Sammy Robinson holding the carved totem pole with his left hand, and pointing to it with his right. There is a lady sitting next to him in a suit with her legs crossed.
Sammy Robinson holding the carved totem pole with his left hand, and pointing to it with his right. There is a lady sitting next to him in a suit with her legs crossed.
Slide showing a man in glasses kneeling down behind a little boy with a red coat and grey cap. The boy is holding a ball. Behind them is a grey vehicle of some sort. To the left of the vehicle is piles of wooden planks. There are some people in red visible beyond that, as well as a house. Douglas Channel and mountains in the distance.
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 a man in glasses kneeling down behind a little boy with a red coat and grey cap. The boy is holding a ball. Behind them is a grey vehicle of some sort. To the left of the vehicle is piles of wooden planks. There are some people in red visible beyond that, as well as a house. Douglas Channel and mountains in the distance.
A little boy sitting on his new bike. The bicycle is being held up by the kickstand, and the boy's feet are not touching the pedals. The picture is taken in the middle of a store, and there is a sign in the background that reads, "Westclox".
A little boy sitting on his new bike. The bicycle is being held up by the kickstand, and the boy's feet are not touching the pedals. The picture is taken in the middle of a store, and there is a sign in the background that reads, "Westclox".
Photo showing A man in glasses having his fish weighed, with young spectators to his right. A gentleman in the background is wearing a hawaiian print shirt and is scratching his head.
Photo showing A man in glasses having his fish weighed, with young spectators to his right. A gentleman in the background is wearing a hawaiian print shirt and is scratching his head.
Photograph of "no parade is complete without a clown" and Thursdays effort was no exception. One of the many clowns in the parade is pictured to the left.
Photograph of "no parade is complete without a clown" and Thursdays effort was no exception. One of the many clowns in the parade is pictured to the left.
Photograph of family posing with Santa. Santa is sitting in a sleigh with two children in his lap, a man standing on the left and 4 additional people behind on the right. There is a Christmas tree behind them. Possibly in the Kitimat Mall.
Photograph of family posing with Santa. Santa is sitting in a sleigh with two children in his lap, a man standing on the left and 4 additional people behind on the right. There is a Christmas tree behind them. Possibly in the Kitimat Mall.
