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Front End Loader Digging

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34764
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.69
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.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.69
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 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.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Machinery
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

North West view of Potlines 3 and 4

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description29765
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
13 Aug 1953
Accession Number
985.65.290
Scope and Content
Site of potlines 3 and 4 looking north west showing stripping and placing of base fill.
Part Of
Alcan Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
985.65.290
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
13 Aug 1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 28 x 21 cm
Scope and Content
Site of potlines 3 and 4 looking north west showing stripping and placing of base fill.
Notes
BC-2-473
Subject Access
Potlines
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Geographic Access
Alcan Smelter
Storage Location
photograph storage

Drill Rig No.3 Moving into Position for Dock Drilling

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description35014
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Accession Number
2022.22.38
Scope and Content
Photograph of drill rig no.3 moving into position for dock drilling. E/W mole in left background. Rigs No.1 and 2 and water scow in position, right background. One right there are two bulldozers visible, as well as some workers.
Part Of
Bud Powell Collection
Creator
Alcan
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.22.38
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 21.5x27.5cm
History / Biographical
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of drill rig no.3 moving into position for dock drilling. E/W mole in left background. Rigs No.1 and 2 and water scow in position, right background. One right there are two bulldozers visible, as well as some workers.
Notes
BC-2-73
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Smeltersite
Machinery
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Front End Loader Filling up Dump Truck

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34763
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.68
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.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.68
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 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.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Machinery
Trucks
Storage Location
Slide binder 7