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View of Townsite Clearing

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description31312
Part Of
Judith Saunders Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1954-1955
Accession Number
2020.25.6
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view of townsite clearing. Built homes can be seen.
Part Of
Judith Saunders Collection
Creator
Edwin Charles Bateman
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.25.6
Date Range
1954-1955
Physical Description
1 slide : colour
History / Biographical
Edwin Charles Bateman (Ted) was a Commando in WWII, and later enjoyed his hobbies of cycle racing, ballroom dancing, and photography. He lived in Toronto, LA, and finally Vancouver in the early 50s. After arriving in vancouver he was offered a job as an assistant surveyor in Kitimat. He was subsequently offered a job as a lineman with what became BC Tel.
Custodial History
Judith Saunders
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial view of townsite clearing. Built homes can be seen.
Name Access
Bateman, Edwin Charles (Ted)
Storage Location
Slide Box 1
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1952
Scope and Content
Image depicts two bulldozers involved in full-scale clearing of the townsite in the background, with a survey level on a tripod in the foreground.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
151
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1952
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
Image depicts two bulldozers involved in full-scale clearing of the townsite in the background, with a survey level on a tripod in the foreground.
Notes
Alcan had over 300 people on their survey team. -- Title based on content of slide. Mike Kinnear Collection
Subject Access
Towns
Images
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.21
Scope and Content
Slide showing clearing of land at possibly the townsite (Nechako neighbourhood?) Machinery and smoke visible.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.21
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 clearing of land at possibly the townsite (Nechako neighbourhood?) Machinery and smoke visible.
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
Judith Saunders Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1954-1955
Accession Number
2020.25.15
Scope and Content
Photograph of cleared space for house construction in Kitimat. Built homes visible in distance.
Part Of
Judith Saunders Collection
Creator
Edwin Charles Bateman
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.25.15
Date Range
1954-1955
Physical Description
1 slide : colour
History / Biographical
Edwin Charles Bateman (Ted) was a Commando in WWII, and later enjoyed his hobbies of cycle racing, ballroom dancing, and photography. He lived in Toronto, LA, and finally Vancouver in the early 50s. After arriving in vancouver he was offered a job as an assistant surveyor in Kitimat. He was subsequently offered a job as a lineman with what became BC Tel.
Custodial History
Judith Saunders
Scope and Content
Photograph of cleared space for house construction in Kitimat. Built homes visible in distance.
Name Access
Bateman, Edwin Charles (Ted)
Storage Location
Slide Box 1
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.17
Scope and Content
Slide showing clearing in smeltersite area. Hill clearing in centre has a small structure (water storage?) on top, and there is another small building at the bottom. Construction materials and other developments are visible in the foreground.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.17
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 clearing in smeltersite area. Hill clearing in centre has a small structure (water storage?) on top, and there is another small building at the bottom. Construction materials and other developments are visible in the foreground.
Subject Access
Smeltersite
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
Judith Saunders Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1954-1955
Accession Number
2020.25.14
Scope and Content
Photograph of cleared space with newly built Kitimat houses.
Part Of
Judith Saunders Collection
Creator
Edwin Charles Bateman
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.25.14
Date Range
1954-1955
Physical Description
1 slide : colour
History / Biographical
Edwin Charles Bateman (Ted) was a Commando in WWII, and later enjoyed his hobbies of cycle racing, ballroom dancing, and photography. He lived in Toronto, LA, and finally Vancouver in the early 50s. After arriving in vancouver he was offered a job as an assistant surveyor in Kitimat. He was subsequently offered a job as a lineman with what became BC Tel.
Custodial History
Judith Saunders
Scope and Content
Photograph of cleared space with newly built Kitimat houses.
Name Access
Bateman, Edwin Charles (Ted)
Storage Location
Slide Box 1
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a general view of the buildings at the Townsite Camp.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
215
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a general view of the buildings at the Townsite Camp.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Willard Stewart Collection 983.52.23
Subject Access
Camps
Images
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1954
Accession Number
2003.32.248
Scope and Content
View of Kitimat townsite camp.
Part Of
Bill Frahler Collection
Creator
Bill Frahler
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2003.32.248
Date Range
1954
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
View of Kitimat townsite camp.

Clearing Neighborhood A Nechako

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description168
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1952
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a clearing being burned in Neighborhood "A", of Nechako.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Item Number
162
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca. 1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a clearing being burned in Neighborhood "A", of Nechako.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.318
Subject Access
Towns
Images

Construction at Smeltersite or Townsite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description33249
Part Of
Bill Gallacher Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.5.136
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction at smeltersite or townsite.
Part Of
Bill Gallacher Collection
Creator
Bill Gallacher
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.5.136
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 9x12.5cm
History / Biographical
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction at smeltersite or townsite.
Subject Access
Industry
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
Photograph storage
Part Of
Bill Gallacher Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.5.168
Scope and Content
Photograph of new homes in townsite.
Part Of
Bill Gallacher Collection
Creator
Bill Gallacher
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.5.168
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 8.5x12cm
History / Biographical
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of new homes in townsite.
Subject Access
Industry
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
Photograph storage
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951-1952
Accession Number
2022.22.163
Scope and Content
Black covered book titled "Kitimat Townsite Report". No. A-33 Mr. J.E. Dudley. Contains info about early Kitimat and planning. Inside front cover are some loose pages with town plans.
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.22.163
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951-1952
Physical Description
1 report book
History / Biographical
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Black covered book titled "Kitimat Townsite Report". No. A-33 Mr. J.E. Dudley. Contains info about early Kitimat and planning. Inside front cover are some loose pages with town plans.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Kitimat Project
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 21

Construction of Homes in Kitimat Townsite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description33283
Part Of
Bill Gallacher Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.5.170
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of homes in Kitimat townsite.
Part Of
Bill Gallacher Collection
Creator
Bill Gallacher
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.5.170
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 8.5x12cm
History / Biographical
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of homes in Kitimat townsite.
Subject Access
Industry
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Construction of Homes in Kitimat Townsite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description33286
Part Of
Bill Gallacher Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.5.173
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of homes in Kitimat townsite.
Part Of
Bill Gallacher Collection
Creator
Bill Gallacher
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.5.173
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 9x12cm
History / Biographical
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of homes in Kitimat townsite.
Subject Access
Industry
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Clearing transmission line right-of-way

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description133
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers clearing the transmission line right-of-way. The smelter site preparation and smoke from the townsite clearing are in the distance.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
127
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 slide : col.
Scope and Content
Photo depicts workers clearing the transmission line right-of-way. The smelter site preparation and smoke from the townsite clearing are in the distance.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Alcan Collection Accession no. 73.3.10.1
Subject Access
Transmission line
Images

Land clearing with a 5-ton steel ball

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description165
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1952 - 1955]
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a 5-ton steel ball measuring 8 feet in diameter, strung on a cable and pulled through the forest between two tractors. An unsuccessful experiment.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
159
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1952 - 1955]
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w 1 photograph : b&w ; 25 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photo depicts a 5-ton steel ball measuring 8 feet in diameter, strung on a cable and pulled through the forest between two tractors. An unsuccessful experiment.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Experimental area is being cleared with use of two TD-119 Allis-Chalmers tractors. Alcan Collection 73.3.3.23
Subject Access
Towns
Images

Road C1 leading to City Centre Clearing

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description13910
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
78.11.62
Scope and Content
View looking east along road C1 towards the city centre clearing - Kitimat Townsite.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
78.11.62
GMD
graphic material
Physical Description
1 Photograph : b&w ; 28 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
View looking east along road C1 towards the city centre clearing - Kitimat Townsite.
Notes
BC-2-805

Sugmas & Pouring Floor Slabs for First Houses in Townsite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description27564
Part Of
James Tirrul-Jones Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953 & Apr 1972]
Accession Number
984.61
Scope and Content
Photographs of Sumgas (Apr 1972) & pouring floor slabs for 1st houses in townsite (1953).
Part Of
James Tirrul-Jones Collection
Creator
James Tirrul-Jones
Description Level
Series
Series Number
50
Accession Number
984.61
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
[ca. 1953 & Apr 1972]
Physical Description
2 photograph prints : b&w ; 21 x 25cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by James Tirrul-Jones in his role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Photographs of Sumgas (Apr 1972) & pouring floor slabs for 1st houses in townsite (1953).
Notes
984.61.27 and 984.61.121 : No R Numbers
Subject Access
sumgaas
Sumgas
Kitimat
Townsite
Construction
Storage Location
Curator's Office
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.24
Scope and Content
Slide showing cleared out area of land, likely at smeltersite. Lots of tree debris. Wooden structure for drilling? seen on left.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.24
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 cleared out area of land, likely at smeltersite. Lots of tree debris. Wooden structure for drilling? seen on left.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.47
Scope and Content
Slide showing cleared out area, possibly for townsite. Image is a double exposure, and shows trees from another image.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.47
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 cleared out area, possibly for townsite. Image is a double exposure, and shows trees from another image.
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

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