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 opening to the Kitimat Yacht Club basin. Sailboats and the Alcan dock in the distance.
Photo showing Wharf Fire (Kitimat Wharf) which belongs to Alcan. The part that had the fire was a storage bldg. used when the boats docked with supplies for both Kitimat/Kemano. Also, part of the wharf was taken and both the wharf and storage bldg. where not replaced.1960s
Photo showing Wharf Fire (Kitimat Wharf) which belongs to Alcan. The part that had the fire was a storage bldg. used when the boats docked with supplies for both Kitimat/Kemano. Also, part of the wharf was taken and both the wharf and storage bldg. where not replaced.1960s
Photo showing The Kitimat Hotel, now the Kitimat-Gordon Hotel, boasted the largest beer parlor in Western Canada in the early 1950s. Part of the big tap room is shown in a picture taken from the historical files of the Northern Sentinel.
Photo showing The Kitimat Hotel, now the Kitimat-Gordon Hotel, boasted the largest beer parlor in Western Canada in the early 1950s. Part of the big tap room is shown in a picture taken from the historical files of the Northern Sentinel.
10 slides featuring image of Kitimat in 1980. Slides include images of the Safety Building, hospital, an aerial, Moore Creek waterfall, golf course, centennial park, Lakelse Lake, Alcan Office, and Kitimat River.
10 slides featuring image of Kitimat in 1980. Slides include images of the Safety Building, hospital, an aerial, Moore Creek waterfall, golf course, centennial park, Lakelse Lake, Alcan Office, and Kitimat River.
Photograph of the Kitimat Hotel in Service Centre. There are cars and trucks parked outside of it. There is an X with arrows drawn on the side of the building showing where the dining room for reception is.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Kitimat Hotel in Service Centre. There are cars and trucks parked outside of it. There is an X with arrows drawn on the side of the building showing where the dining room for reception is.
There are five men and one woman standing in a row, posing for the camera man. The lady is the second one in from the left, and Mayor Sam Lindsay is the fourth one in from the left. There is striped wall paper in the background, and curtains to the right of the photograph.
There are five men and one woman standing in a row, posing for the camera man. The lady is the second one in from the left, and Mayor Sam Lindsay is the fourth one in from the left. There is striped wall paper in the background, and curtains to the right of the photograph.
