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.
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Slide showing bulldozer pulling a trailer containing what appears to be gravel.
A photograph of construction ; worker operating this parker is Carrie Sherwin ; Miss. Sherwin works for Linded Sawmill Construction Ltd. ; Parked in area where new Planer Mill Expansion will be built
A photograph of construction ; worker operating this parker is Carrie Sherwin ; Miss. Sherwin works for Linded Sawmill Construction Ltd. ; Parked in area where new Planer Mill Expansion will be built
Photograph showing a truck and trailer in a parade, decorated with a sign that says "Best Captain Cook Entry" and two women sitting on top of the vehicle
Photograph showing a truck and trailer in a parade, decorated with a sign that says "Best Captain Cook Entry" and two women sitting on top of the vehicle
Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
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Slide of first trailers arrived in Kitimat via boat.
Photograph showing showing Highway Motor Express Co., which operates two insulated vans, four semi-trailers, two heavy duty tractors. subsidiary of West Coast Terminals LTD. Four trucks are visible in the picture. Two have "Highway" signs on their roofs. Buidling on the left side. Lots of snow on ground. Forest in background.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph showing showing Highway Motor Express Co., which operates two insulated vans, four semi-trailers, two heavy duty tractors. subsidiary of West Coast Terminals LTD. Four trucks are visible in the picture. Two have "Highway" signs on their roofs. Buidling on the left side. Lots of snow on ground. Forest in background.
Photograph of the Kitimat motorists who have a chance for a free check of their vehicles from the Provincial motor vehicles branch mobile testing unit which has set itself up on the CN parking lot in service center.Visit here is sponsored by the Kitimat car club, members of which, with local RCMP, will give voluntary assistance to the units two man staff.
Photograph of the Kitimat motorists who have a chance for a free check of their vehicles from the Provincial motor vehicles branch mobile testing unit which has set itself up on the CN parking lot in service center.Visit here is sponsored by the Kitimat car club, members of which, with local RCMP, will give voluntary assistance to the units two man staff.