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Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.123
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.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.123
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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.
Subject Access
Smeltersite
Bunkhouses
Airplanes
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Alcan - Smeltersite - Bunkhouse called "The Vancouver Hotel"

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description9755
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1960s
Accession Number
2005.8.985
Scope and Content
Photo showing a 'Bunkhouse' at Smeltersite (Alcan - Project), 1950-1960s (construction period), the 'Bunkhouse' was named "The Vancouver Hotel".
Part Of
Northern Sentinel Press Ltd Collection
Creator
NSP
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2005.8.985
GMD
graphic material
Responsibility
NSP
Date Range
1960s
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 5.5" x 5.5"
Custodial History
#2 Northern Sentinel: Box #2: Smeltersite - Heritage Files
Scope and Content
Photo showing a 'Bunkhouse' at Smeltersite (Alcan - Project), 1950-1960s (construction period), the 'Bunkhouse' was named "The Vancouver Hotel".
Subject Access
Smeltersite
Bunkhouses
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Storage Location
Artifact Storage

Alcan Smeltersite Bunkhouses

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description24585
Part Of
Jennings-Giles fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Accession Number
2012.9.22
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alcan Smelter Bunkhouses
Part Of
Jennings-Giles fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2012.9.22
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954]
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 6.3 cm x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alcan Smelter Bunkhouses
Subject Access
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd.
Bunkhouses
Storage Location
Photograph Storage

Bank of Montreal at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34771
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.76
Scope and Content
Slide showing the Bank of Montreal building at smeltersite. Bunkhouse visible behind, and in front is a large, uprooted tree. Powerlines are up the hill behind, and below is the main road.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.76
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 the Bank of Montreal building at smeltersite. Bunkhouse visible behind, and in front is a large, uprooted tree. Powerlines are up the hill behind, and below is the main road.
Subject Access
Smeltersite
Bank of Montreal
Bunkhouses
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Bridge over Bulkley River

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description17858
Part Of
Public archives of Canada
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1932
Scope and Content
Bridge over bulkley river
Part Of
Public archives of Canada
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1932
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Bridge over bulkley river
Subject Access
Bridge
Structure
Geographic Access
Bulkley River
Storage Location
photograph storage

Bridge Under Construction in Neighbourhood C

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description16574
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 Jun 1956
Accession Number
76.66.349
Scope and Content
Photograph of bridge under construction at station 22/90, Road "M" Neighbourhood C. Note crew dapping timbers for bridge beams.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
76.66.349
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 Jun 1956
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of bridge under construction at station 22/90, Road "M" Neighbourhood C. Note crew dapping timbers for bridge beams.
Notes
J-2-349
Subject Access
Construction
Kildala
Structure
Bridge
Storage Location
photograph storage

Bunk Houses Recently Erected near Water Tower

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description16641
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
2 Aug 1956
Accession Number
76.66.415
Scope and Content
Photograph showing several of general construction's bunk houses recently erected near water tower for crews construction Kitimat - Terrace highway.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
76.66.415
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
2 Aug 1956
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing several of general construction's bunk houses recently erected near water tower for crews construction Kitimat - Terrace highway.
Notes
J-2-415
Subject Access
Structure
Bunkhouses
Business
Construction
Storage Location
photograph stroage

Bunkhouse for Original Survey Group

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description28957
Part Of
Manton Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1 Sep 1952
Accession Number
986.25
Scope and Content
Bunkhouse was on a Float and later moved to Smeltersite Location.
Part Of
Manton Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
986.25
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1 Sep 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm
Scope and Content
Bunkhouse was on a Float and later moved to Smeltersite Location.
Subject Access
Residential
Structure
Bunkhouses
Temporary
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
personnel
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
Stewart Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Accession Number
983.52.17
Scope and Content
Photo showing temporary residential bunkhouses for the workers of the Alcan Project at the Smeltersite.
Part Of
Stewart Collection
Creator
Willard Stewart
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
983.52.17
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph: b&w; 6.5 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photo showing temporary residential bunkhouses for the workers of the Alcan Project at the Smeltersite.
Subject Access
Bunkhouses
Part Of
Frank Hendy Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
984.70.19
Scope and Content
Main Beach Houses
Part Of
Frank Hendy Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
984.70.19
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
2 photograph : b&w ; 9.6 x 7.5 cm 12.6 x 8.8 cm
Scope and Content
Main Beach Houses
Notes
R81-19
Name Access
Hendy, Frank
Subject Access
Structures
Temporary
Residential
Bunkhouses
Smeltersite
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Geographic Access
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
Jennings-Giles fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954[
Accession Number
2012.9.27
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bunkhouses in the snow
Part Of
Jennings-Giles fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2012.9.27
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1954[
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 6.3 cm x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bunkhouses in the snow
Subject Access
Bunkhouses
Storage Location
Photograph Storage

Dave Geddes, Bunkhouse Room

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description23983
Part Of
Sylvia Anderson Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955]
Accession Number
2012.27.34
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dave Geddes in a Bunkhouse Room.
Part Of
Sylvia Anderson Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2012.27.34
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1955]
Physical Description
1 photograph print: b&w; 11.4 cm x 8.3 cm
Custodial History
Photograph taken by Dave Geddes, Bank of Montreal, and given to Sylvia Anderson
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dave Geddes in a Bunkhouse Room.
Name Access
Geddes, Dave
Subject Access
Bunkhouses
Storage Location
Photograph Storage

Dormitory E in Riverlodge

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description16572
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
12 Jun 1956
Accession Number
76.66.344
Scope and Content
Exterior view of nearly completed dormitory E in Riverlodge. Note landscaping now underway.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
76.66.344
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
12 Jun 1956
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17.8 x 12.8 cm
Scope and Content
Exterior view of nearly completed dormitory E in Riverlodge. Note landscaping now underway.
Notes
J-2-344
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Riverlodge
Structure
Bunkhouses
Storage Location
photograph storage

Drainage Canal Bridge on Kuldo Blvd.

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description17154
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
26 Sep 1956
Accession Number
76.66.491
Scope and Content
View looking North-West along Kuldo Blvd. showing stringers in place on bridge across drainage canal.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
76.66.491
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
26 Sep 1956
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 19.5 cm
Scope and Content
View looking North-West along Kuldo Blvd. showing stringers in place on bridge across drainage canal.
Notes
J-2-491
Subject Access
Structure
Bridge
Drainage Canal
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Geographic Access
Kildala Neighbourhood
Kuldo Blvd
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
Northern Times Press Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Accession Number
77.1.1
Scope and Content
Photograph showing aerial view of hagwilget bridge.
Part Of
Northern Times Press Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
77.1.1
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1976
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18.3 x 13.4 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing aerial view of hagwilget bridge.
Subject Access
Hagwilget
Bridge
Aerial
Structure
General
Geographic Access
Hagwilget Bridge
Hazelton
Storage Location
photograph storage

Haisla Bridge - Post Card

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description24640
Part Of
Anonymous Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Accession Number
80.39.1
Scope and Content
Photograph showing boat, and the Haisla bridge
Part Of
Anonymous Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
80.39.1
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1958
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 14 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing boat, and the Haisla bridge
Subject Access
Structure
Bridge
Haisla
Transportation
boat
Power
Geographic Access
Kitimat
Storage Location
photograph storage

Hudson's Bay Company at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34822
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.120
Scope and Content
Slide showing Hudson's Bay Company at smeltersite. In front is a white bus, and the slope leading down to the beach. Two people are standing down there. Powerline pole to the left of them. In the background the bunkohouses and other houses are visible.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.120
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 Hudson's Bay Company at smeltersite. In front is a white bus, and the slope leading down to the beach. Two people are standing down there. Powerline pole to the left of them. In the background the bunkohouses and other houses are visible.
Subject Access
Smeltersite
Hudson's Bay Company
Bunkhouses
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Kisgegas Bridge over the Babine River

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description18675
Part Of
B.C. Forest Service Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
Jun 1961
Accession Number
76.32.11
Scope and Content
Kisgegas Bridge over the Babine River
Part Of
B.C. Forest Service Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
76.32.11
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
Jun 1961
Physical Description
3 photographs : b&w ; 18 x 12.5 cm 6.5 x 7.5 cm 3.5 x 3 cm
Scope and Content
Kisgegas Bridge over the Babine River
Subject Access
First Nations
Bridge
Structure
Geographic Access
Babine River
Storage Location
photograph storage

Log Bridge Typical To Transmission Line #2

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description17324
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1 May 1957
Accession Number
76.67.687
Scope and Content
Log Bridge Typical To Transmission Line #2
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
76.67.687
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1 May 1957
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Log Bridge Typical To Transmission Line #2
Notes
J-2-687
Subject Access
Structures
General
Bridge
log
Transmission line
Storage Location
photograph storage

Looking Northeast Across the West End of Neighbourhood C-1

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35297
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Accession Number
2022.25.33
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking northeast across the west end of neighbourhood C-1. Please note the new eleven-man bunkhouses at the back of the motel site.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.25.33
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x28cm
Custodial History
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking northeast across the west end of neighbourhood C-1. Please note the new eleven-man bunkhouses at the back of the motel site.
Notes
J-2-79
Subject Access
Early Kitimat
Townsite
Bunkhouses

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