Photograph of Mrs. Wakita dropping the puck at a hockey game. Winterhawks player Brad Riley is standing next to her. On the right of the photo across from Brad is another player.
Photograph of Mrs. Wakita dropping the puck at a hockey game. Winterhawks player Brad Riley is standing next to her. On the right of the photo across from Brad is another player.
Slide showing a men playing a game of baseball at smeltersite. Large crowd of people are watching them. Behind them is a cleared out slope with some buildings. Mountains beyond.
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 a men playing a game of baseball at smeltersite. Large crowd of people are watching them. Behind them is a cleared out slope with some buildings. Mountains beyond.
Photograph of a young Kitimat hockey player posing with a stick.
Notes
Appears to be a goalie based on the pads/mitts he is wearing. Probably in the Bantam (13-14) or Midget (15-17) age division. Team unknown; jersey says "Kitimat."
Photograph of the Delta King viewed from the front at smeltersite. On the left further back are bunkhouses. There is a beach in the foreground with people in swimwear. Some people are in the water.
Photograph of the Delta King viewed from the front at smeltersite. On the left further back are bunkhouses. There is a beach in the foreground with people in swimwear. Some people are in the water.
Slide showing two men leaning on the Delta King and leaning on the railing. One man is looking at the camera, and the other is partially obscured by him. Behind them are chairs visible on the deck. In the background the smeltersite homes are visible.
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 two men leaning on the Delta King and leaning on the railing. One man is looking at the camera, and the other is partially obscured by him. Behind them are chairs visible on the deck. In the background the smeltersite homes are visible.
