Photograph of two women holding a paper resembling a cheque. Woman on the left is wearing a long sleeve dress, and the woman on the right is wearing a leather jacket and jeans. Behind them seems to be a type of shop with jewelry and clothing. Hanging from the ceiling are plants and tinsle.
Photograph of two women holding a paper resembling a cheque. Woman on the left is wearing a long sleeve dress, and the woman on the right is wearing a leather jacket and jeans. Behind them seems to be a type of shop with jewelry and clothing. Hanging from the ceiling are plants and tinsle.
Slide showing piles of concrete made pieces for construction. To be used as building material for something. Powerline pole, cleared area, and forest visible behind.
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 piles of concrete made pieces for construction. To be used as building material for something. Powerline pole, cleared area, and forest visible behind.
