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Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.93
Scope and Content
Slide showing smeltersite. Brown building on the left has a vehicle and truck parked in front of it. Below is a road with more vehicles and multiple busses parked. A man is standing in front of th vehicles. Beyond that is cleared space, and the potline framework and construction in the far background. Mountains facing NW down the valley is beyond that.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.93
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 smeltersite. Brown building on the left has a vehicle and truck parked in front of it. Below is a road with more vehicles and multiple busses parked. A man is standing in front of th vehicles. Beyond that is cleared space, and the potline framework and construction in the far background. Mountains facing NW down the valley is beyond that.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.94
Scope and Content
Slide showing smeltersite. Dirt road with people on it is in the foreground. The road goes up a small hill on the left. Beyond that towards the right are buildings. Small buildings (a camp?) in the front, and larger buildings behind (potlines?). Snowy mountain in distance.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.94
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 smeltersite. Dirt road with people on it is in the foreground. The road goes up a small hill on the left. Beyond that towards the right are buildings. Small buildings (a camp?) in the front, and larger buildings behind (potlines?). Snowy mountain in distance.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
Kitimat Museum & Archives Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1954
Accession Number
2019.59.1
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial of smeltersite.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum & Archives Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2019.59.1
Date Range
1951-1954
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 17.5 x 25 cm
Custodial History
Likely taken by an engineer on the Alcan project.
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial of smeltersite.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.55
Scope and Content
Slide showing train with two cars running through the smeltersite area. Large metal bucket object sits on the left, possibly part of a dredging scoop.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.55
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 train with two cars running through the smeltersite area. Large metal bucket object sits on the left, possibly part of a dredging scoop.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Construction at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34798
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.103
Scope and Content
Slide showing building construction at smeltersite. There is a flat, gravelly area and a dirt road in the foreground. Behind that is constyruction supplies and a partially made buulding A larger wooden structure is beyond that and more buildings. Mountains visible in background, looking in direction of Mt Elizabeth (mountain covered by clouds).
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.103
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 building construction at smeltersite. There is a flat, gravelly area and a dirt road in the foreground. Behind that is constyruction supplies and a partially made buulding A larger wooden structure is beyond that and more buildings. Mountains visible in background, looking in direction of Mt Elizabeth (mountain covered by clouds).
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 - 30 Aug 1955
Accession Number
2020.1.10
Scope and Content
Photograph showing housing for the Alcan Smeltersite
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.1.10
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
19 - 30 Aug 1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 9 cm 1 negetive : b&w ; 12.8 x 6.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph showing housing for the Alcan Smeltersite
Subject Access
Housing
Smeltersite
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Geographic Access
Alcan Smelter
Smeltersite
Storage Location
photograph storage

Aerial view of smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description140
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Scope and Content
Photo depicts an aerial view of the smeltersite main camp showing married quarters, sternwheeler Delta King, hydraulic fill in progress, recreation building, hospital, power plant, sawmill and water tank.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
134
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts an aerial view of the smeltersite main camp showing married quarters, sternwheeler Delta King, hydraulic fill in progress, recreation building, hospital, power plant, sawmill and water tank.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Alcan ID Numbers BC-2-243 and ACM-24311. Alcan Collection 78.11.32
Subject Access
Smelters
Images

Cleared Area at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34784
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.89
Scope and Content
Slide showing cleared out area at smeltersite for smelter construction. Equipment working in distance. On the left, a bit of a potline framework is visible.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.89
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 cleared out area at smeltersite for smelter construction. Equipment working in distance. On the left, a bit of a potline framework is visible.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.112
Scope and Content
Slide showing edge of smeltersite near Douglas Channel. Trailer camp visible in foreground. Dredger visible on far right.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.112
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 edge of smeltersite near Douglas Channel. Trailer camp visible in foreground. Dredger visible on far right.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Douglas Channel
Dredging
camp
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Cleared Area at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34785
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.90
Scope and Content
Slide showing cleared out area at smeltersite. Raised mound towards the middle with vehicle tracks. Douglas Channel visible in distance.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.90
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 cleared out area at smeltersite. Raised mound towards the middle with vehicle tracks. Douglas Channel visible in distance.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Bulldozer Working at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34802
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.107
Scope and Content
Slide showing bulldozer moving dirt at smeltersite. Douglas Channel visible behind, and transmission line clearing is visible on the distant mountain as well.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.107
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 bulldozer moving dirt at smeltersite. Douglas Channel visible behind, and transmission line clearing is visible on the distant mountain as well.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Machinery
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.97
Scope and Content
Slide showing cleared smeltersite area, construction, and camp near the Kitimat River estuary. In the distance smoke is visible, likely from townsite clearing burning.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.97
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 cleared smeltersite area, construction, and camp near the Kitimat River estuary. In the distance smoke is visible, likely from townsite clearing burning.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Construction
Douglas Channel
Estuary
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Cleared Area at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34786
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.91
Scope and Content
Slide showing cleared area at smeltersite for smelter construction. Equipment and cranes are visible working. In the distance are building structures, and in the foreground are powerlines. On the bottom left a person can be seen walking.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.91
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 cleared area at smeltersite for smelter construction. Equipment and cranes are visible working. In the distance are building structures, and in the foreground are powerlines. On the bottom left a person can be seen walking.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Smeltersite
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Smeltersite and Douglas Channel

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34793
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.98
Scope and Content
Slide showing temporary camp at smeltersite, and cleared out area. Behind it is Douglas Channel. Dock construction would begin in this area.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.98
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 temporary camp at smeltersite, and cleared out area. Behind it is Douglas Channel. Dock construction would begin in this area.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Douglas Channel
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Looking NW From Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34787
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.92
Scope and Content
Slide showing NW view from smeltersite towards Clague Mountain. Building visible on left side, and mountain in the distance. Image is a double exposure, and trucks can be seen in the ghosted image.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.92
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 NW view from smeltersite towards Clague Mountain. Building visible on left side, and mountain in the distance. Image is a double exposure, and trucks can be seen in the ghosted image.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Smeltersite Transmission Tower and Building

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34790
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.95
Scope and Content
Slide showing transmission tower and arch building at smeltersite. Road and construction material visible in front of them, and other buildings behind to the left. Douglas channel visible in distance.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.95
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 transmission tower and arch building at smeltersite. Road and construction material visible in front of them, and other buildings behind to the left. Douglas channel visible in distance.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
Bill Gallacher Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.5.53
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite with bunkhouses and Delta King visible.
Part Of
Bill Gallacher Collection
Creator
Bill Gallacher
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.5.53
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 8.5x12cm
History / Biographical
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite with bunkhouses and Delta King visible.
Subject Access
Industry
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
Photograph storage
Part Of
Bill Gallacher Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.5.92
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite. Ship with cranes visible.
Part Of
Bill Gallacher Collection
Creator
Bill Gallacher
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.5.92
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 9x12.5cm
History / Biographical
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite. Ship with cranes visible.
Subject Access
Industry
Early Kitimat
Storage Location
Photograph storage
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Accession Number
1999.4.9
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite looking southeast. Camp and bunkhouses visible.
Part Of
John Manders fonds
Creator
John Manders
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
1999.4.9
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1956
Physical Description
1 photograph print : colour ; 5 x 8 in
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite looking southeast. Camp and bunkhouses visible.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.14
Scope and Content
Slide showing smeltersite. On left is a long building (presumably the morgue), and towards the right is a panabode house. Smeltersite hospital site to right of panabode.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.14
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 smeltersite. On left is a long building (presumably the morgue), and towards the right is a panabode house. Smeltersite hospital site to right of panabode.
Subject Access
Smeltersite
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

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