Photograph showing several men climbing logs with axes attached to them, each man has a number on their back and a rope tied around their waist. There are a couple more people watching from the ground, along with smaller logs (possibly cut from the logs the men are climbing). In the background there is a Canadian flag, a forest, and a mountain. There are some targets made out of wood that are propped up by another piece of wood. Part of Loggers Supplement 1972.
Photograph showing several men climbing logs with axes attached to them, each man has a number on their back and a rope tied around their waist. There are a couple more people watching from the ground, along with smaller logs (possibly cut from the logs the men are climbing). In the background there is a Canadian flag, a forest, and a mountain. There are some targets made out of wood that are propped up by another piece of wood. Part of Loggers Supplement 1972.
Slide showing construction of a building form. Poles and wood form the start of a framework, and there are many men, some with no shirts, working on it. Cement truck is to the left pouring in cement. In the background the built framework for the potlines is visible.
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 construction of a building form. Poles and wood form the start of a framework, and there are many men, some with no shirts, working on it. Cement truck is to the left pouring in cement. In the background the built framework for the potlines is visible.