Slide showing a large, round container. Possibly a reel of transmission line. Outside of container reads "Aluminum Company of Canada Limited". Other crates visible behind.
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 large, round container. Possibly a reel of transmission line. Outside of container reads "Aluminum Company of Canada Limited". Other crates visible behind.
A Linhof large format camera. There is a view finder at side with rubber eye cup. A hand screw at the top. There are dials, buttons, and levers around the camera. At one side there is a door that reveals a bellows lens when opened. A tripod mount at the bottom. There is a leather strap attached on one side.
A Linhof large format camera. There is a view finder at side with rubber eye cup. A hand screw at the top. There are dials, buttons, and levers around the camera. At one side there is a door that reveals a bellows lens when opened. A tripod mount at the bottom. There is a leather strap attached on one side.
