph of a muddy, unpaved roadway through the forest, with a woman (Joan Ingram) standing to the right. Many stumps and debris from clearing trees in the foreground. This route was the future CNR line between Kitimat and Terrace.
Joan Ingram was the daughter of Charles Ingram, superintendent of Kitimat Construction.
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Photograph of a muddy, unpaved roadway through the forest, with a woman (Joan Ingram) standing to the right. Many stumps and debris from clearing trees in the foreground. This route was the future CNR line between Kitimat and Terrace.
Photo showing view looking south along railway right of way between Anderson and Moore Creeks showing excavation for steel water line and Tote Road at righht.
Photo showing view looking south along railway right of way between Anderson and Moore Creeks showing excavation for steel water line and Tote Road at righht.
Photo showing "Opening of the Royal Bank of Canada, 1st Bank in Service Centre". Office in Kitimat Builders Supply; 1st business to open in Service Centre. L/R Jack Hilts, Manager; Reeve Will Sparks; E.D. Don Forward, Manager of Kitimat Builders; George Malby, Alcan Resident Engineer; ??; J.T. Madill, Alcan Power Engineer; Norm Bradshaw, Bank Accountant; Larry Ecroyd, Northern Sentinel.
#2: Northern Sentinel: Box #2: Heritage Files - Royal Bank
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Photo showing "Opening of the Royal Bank of Canada, 1st Bank in Service Centre". Office in Kitimat Builders Supply; 1st business to open in Service Centre. L/R Jack Hilts, Manager; Reeve Will Sparks; E.D. Don Forward, Manager of Kitimat Builders; George Malby, Alcan Resident Engineer; ??; J.T. Madill, Alcan Power Engineer; Norm Bradshaw, Bank Accountant; Larry Ecroyd, Northern Sentinel.
