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 a ship on the Douglas Channel. Ship is black and white with two red and black smokestacks.
Image depicts an air mail envelope for Queen Charlotte Airlines.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- First air mail service was introduced by Queen Charlotte Airlines in 1952. Previously, mail was carried by the CP steamship Princess Norah. Queen Charlotte Airlines was purchased by Pacific Western Airlines in 1955. Hal Whiting Collection
Photograph of a Kitimat police officer, Constable McDonald, standing on a police patrol vessel at the wharf. The stern of the ship is marked "R.C.M.P. M.L. 15."
Photograph of a Kitimat police officer, Constable McDonald, standing on a police patrol vessel at the wharf. The stern of the ship is marked "R.C.M.P. M.L. 15."
Photo depicts two men kneeling beside the first bags of mail to arrive via Pacific Western Airlines. On the right, Captain T. M. Kellough for PWA delivers the bags to on the left, Kitimat Express driver Lloyd Kaberg, at the wharf, Smeltersite. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Photo depicts two men kneeling beside the first bags of mail to arrive via Pacific Western Airlines. On the right, Captain T. M. Kellough for PWA delivers the bags to on the left, Kitimat Express driver Lloyd Kaberg, at the wharf, Smeltersite. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Photo showing all that remains of the tug boat, Hi Gear, which was beached afire three miles down Douglas Channel. The 40 foot boat was bound for Kildala, she was owned and operated by Captain William Cogswell with total loss estimated at about $30,000.
Northern Sentinel - (A)Historical
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(a)Ships and Boats
Scope and Content
Photo showing all that remains of the tug boat, Hi Gear, which was beached afire three miles down Douglas Channel. The 40 foot boat was bound for Kildala, she was owned and operated by Captain William Cogswell with total loss estimated at about $30,000.
Photo showing a Northland Navigation Ship, Island Prince, moored at Northland Dock in Kitimat, British Columbia. Three unidentified persons and two children standing on right.
Northern Sentinel - (A)Historical
(1)Transportation
(a)Ships and Boats
Scope and Content
Photo showing a Northland Navigation Ship, Island Prince, moored at Northland Dock in Kitimat, British Columbia. Three unidentified persons and two children standing on right.
