Slide showing dirt road track leading to old, wooden building. Appears to be from early settlers. Tall, dried up cow parsnip? grows along the sides of the road.
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 dirt road track leading to old, wooden building. Appears to be from early settlers. Tall, dried up cow parsnip? grows along the sides of the road.
Photograph looking North along little Wedeene Street showing Golden Construction housing units. The Municipal contractor is just completing the Laterals on this Street.
Photograph looking North along little Wedeene Street showing Golden Construction housing units. The Municipal contractor is just completing the Laterals on this Street.
Photograph of view looking northwest across the temporary housing units being constructed in neighbourhood C-1. Crane and other machinery visible working.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking northwest across the temporary housing units being constructed in neighbourhood C-1. Crane and other machinery visible working.
Photograph of a dirt road going through a sandy/dirt area. Road curves around a cluster a trees. Hill on left side. Forest abd 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 a dirt road going through a sandy/dirt area. Road curves around a cluster a trees. Hill on left side. Forest abd mountains in background.
Photograph of a dirt road. The road is in the foreground, and there appears to be a small clearing operation behind it. Beyond is a forest, and further back mountains. Partially cloudy day.
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 a dirt road. The road is in the foreground, and there appears to be a small clearing operation behind it. Beyond is a forest, and further back mountains. Partially cloudy day.
Photograph of view from Haisla Boulevard across the west end of Neighbourhood C-I showing the 200 temporary housing units. Road in foreground with truck at far left. A man is walking in the very front on the right.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view from Haisla Boulevard across the west end of Neighbourhood C-I showing the 200 temporary housing units. Road in foreground with truck at far left. A man is walking in the very front on the right.
Photograph of a trailer on a dirt road. Trailer is on the right side, and silver with a red top. Red portion has text that reads "Saguenay Kitimat". There are large rocks placed on either side of the trailers wheels to hold it in place. Along the right is also a slope leading up a mountain. Slope has trees and woody debris on it.
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 a trailer on a dirt road. Trailer is on the right side, and silver with a red top. Red portion has text that reads "Saguenay Kitimat". There are large rocks placed on either side of the trailers wheels to hold it in place. Along the right is also a slope leading up a mountain. Slope has trees and woody debris on it.
