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 Mr. Madsen standing in front of Horetzky Creek road slide at Kemano. Another man is standing further back. There is a lot of snow around, and tread tracks are going through the centre. The men are standing on this tread path. Some trees can be seen at the back top left above the snow.
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 Mr. Madsen standing in front of Horetzky Creek road slide at Kemano. Another man is standing further back. There is a lot of snow around, and tread tracks are going through the centre. The men are standing on this tread path. Some trees can be seen at the back top left above the snow.
Photo depicts a boy, possibly Glen or Bruce Currie (sons of Municipal Manager Art Currie), sitting in his derby racer, sponsored by Kitimat Rotary, on Oriole Street in Kitimat. The Shop-Easy and Nechako Centre are visible between the houses.
Photo depicts a boy, possibly Glen or Bruce Currie (sons of Municipal Manager Art Currie), sitting in his derby racer, sponsored by Kitimat Rotary, on Oriole Street in Kitimat. The Shop-Easy and Nechako Centre are visible between the houses.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. Old accession #1998.1.704.
A boy sitting in his derby racer, sponsored by Kitimat Rotary, on Quail Street in Kitimat. The Shop-Easy and Nechako Centre are visible between the houses.
A boy sitting in his derby racer, sponsored by Kitimat Rotary, on Quail Street in Kitimat. The Shop-Easy and Nechako Centre are visible between the houses.
Notes
Title based on content. Max Patzelt Collection 998.1.704
Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a foreman D-shift for Alcan. He married Anna in 1959. Alice and her sister Claudia were born in Kitimat and the family lived here until 1969, at which time they returned to Germany.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a child in City Centre parking lot. Likely Alice or Claudia Dicker. Many Cars parked behind her. Kitimat General Hospital in background.
Photograph of Alice and Claudia Dicker on a slide. Slide has writing "PARIS" on the side. There are bicycles on the grass below, and other kids further back in the field behind the slide. Apartments in background. Looks like Hillcrest Place Apartments.
Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a forman D-shift for Alcan. He married Anna in 1959. Alice and her sister Claudia were born in Kitimat and the family lived here until 1969, at which time they returned to Germany.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Alice and Claudia Dicker on a slide. Slide has writing "PARIS" on the side. There are bicycles on the grass below, and other kids further back in the field behind the slide. Apartments in background. Looks like Hillcrest Place Apartments.
