Slide showing front end loader digging. Two shirtless men are on it. One is operating, and the other is standing while holding onto the machine in the front. Behind, construction is visible.
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 front end loader digging. Two shirtless men are on it. One is operating, and the other is standing while holding onto the machine in the front. Behind, construction is visible.
Slide showing front end loader filling a dump truck with soil. There is a hole in front from where it has been digging from. Behind there is construction and material visible.
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 front end loader filling a dump truck with soil. There is a hole in front from where it has been digging from. Behind there is construction and material visible.
A photograph of the Hagwilget Church near Hazelton. The Hagwilgets are a Carrier Tribe, moved from Moricetown to Hazelton when the Skeena River was blocked by a rockslide. The Hagwilgets are Catholic.
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
A photograph of the Hagwilget Church near Hazelton. The Hagwilgets are a Carrier Tribe, moved from Moricetown to Hazelton when the Skeena River was blocked by a rockslide. The Hagwilgets are Catholic.
Folder of Patricia Holmes Simpson fonds. Consists of a collection of booklets and programs collected between 1956-1981.
Christmas Carol Festival 1958
The Kitimat Choristers A Spring Concert 1959
The Kitimat Choristers A Spring Concert 1960
The Kitimat Choristers A Spring Concert 1961
Kitimat Concert Association 1958
Kitimat Concert Association "Alaska Music Trail" 1958
Kitimat Concert Association "The Choristers" 1958
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music Trail 1960
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music Trail 12 March 1961
Kitimat Concert Asociation Alaska Music Trail 9th April 1961
Kitimat Concert Association Herman Godes February 21
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music TRail November 2nd, 1958
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music Trail February 22nd, 1959
Raymond McFeeters at the piano 5th April 1959
Kitimat COncert Association Alaska Music Trail 1st November 1959
A Choral Concert March 29, 1957
Christ Church Anglican 25th Anniversary
Christ Church Parish News
Christ Church Booklet
Folder of Patricia Holmes Simpson fonds. Consists of a collection of booklets and programs collected between 1956-1981.
Christmas Carol Festival 1958
The Kitimat Choristers A Spring Concert 1959
The Kitimat Choristers A Spring Concert 1960
The Kitimat Choristers A Spring Concert 1961
Kitimat Concert Association 1958
Kitimat Concert Association "Alaska Music Trail" 1958
Kitimat Concert Association "The Choristers" 1958
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music Trail 1960
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music Trail 12 March 1961
Kitimat Concert Asociation Alaska Music Trail 9th April 1961
Kitimat Concert Association Herman Godes February 21
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music TRail November 2nd, 1958
Kitimat Concert Association Alaska Music Trail February 22nd, 1959
Raymond McFeeters at the piano 5th April 1959
Kitimat COncert Association Alaska Music Trail 1st November 1959
A Choral Concert March 29, 1957
Christ Church Anglican 25th Anniversary
Christ Church Parish News
Christ Church Booklet
Various photographs showing the new Kitamaat Village Church, a dugout canoe to be steamed, views of the Kitimat Smelter, wild plants, and a Kitamaat Totem Pole.
16 photograph prints : color ; 9 x 13cm
5 photograph prints : color ; 13 x 9cm
Custodial History
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
Various photographs showing the new Kitamaat Village Church, a dugout canoe to be steamed, views of the Kitimat Smelter, wild plants, and a Kitamaat Totem Pole.
Photograph of two girls on starling street. Girl in left is wearing a pink dress and red coat. Girl on right is wearing red with a yellow scarf around her head, and is riding a red tricycle. Houses in background.
Malcolm Baxter died in 2020. His father Basil, was very instrumental in the organization of Kitimat in the early years. Basil was married to Cathy Baxter and they had two sons - Malcolm and Michael.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of two girls on starling street. Girl in left is wearing a pink dress and red coat. Girl on right is wearing red with a yellow scarf around her head, and is riding a red tricycle. Houses in background.
Malcolm Baxter died in 2020. His father Basil, was very instrumental in the organization of Kitimat in the early years. Basil was married to Cathy Baxter and they had two sons - Malcolm and Michael.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of David inside home on Starling Street. Clean dishes in rack and sink behind him.
