Slide showing piles of concrete made pieces for construction. To be used as building material for something. Powerline pole, cleared area, and forest visible behind.
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 piles of concrete made pieces for construction. To be used as building material for something. Powerline pole, cleared area, and forest visible behind.
Yellow matchbook advertising the Kitimat Motel, owned by Mary and George Piercey. Has an image of a car parked in front of a sign reading 'MOTEL,' with text saying "Approved" and "All Conveniences."
Yellow matchbook advertising the Kitimat Motel, owned by Mary and George Piercey. Has an image of a car parked in front of a sign reading 'MOTEL,' with text saying "Approved" and "All Conveniences."
Physical Condition
Good
Material
paper
Condition Remarks
Faint, reddish-brown vertical streaks on both front and back covers. Some creasing.
Width
3.8 cm
Length
5.1 cm
Inscriptions
"Kitimat Motel / Mary & Geo. Piercey / Phone: 486 / Kitimat, B.C. / Recommended by Travellers' Associations."
"Close cover before striking."
"Pricing Press Inc. Montreal, Can. Made in U.S.A."
