Photo depicts the men in charge of operations. From left is Vice President A.W. Whitaker Jr. seen sitting in a helicopter; Project Manager Percy E. Radley; Chief Resident Engineer John Kendrick. The three men are all taking a look at what could be a map.
Photo depicts the men in charge of operations. From left is Vice President A.W. Whitaker Jr. seen sitting in a helicopter; Project Manager Percy E. Radley; Chief Resident Engineer John Kendrick. The three men are all taking a look at what could be a map.
Photo showing visit of Duke of Edinburgh. L/R A.W. Whitaker, Vice-President and General Manager (Alcan); H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh; R.E. Powell, President of Alcan; Hon. C.D. Howe.
Photo showing visit of Duke of Edinburgh. L/R A.W. Whitaker, Vice-President and General Manager (Alcan); H.R.H. Duke of Edinburgh; R.E. Powell, President of Alcan; Hon. C.D. Howe.
Photograph of the Duke of Edinburgh's making a visit to Kitimat. From the left is the general manager Whittaker of Alcan. Group Captain A.E. Mcnab from the P.W.A Mallard R.E. Powell- president of Aluminum co. of Canada Prince Phillip.
Photograph of the Duke of Edinburgh's making a visit to Kitimat. From the left is the general manager Whittaker of Alcan. Group Captain A.E. Mcnab from the P.W.A Mallard R.E. Powell- president of Aluminum co. of Canada Prince Phillip.
Photograph of A.W. Whitaker- vice president and general manager of aluminum Co. of Canada, and the H.R.H the duke of Edinburgh. The Dukes official guide in his informational tour of Kitimat works was A.W whitaker.
Photograph of A.W. Whitaker- vice president and general manager of aluminum Co. of Canada, and the H.R.H the duke of Edinburgh. The Dukes official guide in his informational tour of Kitimat works was A.W whitaker.
Photograph of the first message on the new teletype system in the Alcan office was recieved at 9:30am, Friday April 1 by works manager A.C. Turney of the new communications set up in Montreal. Teletype operator Zena Coghin was kept extremely busy handling the first flow of messages which were received instantaneously from Montreal. Among the first messages, vice president and general manager A.W. Whitaker said, "engineers will find this teletype of immeasurable value... and will enable Alcan to give customers and even better service.
Photograph of the first message on the new teletype system in the Alcan office was recieved at 9:30am, Friday April 1 by works manager A.C. Turney of the new communications set up in Montreal. Teletype operator Zena Coghin was kept extremely busy handling the first flow of messages which were received instantaneously from Montreal. Among the first messages, vice president and general manager A.W. Whitaker said, "engineers will find this teletype of immeasurable value... and will enable Alcan to give customers and even better service.
Photo depicts H.R.H., Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip inspecting the first ingot poured at the new smelter in Kitimat. President R.E. Powell (right) and Manager A.W. Whitaker Jr. (left).
Photo depicts H.R.H., Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip inspecting the first ingot poured at the new smelter in Kitimat. President R.E. Powell (right) and Manager A.W. Whitaker Jr. (left).
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Title based on content of photograph. Alcan Collection
Photograph showing Alcan's Manager of Power Operations, J.T. Madill sending A.W. Whitaker off as he and his wife become the first people to cover the entire Kitimat to Montreal distance by rail.
Photograph showing Alcan's Manager of Power Operations, J.T. Madill sending A.W. Whitaker off as he and his wife become the first people to cover the entire Kitimat to Montreal distance by rail.
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.
