Photograph of thirteen people standing in front of an airplane. Airplane doors are open and boarding stairs are in place. 'CPA' logo to right of doors. Possibly travelers from Kitimat on International charter flights organized by immigrant Alcan workers, to their home countries.
Photograph of thirteen people standing in front of an airplane. Airplane doors are open and boarding stairs are in place. 'CPA' logo to right of doors. Possibly travelers from Kitimat on International charter flights organized by immigrant Alcan workers, to their home countries.
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.
A stewardess from the Canadian Pacific Airlines visiting the highschool. She is wearing her uniform and is pointing to a country on the globe and three students are looking.
A stewardess from the Canadian Pacific Airlines visiting the highschool. She is wearing her uniform and is pointing to a country on the globe and three students are looking.
