Photo depicts a International diesel TD-24 spreading a layer of large stones at the base of the Nechako Dam.
Notes
ID no. C 5927. -- Title based on content of photo. -- These layers of various size rock stone and clay will all slope towards the rock fill at about a 45 degree pitch. Official naming ceremony renamed dam the Kenney Dam. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.56
This item is part of a large collection of photographs from Prince Rupert Daily News that was first transfered to the Prince Rupert City & Regional Archives. Images pertaining to Kitimat/Kemano were subsequently transfered to our repository
Photo depicts a unidentified man sitting on the Nechako River bank watching the the activities of construction of the dam at the canyon. Right bank stripping and left bank tunnel haul road shown.
Photo depicts a unidentified man sitting on the Nechako River bank watching the the activities of construction of the dam at the canyon. Right bank stripping and left bank tunnel haul road shown.
Notes
Title based on content of photo. -- A rock dam was chosen for its ability to withstand earthquakes. Morrison-Knudsen Company Collection
Illustration depicts the extent of the Project, from the Kenney Dam and reservoir area to the transmission line and smelter. The future tunnel or the Kemano Completion Project is also included.
Illustration depicts the extent of the Project, from the Kenney Dam and reservoir area to the transmission line and smelter. The future tunnel or the Kemano Completion Project is also included.
Notes
Illustration from Alcan's publication "Kitimat-Kemano, Five Years of Operation, 1954-1959". Alcan Collection
Negatives showing the Nechako Reservoir, the Kenney Dam, & the Skins Lake Spillway which were built to create hydroelectric power to be used by the Alcan aluminum smelter in Kitimat. Also pictured is Des Lake, Alcan barge Tahtsa II at East Tahtsa, a view of the Entiako River as it enters the Nechako Reservoir, an underwater cutting barge, & Eurocan's logging operation at Andrews Bay on Ootsa Lake.
Negatives showing the Nechako Reservoir, the Kenney Dam, & the Skins Lake Spillway which were built to create hydroelectric power to be used by the Alcan aluminum smelter in Kitimat. Also pictured is Des Lake, Alcan barge Tahtsa II at East Tahtsa, a view of the Entiako River as it enters the Nechako Reservoir, an underwater cutting barge, & Eurocan's logging operation at Andrews Bay on Ootsa Lake.
Photo showing 1st Filling Station, Manager, Norm Wise, Customer, Pete Harder, station at Columbia and Kuldo. British American Oil Company at that time.
Photo showing 1st Filling Station, Manager, Norm Wise, Customer, Pete Harder, station at Columbia and Kuldo. British American Oil Company at that time.
Slide showing front end loader filling a dump truck with soil. There is a hole in front from where it has been digging from. Behind there is construction and material visible.
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 front end loader filling a dump truck with soil. There is a hole in front from where it has been digging from. Behind there is construction and material visible.
Photograph showing two men putting their glasses up and a woman filling the glasses up for them. They're sitting at a small circle table that has a plad table cloth over it. One man is wearing a hat, vest, pants, a plain shirt, socks that go below his knees and shoes. The other man is wearing a hat, a short scarf, a striped shirt, pants, and shoes. The woman is wearing a shirt, a skirt, a corset and has her hair in buns behind her ears. In the background is a wood fence that has vines on it.
Photograph showing two men putting their glasses up and a woman filling the glasses up for them. They're sitting at a small circle table that has a plad table cloth over it. One man is wearing a hat, vest, pants, a plain shirt, socks that go below his knees and shoes. The other man is wearing a hat, a short scarf, a striped shirt, pants, and shoes. The woman is wearing a shirt, a skirt, a corset and has her hair in buns behind her ears. In the background is a wood fence that has vines on it.
Photo showing The Kenney Dam, also the construction site. The Nechako Reservoir started to fill in October 1952, and with completion of the Kenney Dam in 1954 a 145 mile long expanse of water covering 339 sq. miles was created.
Photo showing The Kenney Dam, also the construction site. The Nechako Reservoir started to fill in October 1952, and with completion of the Kenney Dam in 1954 a 145 mile long expanse of water covering 339 sq. miles was created.