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 smeltersite school viewed from the side. Some people can be seen out front. Powerlines visible up above.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Kindergarten children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Kindergarten children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Kindergarten children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Kindergarten children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Kindergarten children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Kindergarten children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 1 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 1 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 1 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 1 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 1 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 1 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 2 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 2 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 2 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 2 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 3 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 3 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 3 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 3 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 4 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 4 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 4 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 4 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 5 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 5 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 5 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 5 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 6 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 6 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 6 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
Photograph of Kildala Elementary School Grade 6 children and teacher posing for the class photograph in the gym. Children and teacher are unidentified.
