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 Miss Kitimat Edna Webb sitting on a padded purple stool in a living room. There is a purple armchair behind her, as well as other furnature.
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 Miss Kitimat Edna Webb sitting on a padded purple stool in a living room. There is a purple armchair behind her, as well as other furnature.
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.
Photo showing The Champs of the 1955 Pony League - Montador's - proudly lined up for Sunday's photograph with their sponsor and coaches. Front Row: Mike Fletcher, Johnny Fortier, Doug Hobbs, Stanley Cooper, Terry Shupe, Bill Forward. Back Row: Lloyd Smith, Ted Gofers, Kim Creed, Paul McEwen, Dennis McLellan, Paul Jefferies. Third Row: George Boston, R.E. Montador, J.I. McGowan, John Fortier. The team, some of whom were absent from Kitimat, had just been presented with their new crested sweaters.
Photo showing The Champs of the 1955 Pony League - Montador's - proudly lined up for Sunday's photograph with their sponsor and coaches. Front Row: Mike Fletcher, Johnny Fortier, Doug Hobbs, Stanley Cooper, Terry Shupe, Bill Forward. Back Row: Lloyd Smith, Ted Gofers, Kim Creed, Paul McEwen, Dennis McLellan, Paul Jefferies. Third Row: George Boston, R.E. Montador, J.I. McGowan, John Fortier. The team, some of whom were absent from Kitimat, had just been presented with their new crested sweaters.
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.
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.