Slide showing wooden structure debris. Some sort of metal part/device with a crank is in the middle. Charred trees, and fireweed around it. Machinery working on cleared area in background.
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 wooden structure debris. Some sort of metal part/device with a crank is in the middle. Charred trees, and fireweed around it. Machinery working on cleared area in background.
Photograph showing people watching a competition (possibly a log climbing and log sawing competition). There are people sitting in bleachers and people standing behind a wood fence. There are 8 logs standing up and several logs on the ground. There are a few trucks and trailers in the background as well as the Canada flag and the United States of America flag. Farther in the background is a forest and a couple of mountains. Part of the Loggers Supplement 1972.
Photograph showing people watching a competition (possibly a log climbing and log sawing competition). There are people sitting in bleachers and people standing behind a wood fence. There are 8 logs standing up and several logs on the ground. There are a few trucks and trailers in the background as well as the Canada flag and the United States of America flag. Farther in the background is a forest and a couple of mountains. Part of the Loggers Supplement 1972.
Photograph of piles of debris ready for burning in the Hospital Site. Lahakas blvd in foreground, and row of homes on Albatross st visible in background. Homes include chicken coup houses.
Photos belonged to Raymond Stanyer who worked in Kitimat, and were donated by his wife, Pat Stanyer
Scope and Content
Photograph of piles of debris ready for burning in the Hospital Site. Lahakas blvd in foreground, and row of homes on Albatross st visible in background. Homes include chicken coup houses.
