Slide showing dirt road leading to a bridge over a river/creek, possibly Anderson Creek. Grassy area on other side with white foundation structures for transmission line. Mountains in background. Mount Elizabeth partially visible on left side.
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 dirt road leading to a bridge over a river/creek, possibly Anderson Creek. Grassy area on other side with white foundation structures for transmission line. Mountains in background. Mount Elizabeth partially visible on left side.
Photograph of Alcan transmission line above Kemano River, Adam Charneski standing in foreground, wearing hard hat and a wicker basket back pack. Man is looking through binoculars.
Part of binder assembled by Bill Flonders - Employment, Training & Apprenticeship, Alcan. Given to Fred Busby.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alcan transmission line above Kemano River, Adam Charneski standing in foreground, wearing hard hat and a wicker basket back pack. Man is looking through binoculars.
Photograph showing one of the bridges on the No.2. Electrical Transmission Line to the Townsite. This bridge was swept away on the night of the 22nd and 23rd of November.
Photograph showing one of the bridges on the No.2. Electrical Transmission Line to the Townsite. This bridge was swept away on the night of the 22nd and 23rd of November.
Photo depicts two men loading supplies for construction of the transmission line into a Bell helicopter. The transmission line right-of-way is seen in the background.
Photo depicts two men loading supplies for construction of the transmission line into a Bell helicopter. The transmission line right-of-way is seen in the background.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Kitimat Heritage Advisory Commission Collection
Photo depicts Auguste Buteau, Alcan Conductor Division Inspector, stamping his initials into a completed joint for the transmission line to mark it as O.K.
Photo depicts Auguste Buteau, Alcan Conductor Division Inspector, stamping his initials into a completed joint for the transmission line to mark it as O.K.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID No. KR-1143. -- Mr. Buteau was from the Isle Maligne in Quebec. Each joint in the transmission line had to be inspected and stamped. Alcan Collection
