Slide showing the firehall at smeltersite. Firetruck is visible in the center, and to its left is a target on a tree. To the left is also a building and other equipment. Behind, there are other buildings and powerlines, with the forest even further back.
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 the firehall at smeltersite. Firetruck is visible in the center, and to its left is a target on a tree. To the left is also a building and other equipment. Behind, there are other buildings and powerlines, with the forest even further back.
Photograph showing Kitimat Works Manager, A.C. Turney and Aluminum Company's Superintendent of the Kitimat Electrical Department, G.S. Kinnear with Sir Vincent Ferranti at a reception at the Rod and Gun Club,
Photograph showing Kitimat Works Manager, A.C. Turney and Aluminum Company's Superintendent of the Kitimat Electrical Department, G.S. Kinnear with Sir Vincent Ferranti at a reception at the Rod and Gun Club,
Photograph showing Field Marshall, Earl Alexander of Tunis and Lady Alexander with Aluminum Company's Vice President, McNeely DuBose and Mrs. DuBose during their trip to Kitimat.
Photograph showing Field Marshall, Earl Alexander of Tunis and Lady Alexander with Aluminum Company's Vice President, McNeely DuBose and Mrs. DuBose during their trip to Kitimat.
Photograph showing Bill O' Carroll, the resident manager at Crawley and McCracken with Bob Jamieson, the head chef, at Crawley and McCracken's 1954 Christmas dinner
Photograph showing Bill O' Carroll, the resident manager at Crawley and McCracken with Bob Jamieson, the head chef, at Crawley and McCracken's 1954 Christmas dinner
Photograph of executive house #1 on Albatross Avenue as ceiling joists were being installed. Four men visible working on the roof. A completed house is behind.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of executive house #1 on Albatross Avenue as ceiling joists were being installed. Four men visible working on the roof. A completed house is behind.
Photograph of Kitimat first firehall with firetruck. Firetruck is outside garage, and side of building has a tarp on the left. Regular truck and buildings visible behind.
Photograph of Kitimat first firehall with firetruck. Firetruck is outside garage, and side of building has a tarp on the left. Regular truck and buildings visible behind.
Photo showing Department of Highways Personnel arriving at Kitimat Works - Smeltersite, on a float plane, on the Alcan Beach - Douglas Channel. Company was Pacific Western Airlines. L/R Philip A. Gaglardi, Minister of Highways(Socreds - BC); Mrs. H.A. Shirreff, Hugh A. Shirreff, David O.Hill.
Photo showing Department of Highways Personnel arriving at Kitimat Works - Smeltersite, on a float plane, on the Alcan Beach - Douglas Channel. Company was Pacific Western Airlines. L/R Philip A. Gaglardi, Minister of Highways(Socreds - BC); Mrs. H.A. Shirreff, Hugh A. Shirreff, David O.Hill.
