Photograph of a group of men at middle standing by crane, man at left standing by crane touching equipment, and man inside crane. Kemano Tunnel Collection.
Photograph of a group of men at middle standing by crane, man at left standing by crane touching equipment, and man inside crane. Kemano Tunnel Collection.
Photograph of Secretary-Treasurer Georges Carrier (Arvida), Mr. Roch Fortin (Arvida Chamber of Commerce), Mayor Romain Langlois (Ville de Soules), Mr. Adrien Plourde (President - National Syndicate of Alcan Employment), Mr. Kenneth Guy (Protestant School Board - Arvida), Mr. Emile Frigon (Catholic School Commission - Arvida), Mayor Marcel D'Amour (Hull), and Alderman Georges Potvin (Arvida).
Photograph of Secretary-Treasurer Georges Carrier (Arvida), Mr. Roch Fortin (Arvida Chamber of Commerce), Mayor Romain Langlois (Ville de Soules), Mr. Adrien Plourde (President - National Syndicate of Alcan Employment), Mr. Kenneth Guy (Protestant School Board - Arvida), Mr. Emile Frigon (Catholic School Commission - Arvida), Mayor Marcel D'Amour (Hull), and Alderman Georges Potvin (Arvida).
Malcolm Baxter died in 2020. His father Basil, was very instrumental in the organization of Kitimat in the early years. Basil was married to Cathy Baxter and they had two sons - Malcolm and Michael.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill Moore Alcan Engineer, ?, Basil Baxter (1st council), Stanley Dalton (Basil's father-in-law) holding a trophy.
Photo of twelve men arranged for group photo, smiling. Some sitting, some standing. Behind them is shelf with books/documents with labels reading Euclid, Cummins, GMC, White, Willys, Dodge, Ford, IHC, etc.
Photo of twelve men arranged for group photo, smiling. Some sitting, some standing. Behind them is shelf with books/documents with labels reading Euclid, Cummins, GMC, White, Willys, Dodge, Ford, IHC, etc.
Photograph of the clearing contractor's men drilling a tree stump in preparation for blasting. Note how the chain saw has been modified for drilling purposes.
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.7 cm
1 negative : b&w ; 35 mm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the clearing contractor's men drilling a tree stump in preparation for blasting. Note how the chain saw has been modified for drilling purposes.
Slide showing construction of a building form. Poles and wood form the start of a framework, and there are many men, some with no shirts, working on it. Cement truck is to the left pouring in cement. In the background the built framework for the potlines is 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 construction of a building form. Poles and wood form the start of a framework, and there are many men, some with no shirts, working on it. Cement truck is to the left pouring in cement. In the background the built framework for the potlines is visible.
Photograph of looking northeast showing service building group. Note partial glazing of forge building and men placing ferrodeck roofing on electrical building. Lots of snow.
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
Photograph of looking northeast showing service building group. Note partial glazing of forge building and men placing ferrodeck roofing on electrical building. Lots of snow.
