Photograph of a fire fighter in the door way of one of the trailers after a fire at the Vista Village trail park ; trying to prevent smoke damage with a fan
Photograph of a fire fighter in the door way of one of the trailers after a fire at the Vista Village trail park ; trying to prevent smoke damage with a fan
Photo showing a truck having it's trailer piggy-backed for a return trip and another load, after having deposited a load of logs at Crown Zellerbach's Minette Bay grounds.
Photo showing a truck having it's trailer piggy-backed for a return trip and another load, after having deposited a load of logs at Crown Zellerbach's Minette Bay grounds.
Photo depicts a section of Camp No. 5, Kemano, also known as "The Village", looking north-east along one of the streets in the Wachwas trailer camp in winter.
Photo depicts a section of Camp No. 5, Kemano, also known as "The Village", looking north-east along one of the streets in the Wachwas trailer camp in winter.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-702. Alcan Collection
Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
Scope and Content
Slide of first trailers arrived in Kitimat via boat.
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 bulldozer pulling a trailer containing what appears to be gravel.
