Photo showing the Foley/Welch and Stewart Cabin on Anderson Ranch which became the first school for pioneer children in Kitimat, from left to right: Beth Anderson, Bert Anderson, Martha Anderson, Jack Pine.
Photo showing the Foley/Welch and Stewart Cabin on Anderson Ranch which became the first school for pioneer children in Kitimat, from left to right: Beth Anderson, Bert Anderson, Martha Anderson, Jack Pine.
Photograph of US Air Force sent from Prince Rupert to Spider Island to man the fortifications against an expected attack by the Japanese. They travelled on a ship from Prince Rupert, a construction crew and 80 American servicemen. There was a terrible storm and they were all seasick and expected the ship to go down any minute. They wallowed around in the Pacific for 3 days before reaching Spider Island. He was 16 years old at the time.
Photos are copied from a large 8x10 folio that was given to Mr. Stanyer by the company that he was working for in Kitimat in 1956
Custodial History
Photos belonged to Raymond Stanyer and were donated by his wife, Pat Stanyer
Scope and Content
Photograph of US Air Force sent from Prince Rupert to Spider Island to man the fortifications against an expected attack by the Japanese. They travelled on a ship from Prince Rupert, a construction crew and 80 American servicemen. There was a terrible storm and they were all seasick and expected the ship to go down any minute. They wallowed around in the Pacific for 3 days before reaching Spider Island. He was 16 years old at the time.
Photograph of the opening of the road to Prince Rupert (hwy 16). Photo shows highway crew near Tyee - last link in the Rupert highway. Freedie Hogan, shovel operator with the bottle. Ray Stanyer standing behind him. Others: Archibald, chief engineer, Stan McLay, constr. sup't (died 1987); Lee Hatch, engineer in charge of our section; extreme right - Ross, master mechanic. George - mule skinner.
Photos are copied from a large 8x10 folio that was given to Mr. Stanyer by the company that he was working for in Kitimat in 1956
Custodial History
Photos belonged to Raymond Stanyer and were donated by his wife, Pat Stanyer
Scope and Content
Photograph of the opening of the road to Prince Rupert (hwy 16). Photo shows highway crew near Tyee - last link in the Rupert highway. Freedie Hogan, shovel operator with the bottle. Ray Stanyer standing behind him. Others: Archibald, chief engineer, Stan McLay, constr. sup't (died 1987); Lee Hatch, engineer in charge of our section; extreme right - Ross, master mechanic. George - mule skinner.
Photo depicts First Burns Night in Anderson Creek Mess Hall at Smeltersite. One man plays the bagpipes while another follows with the haggis held high.
Photo depicts First Burns Night in Anderson Creek Mess Hall at Smeltersite. One man plays the bagpipes while another follows with the haggis held high.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Ken & Joyce MacKinnon Collection
Image depicts an air mail envelope for Queen Charlotte Airlines.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- First air mail service was introduced by Queen Charlotte Airlines in 1952. Previously, mail was carried by the CP steamship Princess Norah. Queen Charlotte Airlines was purchased by Pacific Western Airlines in 1955. Hal Whiting Collection
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.
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Slide of first trailers arrived in Kitimat via boat.
