Photograph of A.W. Whitaker, Jr. vice president and General manager of the Aluminum company of Canada, and Mr. Eva Waldie, the superviser of communications for the company as they watch the first message recieved in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in th world.
Photograph of A.W. Whitaker, Jr. vice president and General manager of the Aluminum company of Canada, and Mr. Eva Waldie, the superviser of communications for the company as they watch the first message recieved in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in th world.
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Montreal, 1 April 1955- A.W. Whitaker, Jr, Vice-President and General Manager of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited and Mrs. Eva Waldie, Supervisor of the Communications for the Company, watch as the first message is received in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in the world. Installed by the Trans-Canada Telephone System, it went into operation today and provides instant communication between Alcan's head office in the Sun Life Building, Montreal and the company's plant at Kitimat, 400 miles north of Vancouver, in British Columbia. Messages between these two points travel a distance in excess of 5200 miles. Alcan, which is presently producing 91,500 tons of aluminum a year at Kitimat, has announced plans for expanding Kitimat capacity to 330,000 tons and this direct communications link between Kitimat and the company head office is expected to prove invaluable.
Photograph of A.W. Whitaker, Jr., Vice-president and General Manager of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd to watch as the first message is received in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in the world.
Photograph of A.W. Whitaker, Jr., Vice-president and General Manager of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd to watch as the first message is received in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in the world.
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On April 1 1955 - A.W. Whitaker, Jr., Vice-President and General Manager of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd. watches as the first message is received in Montreal over the longest industrial teletype system in the world. Installed by the Trans-Canada Telephone system, it went into operation on that date to provide instant communication between Alcan's head office in Montreal and the company's plant at Kitimat.
Photograph of two girls in swimsuits standing on a sandy bank, possibly the Kitimat River. Girl in pink swimsuit is standing in front of girl in blue swimsuit. Leafy trees and bushes 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 two girls in swimsuits standing on a sandy bank, possibly the Kitimat River. Girl in pink swimsuit is standing in front of girl in blue swimsuit. Leafy trees and bushes in background.
Photograph of multiple people on the sandy river bank. Possibly the Kitimat River; river is not visible. In the very front is a man with blonde hair wearing blue jeans and and blue shirt, and a woman with brown hair wearing a white shirt and grey/purple swim bottom. Between them there is a wooden crate on the ground. There is a man on the left in a white shirt and blue jeans leaning on an upright log. Two more people are in the far back past a pile of woody debris. Leafy forest 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 multiple people on the sandy river bank. Possibly the Kitimat River; river is not visible. In the very front is a man with blonde hair wearing blue jeans and and blue shirt, and a woman with brown hair wearing a white shirt and grey/purple swim bottom. Between them there is a wooden crate on the ground. There is a man on the left in a white shirt and blue jeans leaning on an upright log. Two more people are in the far back past a pile of woody debris. Leafy forest in background.
Photograph of the farewell party for the first bank manager of Kitimat, Permiter (left). Don, Forward retiring president of Kitimat Chamber of Commerce presents Mr. Parmiter with pen and pencil set.
Photograph of the farewell party for the first bank manager of Kitimat, Permiter (left). Don, Forward retiring president of Kitimat Chamber of Commerce presents Mr. Parmiter with pen and pencil set.
