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 mountain with narrow waterfall flowing down from snowmelt into Douglas Channel. Possibly Gardner Canal.
Journal titled A Winter's Observation on the Summit of the Kemano-Kildala Pass December 1953 to May 1954. Contains descriptions and data on weather and working conditions at the summit, as well as a collection of photos of weather stations, and snowy conditions up on the summit.
Journal titled A Winter's Observation on the Summit of the Kemano-Kildala Pass December 1953 to May 1954. Contains descriptions and data on weather and working conditions at the summit, as well as a collection of photos of weather stations, and snowy conditions up on the summit.
