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 rows of ceramic voltage insulators resting on wooden planks. For transmission line.
The crew of DC-3 casting machine raised the 15, 000 lb ingot containing the two millionth ton of aluminum production at Kitimat Works on October 14, 1966. Caption from article published in the Ingot. Asst. Works Manager T.L. "Bud" Gibson was on hand to congratulate DC-3 operator Manuel Trigo. Also shown in the photo from left are Bruno Unger, shift foreman, John Jeffrey, general foreman, Evaristo de Melo, asst. operator, Heinz Kaimbach, asst. op., Manuel DeCosta, shift foreman, Paul Loeffier, Op. slab saw, Mr. Gibson and Mr. Trigo; Casting Division Superintendent Jim Bell, Packaging and Shipping general foreman Bill Keith, day foreman Tony Coppens, Casting Superintendent Bob Reid, shift foreman Bernard Dicker, main. foreman Earl Welin and day foreman Helmut Benn. Dimensions of the ingot in the picture are 20 1/2" x 40" x 187". It weights 15, 147 lbs.
The crew of DC-3 casting machine raised the 15, 000 lb ingot containing the two millionth ton of aluminum production at Kitimat Works on October 14, 1966. Caption from article published in the Ingot. Asst. Works Manager T.L. "Bud" Gibson was on hand to congratulate DC-3 operator Manuel Trigo. Also shown in the photo from left are Bruno Unger, shift foreman, John Jeffrey, general foreman, Evaristo de Melo, asst. operator, Heinz Kaimbach, asst. op., Manuel DeCosta, shift foreman, Paul Loeffier, Op. slab saw, Mr. Gibson and Mr. Trigo; Casting Division Superintendent Jim Bell, Packaging and Shipping general foreman Bill Keith, day foreman Tony Coppens, Casting Superintendent Bob Reid, shift foreman Bernard Dicker, main. foreman Earl Welin and day foreman Helmut Benn. Dimensions of the ingot in the picture are 20 1/2" x 40" x 187". It weights 15, 147 lbs.
