Photograph of Pioneer Area; Clifford, Charles William Digby ; Portraits ; Entrepreneur - Responsible For First Kitimat Hotel 1904 ; M.L.A. - For Skeena Electoral District ; Ca 1900
Photograph of Pioneer Area; Clifford, Charles William Digby ; Portraits ; Entrepreneur - Responsible For First Kitimat Hotel 1904 ; M.L.A. - For Skeena Electoral District ; Ca 1900
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.
Scope and Content
Portrait of RCMP officer James Norman Smythe in his uniform and hat.
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 opening to the Kitimat Yacht Club basin. Sailboats and the Alcan dock in the distance.
Photograph of Kitimat Branch construction - July 1953 ; Crossing of Sjeena River at Terrace ; Main channel is 100 ft. deep ; During annual spring run off period, all the area presently visible up to the south abutment is entirely inundated with swift flowing waters carrying logs and debris.
Photograph of Kitimat Branch construction - July 1953 ; Crossing of Sjeena River at Terrace ; Main channel is 100 ft. deep ; During annual spring run off period, all the area presently visible up to the south abutment is entirely inundated with swift flowing waters carrying logs and debris.
Photograph of a shop easy float at the Dominion Day parade at Nechako Centre parking lot. Two men are sitting on a green turf on the back of the float truck. Truck is decorated with purple balloons. Two more men are standing near the front of the truck. There are people sitting on the grass behind watching. Homes from Oriole street in background.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a shop easy float at the Dominion Day parade at Nechako Centre parking lot. Two men are sitting on a green turf on the back of the float truck. Truck is decorated with purple balloons. Two more men are standing near the front of the truck. There are people sitting on the grass behind watching. Homes from Oriole street in background.
Photograph of the Dominion Day parade running through the Nechako Centre parking lot. A white car and yellow truck are proceeding through. There is a crowd of people watching. Houses from Oriole street behind on the left. Squirrel Mountain in background.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Dominion Day parade running through the Nechako Centre parking lot. A white car and yellow truck are proceeding through. There is a crowd of people watching. Houses from Oriole street behind on the left. Squirrel Mountain in background.
Photograph of the Dominion Day parade running through the Nechako Centre parking lot. There is a black car with a woman wearing a crown in the front followed by a float with British flags, the red ensign flag, and British flag colours. A crowd of people is all around watching. Forest and mountains, including Clague Mountain in background. Partially cloudy sky.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Dominion Day parade running through the Nechako Centre parking lot. There is a black car with a woman wearing a crown in the front followed by a float with British flags, the red ensign flag, and British flag colours. A crowd of people is all around watching. Forest and mountains, including Clague Mountain in background. Partially cloudy sky.
Photo showing Kitimat's 1st Fashion Show, sponsored by the United Church Women's Association, presented by Hazel Hoppel of the Mary Lynne Dress Shoppe, Terrace.B.C. Flower girls - Diane Gooding, Diane Carlson.
Photo showing Kitimat's 1st Fashion Show, sponsored by the United Church Women's Association, presented by Hazel Hoppel of the Mary Lynne Dress Shoppe, Terrace.B.C. Flower girls - Diane Gooding, Diane Carlson.
