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Onorio Iacobelli Near Road Construction and Drainage Culverts in Kemano

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Part Of
Onorio Iacobelli Fonds
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1955
Accession Number
2022.9.1
Scope and Content
Photograph of Onorio Angelo Iacobelli in Kemano sometime between 1952 and 1955. He is standing high up near possible road construction. He has one leg up on a stump. Drainage culverts visible a bit below him on the mountainside. Beyond that is a steep slope. Forest, valley, and mountains visible behind.
Part Of
Onorio Iacobelli Fonds
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.9.1
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1955
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 8.5 x 11.5cm
History / Biographical
Onorio Iacobelli worked in Kemano.
Custodial History
Donated by Onorio Iacobelli's granddaughter, Francesca Iacobelli.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Onorio Angelo Iacobelli in Kemano sometime between 1952 and 1955. He is standing high up near possible road construction. He has one leg up on a stump. Drainage culverts visible a bit below him on the mountainside. Beyond that is a steep slope. Forest, valley, and mountains visible behind.
Name Access
Iacobelli, Onorio Angelo
Subject Access
Kemano
Construction
Mountain
Storage Location
photograph storage

Kemano Tunnel Contruction Adits

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description30325
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Accession Number
2002.44.17
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kemano tunnel construction adits. Shown.
Part Of
Feliks Rewers Collection
Creator
Feliks Rewers
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2002.44.17
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 3.25 x 4.5 in
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kemano tunnel construction adits. Shown.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.70
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of a building form. Base is concrete, and there are rows of poles and wood buidling up the framework.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.70
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 construction of a building form. Base is concrete, and there are rows of poles and wood buidling up the framework.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.72
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of a building form. Poles and wood form the start of a framework. Towards the back a group of mostly shritless men are working on it. Two cement trucks are on site, with one pouring. In the background the built framework for the potlines is visible.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.72
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 construction of a building form. Poles and wood form the start of a framework. Towards the back a group of mostly shritless men are working on it. Two cement trucks are on site, with one pouring. In the background the built framework for the potlines is visible.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.115
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of metal framework at smeltersite. Crane is lifting the frame, and people are standing below. Concrete footings? are around them. Rock wall with piles of trees and debris on the top is behind.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.115
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 construction of metal framework at smeltersite. Crane is lifting the frame, and people are standing below. Concrete footings? are around them. Rock wall with piles of trees and debris on the top is behind.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.121
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of some sort of structure at smeltersite. It is on a concrete base, and the right side has some sort of wheel structure. A wood beam on top conects the wheel to the larger, square structrure on the left. Other parts and a man working are in the centre.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.121
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 construction of some sort of structure at smeltersite. It is on a concrete base, and the right side has some sort of wheel structure. A wood beam on top conects the wheel to the larger, square structrure on the left. Other parts and a man working are in the centre.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Construction at Smeltersite

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Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.103
Scope and Content
Slide showing building construction at smeltersite. There is a flat, gravelly area and a dirt road in the foreground. Behind that is constyruction supplies and a partially made buulding A larger wooden structure is beyond that and more buildings. Mountains visible in background, looking in direction of Mt Elizabeth (mountain covered by clouds).
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.103
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 building construction at smeltersite. There is a flat, gravelly area and a dirt road in the foreground. Behind that is constyruction supplies and a partially made buulding A larger wooden structure is beyond that and more buildings. Mountains visible in background, looking in direction of Mt Elizabeth (mountain covered by clouds).
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.63
Scope and Content
Slide showing the construction of the Alcan potlines. Foundation? construction visible in foreground, with building frameworks visible behind.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.63
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 construction of the Alcan potlines. Foundation? construction visible in foreground, with building frameworks visible behind.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Potlines
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.111
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of a building for the Alcan smelter. Steel framework with one side low with a flat roof, and the other side tall. Other construction material is layed on the ground, and there is a dump truck below the building.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.111
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 construction of a building for the Alcan smelter. Steel framework with one side low with a flat roof, and the other side tall. Other construction material is layed on the ground, and there is a dump truck below the building.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.113
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of Alcan potlines. Potline buildings are on the left, and there is other construction from the center to the right. A green truck is in the middle, with a man holding some sort of hose a ways in front of it and looking back at the truck. Other men are visible around the truck.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.113
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 construction of Alcan potlines. Potline buildings are on the left, and there is other construction from the center to the right. A green truck is in the middle, with a man holding some sort of hose a ways in front of it and looking back at the truck. Other men are visible around the truck.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Potlines
Trucks
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
Pat Stanyer Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951-1952
Accession Number
2012.3.5
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kemano Camp. Raymond Stanyer was there as a foreman on the transmission line clearing.
Part Of
Pat Stanyer Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2012.3.5
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1951-1952
Physical Description
1 photograph print : b&w ; 10x16.5cm
History / Biographical
Photos are copied from a large 8x10 folio that was given to Mr. Stanyer by the company that he was working for in Kitimat in 1956
Custodial History
Photos belonged to Raymond Stanyer and were donated by his wife, Pat Stanyer
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kemano Camp. Raymond Stanyer was there as a foreman on the transmission line clearing.
Subject Access
Kemano
Storage Location
Photograph storage

Potline Construction Material

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34722
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.37
Scope and Content
Slide showing material laid down for building the Alcan smelter potlines. Another concrete building is visible behind.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.37
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 material laid down for building the Alcan smelter potlines. Another concrete building is visible behind.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Alcan Building Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34733
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.46
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of building for Alcan smelter. Building framework has some sort of large containers attached.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.46
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 construction of building for Alcan smelter. Building framework has some sort of large containers attached.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Trench for Smelter Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34738
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.53
Scope and Content
Slide showing trench with foundation framework for Alcan smelter construction. Likely related to potlines. Men are in the trench working.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.53
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 trench with foundation framework for Alcan smelter construction. Likely related to potlines. Men are in the trench working.
Notes
Possibly related to P00144
Subject Access
Construction
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Men Working on Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34766
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.71
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of a building form. Poles and wood form the start of a framework, and there are many men, some with no shirts, working on it. Cement truck is to the left pouring in cement. In the background the built framework for the potlines is visible.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.71
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 construction of a building form. Poles and wood form the start of a framework, and there are many men, some with no shirts, working on it. Cement truck is to the left pouring in cement. In the background the built framework for the potlines is visible.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
Ann Graham Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Accession Number
2011.25
Scope and Content
Envelopes containing photos from broken down photo album of Kemano 1952/1953. Envelopes name which pages photos came from. Some envelopes have descriptions. Page 2 - Camp 5 Page 3 - Camp V and its destruction Page 4 - Horetsky Camp. Johnny after his helicopter accident - feed Sam Page 6 - The first camp 5 before it burned (tents) Page 7 - The Second Camp V Page 8 - Camp V seen from camp VI Page 11 - To 2600 feet camp Page 12 - Camp V underclouds from camp 2600 feet without clouds Page 15 - Camp 10 Chacha Page 16 - At camp 2600 Page 21 - First party with the nurses Page 23 - The first show all men cast Page 24 - Sam is always hungry Page 25 - Johnny, Marc, Arthur, Wally, John + Bill. Wonderful Times + Memories. Page 26 - Cherjune? Cheyenne, Max, Larry. Page 27 - Paula gentle friend, Gerrard, Max. Page 28 - Waiting for the dining room to open. Page 29 - Johnny + Tom Page 30 - My roommate Anthony Page 37 - Xmas day 1953 Page 40 - Kemano against Kitimat softball. Collection also includes: Envelope with paybills, receipts, clippings, and booklets. Envelope with albun on adhesive sheet pg. 1 Envelope with photgraph with album. Folder containing photcopies of album pages
Part Of
Ann Graham Collection
Creator
Roger Michel
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2011.25
GMD
graphic material
Scope and Content
Envelopes containing photos from broken down photo album of Kemano 1952/1953. Envelopes name which pages photos came from. Some envelopes have descriptions. Page 2 - Camp 5 Page 3 - Camp V and its destruction Page 4 - Horetsky Camp. Johnny after his helicopter accident - feed Sam Page 6 - The first camp 5 before it burned (tents) Page 7 - The Second Camp V Page 8 - Camp V seen from camp VI Page 11 - To 2600 feet camp Page 12 - Camp V underclouds from camp 2600 feet without clouds Page 15 - Camp 10 Chacha Page 16 - At camp 2600 Page 21 - First party with the nurses Page 23 - The first show all men cast Page 24 - Sam is always hungry Page 25 - Johnny, Marc, Arthur, Wally, John + Bill. Wonderful Times + Memories. Page 26 - Cherjune? Cheyenne, Max, Larry. Page 27 - Paula gentle friend, Gerrard, Max. Page 28 - Waiting for the dining room to open. Page 29 - Johnny + Tom Page 30 - My roommate Anthony Page 37 - Xmas day 1953 Page 40 - Kemano against Kitimat softball. Collection also includes: Envelope with paybills, receipts, clippings, and booklets. Envelope with albun on adhesive sheet pg. 1 Envelope with photgraph with album. Folder containing photcopies of album pages
Name Access
Michel, Roger
Subject Access
Kemano
Storage Location
Archives 1 Shelf 3 Box 32

Kemano Structure Sketches

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34359
Part Of
Carol Hamilton Collection
Description Level
Series
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1953
Accession Number
2005.3
Scope and Content
Folder containing sketch showing Arrangement of Ten Mile Tunnels, Penstocks, Powerhouse, etc. with attachments - underground workings, powerhouse, Transverse Section, Surface, Geology & Topography of Kemano.
Part Of
Carol Hamilton Collection
Creator
C.W. Abrahamson
Description Level
Series
Accession Number
2005.3
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1952-1953
Scope and Content
Folder containing sketch showing Arrangement of Ten Mile Tunnels, Penstocks, Powerhouse, etc. with attachments - underground workings, powerhouse, Transverse Section, Surface, Geology & Topography of Kemano.
Name Access
Abrahamson, C.W.
Subject Access
Kemano
Storage Location
Archives Bay 1 Shelf 3 Box 32

Alcan Smelter Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34703
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.18
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of Alcan smelter potlines. Cleared hillside with metal structure (water storage?) on top visible in background.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.18
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 construction of Alcan smelter potlines. Cleared hillside with metal structure (water storage?) on top visible in background.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Potlines
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Alcan Smelter Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34704
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.19
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of frameworks for Alcan smelter potlines.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.19
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 construction of frameworks for Alcan smelter potlines.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Potlines
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Alcan Smelter Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34705
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.20
Scope and Content
Slide showing the interior of a framework for an Alcan smelter potline.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.20
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 interior of a framework for an Alcan smelter potline.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Potlines
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

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