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 concrete foundations for Haisla Bridge seen through trees. Other construction material around.
Photograph showing a man running up a log that is being held up by another log. He has the number 47 on his back and is wearing a white tank top, jeans and work boots. In the background there is an audience sitting in wood bleachers, a forest, and a couple of mountains. Part of the Loggers Supplement 1972.
Photograph showing a man running up a log that is being held up by another log. He has the number 47 on his back and is wearing a white tank top, jeans and work boots. In the background there is an audience sitting in wood bleachers, a forest, and a couple of mountains. Part of the Loggers Supplement 1972.
