James 'Jim' Smythe served as Kitimat's first RCMP officer from March 1952 to September 1953. This photo was likely taken early in his police career, which began in Winnipeg in 1947.
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Portrait of RCMP officer James Norman Smythe in his uniform and hat.
James Smythe was Kitimat's first police officer; Joan Ingram was the daughter of Charles Ingram, superintendant of Kitimat Construction. The two were married in 1953 and moved to New Hazelton shortly afterwards.
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Photograph of Joan Marie Ingram and James Norman Smythe with a dog in a small boat, presumably on the Douglas Channel near Kitimat.
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.
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Portrait of RCMP officer James Norman Smythe in his uniform and hat.
