Four soldiers wearing hats and cargo pants standing with an R.C.M.P officer at the army show. In the background is a rectangular building with a bus parked in front of it.
Four soldiers wearing hats and cargo pants standing with an R.C.M.P officer at the army show. In the background is a rectangular building with a bus parked in front of it.
Slide showing a man in glasses kneeling down behind a little boy with a red coat and grey cap. The boy is holding a ball. Behind them is a grey vehicle of some sort. To the left of the vehicle is piles of wooden planks. There are some people in red visible beyond that, as well as a house. Douglas Channel and mountains in the distance.
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 man in glasses kneeling down behind a little boy with a red coat and grey cap. The boy is holding a ball. Behind them is a grey vehicle of some sort. To the left of the vehicle is piles of wooden planks. There are some people in red visible beyond that, as well as a house. Douglas Channel and mountains in the distance.
Photo showing Lions wives lend a hand to put over club projects. Shown above are left to right, Mrs. Jack Nevison, Mrs. Min Nishi and Mrs. Bill Patton, members of the Lions flower making committee for the Mothers' Day carnation sale in 1961. Held annually the days' proceeds are used by the club to further their community projects.
Photo showing Lions wives lend a hand to put over club projects. Shown above are left to right, Mrs. Jack Nevison, Mrs. Min Nishi and Mrs. Bill Patton, members of the Lions flower making committee for the Mothers' Day carnation sale in 1961. Held annually the days' proceeds are used by the club to further their community projects.
Photo showing Reeve Sam Lindsay, who will officially open the Lions' Trade Fair tonight, is shown above with Lions' President Toni Jenster and other members of the club at the opening of the new Nechako wading pool on Saturday, May 8th. The pool is located in the neighborhood play area between Hawk and Heron Streets, and is the second neighborhood pool constructed by the Lions' Club for Kitimat youngsters. Both pools, on completion, were turned over to the municipality for operation under the municipal recreation program. Pool supervisors are provided by the municipal playground staff during the two month summer holiday period each year.
Photo showing Reeve Sam Lindsay, who will officially open the Lions' Trade Fair tonight, is shown above with Lions' President Toni Jenster and other members of the club at the opening of the new Nechako wading pool on Saturday, May 8th. The pool is located in the neighborhood play area between Hawk and Heron Streets, and is the second neighborhood pool constructed by the Lions' Club for Kitimat youngsters. Both pools, on completion, were turned over to the municipality for operation under the municipal recreation program. Pool supervisors are provided by the municipal playground staff during the two month summer holiday period each year.
