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.
James Smythe was Kitimat's first police officer; Joan Ingram was the daughter of Charles Ingram, superintendant of Kitimat Construction. The two were married in 1953 and moved to New Hazelton shortly afterwards.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Joan Marie Ingram and James Norman Smythe with a dog in a small boat, presumably on the Douglas Channel near Kitimat.
Photograph of three men posing with a shot Grizzly Bear at Kemano. Two of the men are standing on either side, and one is sitting on the bears back. There is a rifle being held under the bear's head.
Kemano Timber Limited photos. The President and CEO was Ernest G. McCorkell.
Custodial History
Photos donated by James (Jim) Stewart.
Scope and Content
Photograph of three men posing with a shot Grizzly Bear at Kemano. Two of the men are standing on either side, and one is sitting on the bears back. There is a rifle being held under the bear's head.
A portrait of Ralph the Chevron dealer. He is holding a tea set with both hands, and is fully dressed in his uniform. He is in a cabin like building, with a lamp and a stool placed in the corner of the room.
A portrait of Ralph the Chevron dealer. He is holding a tea set with both hands, and is fully dressed in his uniform. He is in a cabin like building, with a lamp and a stool placed in the corner of the room.
Photograph showing 11 children standing in rows and posing for a photograph. Back row of 4 standing, middle 5 standing and front row of 2 kneeling children.
Photograph showing 11 children standing in rows and posing for a photograph. Back row of 4 standing, middle 5 standing and front row of 2 kneeling children.
Notes
On back of picture, text reads "Little Friends" then under that text reads "Donate to Retarded Children." The Museum acknowledges that today's society uses "intellectual disability."
