Slide showing a men playing a game of baseball at smeltersite. Large crowd of people are watching them. Behind them is a cleared out slope with some buildings. Mountains beyond.
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 men playing a game of baseball at smeltersite. Large crowd of people are watching them. Behind them is a cleared out slope with some buildings. Mountains beyond.
Photo showing Aluminum City champs, members of Crossan Combines. Back row: Ray Lapointe (coach), Rick Homeniuk, Terry Willis, Fred Busby, Merv Lindgrin, Wayne Johnson, Bob McCord, Wayne Moore, Fred Taylor (manager). Front row: Don Reeves, Howie Weir, Neil Worboys (bat boy), Jim Leask, Phil Merson, Merv Michaluk.
Current: 1960s
-Sports
-League Play
-Baseball and Softball
Scope and Content
Photo showing Aluminum City champs, members of Crossan Combines. Back row: Ray Lapointe (coach), Rick Homeniuk, Terry Willis, Fred Busby, Merv Lindgrin, Wayne Johnson, Bob McCord, Wayne Moore, Fred Taylor (manager). Front row: Don Reeves, Howie Weir, Neil Worboys (bat boy), Jim Leask, Phil Merson, Merv Michaluk.
Photo showing "so near..." and yet so far from a repeat win of the Aluminum City tournament was the Crossan Combines team. Front row, from left: Floyd Radisic, Larry Burnett, Gordie Stockman, Gary Maitland (bat boy), Fred Busby, Don Reeves, Ron Newlove. Standing: Bill Flonders (coach), Wayne Moore, Bob McCord, Wayne Johnson, Neil Worboys, Gary Lewis, Ray Lapointe (coach).
Current: 1960s
-Sports
-League Play
-Baseball and Softball
Scope and Content
Photo showing "so near..." and yet so far from a repeat win of the Aluminum City tournament was the Crossan Combines team. Front row, from left: Floyd Radisic, Larry Burnett, Gordie Stockman, Gary Maitland (bat boy), Fred Busby, Don Reeves, Ron Newlove. Standing: Bill Flonders (coach), Wayne Moore, Bob McCord, Wayne Johnson, Neil Worboys, Gary Lewis, Ray Lapointe (coach).
