James 'Jim' Smythe served as Kitimat's first RCMP officer from March 1952 to September 1953. This photo was likely taken early in his police career, which began in Winnipeg in 1947.
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Portrait of RCMP officer James Norman Smythe in his uniform and hat.
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.
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.
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.
Photograph showing playgrounds beside Alcan apartments off of Haisla Blvd., looking at Oriole or Osprey Streets. In the Nechako Centre area you can see the top of the United Church and Nechako Shopping Centre
Photograph showing playgrounds beside Alcan apartments off of Haisla Blvd., looking at Oriole or Osprey Streets. In the Nechako Centre area you can see the top of the United Church and Nechako Shopping Centre
The man in the middle has both hands on the aircraft, and the man on the right has one hand resting on it. The aircraft is stationed in the water, and has the letters CF-JFL on the tail.
The man in the middle has both hands on the aircraft, and the man on the right has one hand resting on it. The aircraft is stationed in the water, and has the letters CF-JFL on the tail.
An R.C.M.P officer holding a baby cub. There is a boy behind the officer wearing a plaid button up shirt, and a man with a video camera behind the young boy.
An R.C.M.P officer holding a baby cub. There is a boy behind the officer wearing a plaid button up shirt, and a man with a video camera behind the young boy.
An R.C.M.P officer saluting on stage at the Mount Elizabeth Secondary School gym. There is also a sea cadet on stage with his back to the camera. There are people seated on chairs on the gym floor, watching.
An R.C.M.P officer saluting on stage at the Mount Elizabeth Secondary School gym. There is also a sea cadet on stage with his back to the camera. There are people seated on chairs on the gym floor, watching.
