Slide showing a man in glasses kneeling down behind a little boy with a red coat and grey cap. The boy is holding a ball. Behind them is a grey vehicle of some sort. To the left of the vehicle is piles of wooden planks. There are some people in red visible beyond that, as well as a house. Douglas Channel and mountains in the distance.
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 man in glasses kneeling down behind a little boy with a red coat and grey cap. The boy is holding a ball. Behind them is a grey vehicle of some sort. To the left of the vehicle is piles of wooden planks. There are some people in red visible beyond that, as well as a house. Douglas Channel and mountains in the distance.
Photograph of Boyles Brothers setting up their drilling equipment in the City Centre. A hundred foot test hole is to be placed in this location. There are four men visible working. A crane is in the background on the right.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Boyles Brothers setting up their drilling equipment in the City Centre. A hundred foot test hole is to be placed in this location. There are four men visible working. A crane is in the background on the right.
Photograph of the Kitimat Hotel in Service Centre. There are cars and trucks parked outside of it. There is an X with arrows drawn on the side of the building showing where the dining room for reception is.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Kitimat Hotel in Service Centre. There are cars and trucks parked outside of it. There is an X with arrows drawn on the side of the building showing where the dining room for reception is.
Photograph of "Otto" and "Big" leading the 1956 July 1st parade in Kitimat in a white car. There is a big crowd watching. Parade is running down Kingfisher Avenue past the Oceanview apartments. There are people on the roof of the apartment also watching.
Edna Nicolay (Webb) was the former Miss Kitimat in 1955. Her and her family moved to Kitimat on April 8, 1955.
Scope and Content
Photograph of "Otto" and "Big" leading the 1956 July 1st parade in Kitimat in a white car. There is a big crowd watching. Parade is running down Kingfisher Avenue past the Oceanview apartments. There are people on the roof of the apartment also watching.
Photograph of view from roof of Mess Hall in Riverlodge showing dormitories A to G inclusive. Vehicles are parked outisde, and driving on the road around buildings.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view from roof of Mess Hall in Riverlodge showing dormitories A to G inclusive. Vehicles are parked outisde, and driving on the road around buildings.
Photo showing Hungarians giving a big welcome to country men, greeting newly arrived fellow country men who had fled from the communist domination of their revolt torn country.
Photo showing Hungarians giving a big welcome to country men, greeting newly arrived fellow country men who had fled from the communist domination of their revolt torn country.
Photo showing - The Big Squirt - But for once David Simpson and Pat Misfeldt both 11 and Barry Saville 12 don't seem to mind being sprayed by Dawn Misfeldt aged eight as it was the only way they knew to keep cool Saturday afternoon when the temperature in Kitimat & Terrace climbed to the eighties.
Photo showing - The Big Squirt - But for once David Simpson and Pat Misfeldt both 11 and Barry Saville 12 don't seem to mind being sprayed by Dawn Misfeldt aged eight as it was the only way they knew to keep cool Saturday afternoon when the temperature in Kitimat & Terrace climbed to the eighties.
Photograph of warehouse being built by Commonwealth Construction in the Service Centre, west of the CNR tracks. Men at work on the roof. Lots of cars around.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of warehouse being built by Commonwealth Construction in the Service Centre, west of the CNR tracks. Men at work on the roof. Lots of cars around.
Photo showing Kitimat Poppy Fund underway - L/R Mrs. Mary Johnson and Mrs. Don Stickney, officers of Royal Cdn. Legion Auxiliary. Funds collected remain in Kitimat.
Photo showing Kitimat Poppy Fund underway - L/R Mrs. Mary Johnson and Mrs. Don Stickney, officers of Royal Cdn. Legion Auxiliary. Funds collected remain in Kitimat.
Photo showing the save of the day made by Chris Londsdale as he leaped high into the air for the ball early in the second half on a penalty kick by Kiewits. Game ended in a scoreless tie.
Photo showing the save of the day made by Chris Londsdale as he leaped high into the air for the ball early in the second half on a penalty kick by Kiewits. Game ended in a scoreless tie.
"BEVERLY McKAY, daughter of Mrs. Denise McKay plays the organ for friend Valerie Ditomassi (left) ast a party held last week in honor of Mr. Arthur Gribben, Vancouvar. mr. Gribben, BC representatives for Baldwin pianos and organs, met students and friends of music teacher, Mrs. Dwayne Johnson, at the gathering held in the banquet room of the Kitimat Hotel. Student "get togethers" are a regular activity with young people learning to play the organ in other cities in Canada."
"BEVERLY McKAY, daughter of Mrs. Denise McKay plays the organ for friend Valerie Ditomassi (left) ast a party held last week in honor of Mr. Arthur Gribben, Vancouvar. mr. Gribben, BC representatives for Baldwin pianos and organs, met students and friends of music teacher, Mrs. Dwayne Johnson, at the gathering held in the banquet room of the Kitimat Hotel. Student "get togethers" are a regular activity with young people learning to play the organ in other cities in Canada."
