Photograph looking south from drop structure No.8 in Drainage channel, on Friday morning 15th August after diversion dam gave way. Note landscaping along upper bank of southern portion of Channel.
Photograph looking south from drop structure No.8 in Drainage channel, on Friday morning 15th August after diversion dam gave way. Note landscaping along upper bank of southern portion of Channel.
Photograph of temporary weir in main drainage channel below Columbia Ave. bridge, taken on Saturday 23rd Nov after the heavy rain and snow. Note the debris on the structure and part of the bank scoured away. The flow of water cut down the bed of channel approximately 2' in this area.
Photograph of temporary weir in main drainage channel below Columbia Ave. bridge, taken on Saturday 23rd Nov after the heavy rain and snow. Note the debris on the structure and part of the bank scoured away. The flow of water cut down the bed of channel approximately 2' in this area.
Slide showing wooden structure debris. Some sort of metal part/device with a crank is in the middle. Charred trees, and fireweed around it. Machinery working on cleared area in background.
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 wooden structure debris. Some sort of metal part/device with a crank is in the middle. Charred trees, and fireweed around it. Machinery working on cleared area in background.
