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Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.12
Scope and Content
Slide showing rows of ceramic voltage insulators resting on wooden planks. For transmission line.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.12
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 rows of ceramic voltage insulators resting on wooden planks. For transmission line.
Subject Access
Transmission line
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Date Range
[1958-1987]
GMD
Thermal T&E (blank subclass)
Object Type
Thermal instrument case
Material
metal
glass
paper
Accession Number
2018.23.1
Description
Coulter Electric thermometer inside a gold frame with a picture of a blue 1930 Dusenberg car. At the top there are two addresses for Coulter Electric LTD. one at Kitimat and the other at Terrace. At the top left there is a small thermostat.
GMD
Thermal T&E (blank subclass)
Object Type
Thermal instrument case
Description
Coulter Electric thermometer inside a gold frame with a picture of a blue 1930 Dusenberg car. At the top there are two addresses for Coulter Electric LTD. one at Kitimat and the other at Terrace. At the top left there is a small thermostat.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
metal
glass
paper
Condition Remarks
Yellowing, the back is dirty.
Width
13 cm
Length
18 cm
Date Range
[1958-1987]
Accession Number
2018.23.1
Category
Thermal T&E
Location
Bay 2 Shelf 2 Box 4
Date Range
[1958-1987]
GMD
Thermal T&E (blank subclass)
Object Type
Thermal instrument case
Material
metal
glass
paper
Accession Number
2024.4.1
Description
Coulter Electric thermometer inside a gold frame with a picture of a blue 1916 Stutz Bearcat car. At the bottom there are two addresses for Coulter Electric LTD., one at Kitimat and the other at Terrace. At the bottom left there is a small thermostat.
GMD
Thermal T&E (blank subclass)
Object Type
Thermal instrument case
Description
Coulter Electric thermometer inside a gold frame with a picture of a blue 1916 Stutz Bearcat car. At the bottom there are two addresses for Coulter Electric LTD., one at Kitimat and the other at Terrace. At the bottom left there is a small thermostat.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
metal
glass
paper
Condition Remarks
Stains/smudges/scratches on glass front, front of photograph, and back. Small spots of rust all around the frame. Paper is yellowing.
Width
13 cm
Length
18 cm
Inscriptions
"1916 -- Stutz Bearcat. Compliments of COULTER ELECTRIC LIMITED."
Date Range
[1958-1987]
Accession Number
2024.4.1
Category
Thermal T&E
Location
Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 6