1. Photograph of driving the last spike in the Kitimat/Terrace Railway, 8 Jul 1955. (formerly 982.46.20a, Tirrul-Jones Collection)
2. Photograph of Sikorsky Helicopter crossing a mile-deep gorge with cargo.
3. Two photographs of the Kenney Dam.
4. Photograph of green space beside town housing, Partridge Street.
5. Photograph of Tony, Josephine and Vincent Heslenfeld's Panabode home on Pintail Street.
6. Photograph of Kemano showing aerial tramway and railroad slash.
7. Photograph of Kemano Powerhouse construction.
3 photograph prints : colour ; 25cm x 20.5cm
3 photograph prints : b&w ; 25cm x 20.5cm
1 photograph print : b&w ; 25.5cm x 17.5cm
1 photograph print : b&w ; 17.5cm x 12.5cm
History / Biographical
Purchased from the National Geographic Society Magazine for exhibition use.
Scope and Content
1. Photograph of driving the last spike in the Kitimat/Terrace Railway, 8 Jul 1955. (formerly 982.46.20a, Tirrul-Jones Collection)
2. Photograph of Sikorsky Helicopter crossing a mile-deep gorge with cargo.
3. Two photographs of the Kenney Dam.
4. Photograph of green space beside town housing, Partridge Street.
5. Photograph of Tony, Josephine and Vincent Heslenfeld's Panabode home on Pintail Street.
6. Photograph of Kemano showing aerial tramway and railroad slash.
7. Photograph of Kemano Powerhouse construction.
Photo depicts four officials who had just returned to Vanderhoof after the official naming ceremony of the Kenney Dam. From left is the Honourable E. T. Kenney for whom the dam was named after; Mr. William Alan Whyte, General Freight Agent, Western Division for Canadian National Railways and Steamships in Vancouver, B.C.; Mr. McNeely Dubose, Vice President of the Aluminum Company of Canada in Montreal, P.Q.; The Honourable Clarence Wallace, Lieutenant Governor of the province of British Columbia located in Victoria.
Photo depicts four officials who had just returned to Vanderhoof after the official naming ceremony of the Kenney Dam. From left is the Honourable E. T. Kenney for whom the dam was named after; Mr. William Alan Whyte, General Freight Agent, Western Division for Canadian National Railways and Steamships in Vancouver, B.C.; Mr. McNeely Dubose, Vice President of the Aluminum Company of Canada in Montreal, P.Q.; The Honourable Clarence Wallace, Lieutenant Governor of the province of British Columbia located in Victoria.
Notes
This photo was in all the newspapers. -- Photo was taken the day after returning to Vanderhoof. -- The photo was taken on the back of CNR private car #82. Ron Whyte Collection
Photograph showing Stanley Hurrell wearing new Kitimat bus uniforms. All 19 Kitimat transport bus drivers received official uniforms.
Half the cost of the uniforms were borne by the drivers themselves and half by the Company.
Photograph showing Stanley Hurrell wearing new Kitimat bus uniforms. All 19 Kitimat transport bus drivers received official uniforms.
Half the cost of the uniforms were borne by the drivers themselves and half by the Company.
Photo depicts construction of two pan-abode waiting rooms on the beach at Smeltersite for Pacific Western Airlines. A "Mallard" amphibian airplane unloads on the landing ramp in the background.
Photo depicts construction of two pan-abode waiting rooms on the beach at Smeltersite for Pacific Western Airlines. A "Mallard" amphibian airplane unloads on the landing ramp in the background.
Notes
Pan-Abode is interlocking red cedar building materials invented in 1948 in British Columbia. The builders of Kitimat chose innovative materials such as Pan-Abode for the town. Pan-Abode was used in some of the first prototype homes on Kitimat's first streets - Oriole, Pintail, and Partridge. It is also an efficient building material as a structure can be assembled very quickly. Northern Sentinel Press Collection. P00226.jpg
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 portion of transmission line/station.
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 roll of transmission line to be installed. Transmission station visible behind, and towers visible on the right.
Photo depicts workers clearing the transmission line right-of-way. The smelter site preparation and smoke from the townsite clearing are in the distance.
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
