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.
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.
Photograph of smeltersite looking east. Service building area in middleground with pre-cast wall panels in position. Pre-cast concrete yard in foreground.
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite looking east. Service building area in middleground with pre-cast wall panels in position. Pre-cast concrete yard in foreground.
Photograph of smeltersite looking east. Foreground, perforated concrete pipe for ground water ditch. Middleground, pre-cast concrete yard with storage stacks at right. Structural steel partially complete in service buildings lines D to M. Footings for pot line 2 at right.
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite looking east. Foreground, perforated concrete pipe for ground water ditch. Middleground, pre-cast concrete yard with storage stacks at right. Structural steel partially complete in service buildings lines D to M. Footings for pot line 2 at right.
Photograph of smeltersite looking east, showing partially completed service buildings at left and work proceeding on rectifier buildings in foreground. Temporary covers for the center passageway buildings can be seen beyond the west half of the pot rooms.
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite looking east, showing partially completed service buildings at left and work proceeding on rectifier buildings in foreground. Temporary covers for the center passageway buildings can be seen beyond the west half of the pot rooms.
Photograph of Smeltersite looking east.. Foreground, perforated water pipe for ground water ditch. Middleground: Pre-cast concrete yard with storage stacks at right. Structural steel partially complete in Service Buildings Lines D to M. Footings for Potline 2 at right.
Photograph of Smeltersite looking east.. Foreground, perforated water pipe for ground water ditch. Middleground: Pre-cast concrete yard with storage stacks at right. Structural steel partially complete in Service Buildings Lines D to M. Footings for Potline 2 at right.
Photograph of looking out at Douglas Channel and Smeltersite, possibly from a boat. Smeltersite wharf and a barge? can be seen in the distance. Mountains in background.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking out at Douglas Channel and Smeltersite, possibly from a boat. Smeltersite wharf and a barge? can be seen in the distance. Mountains in background.
