Slide showing front end loader digging. Two shirtless men are on it. One is operating, and the other is standing while holding onto the machine in the front. Behind, construction is visible.
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 front end loader digging. Two shirtless men are on it. One is operating, and the other is standing while holding onto the machine in the front. Behind, construction is visible.
One white binder containing archeological info from site blocks WAT001 + 002. Inside binder is also a red and white flash drive with digital files of already printed information.
Permit No. 2019-0327
Temporary No.: 21-008a-T1
Borden No.: TBD
Last Date of Visit: October 12, 2021
One white binder containing archeological info from site blocks WAT001 + 002. Inside binder is also a red and white flash drive with digital files of already printed information.
Permit No. 2019-0327
Temporary No.: 21-008a-T1
Borden No.: TBD
Last Date of Visit: October 12, 2021
