Slide showing the Bank of Montreal building at smeltersite. Bunkhouse visible behind, and in front is a large, uprooted tree. Powerlines are up the hill behind, and below is the main road.
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 the Bank of Montreal building at smeltersite. Bunkhouse visible behind, and in front is a large, uprooted tree. Powerlines are up the hill behind, and below is the main road.
Photo showing "Opening of the Royal Bank of Canada, 1st Bank in Service Centre". Office in Kitimat Builders Supply; 1st business to open in Service Centre. L/R Jack Hilts, Manager; Reeve Will Sparks; E.D. Don Forward, Manager of Kitimat Builders; George Malby, Alcan Resident Engineer; ??; J.T. Madill, Alcan Power Engineer; Norm Bradshaw, Bank Accountant; Larry Ecroyd, Northern Sentinel.
#2: Northern Sentinel: Box #2: Heritage Files - Royal Bank
Scope and Content
Photo showing "Opening of the Royal Bank of Canada, 1st Bank in Service Centre". Office in Kitimat Builders Supply; 1st business to open in Service Centre. L/R Jack Hilts, Manager; Reeve Will Sparks; E.D. Don Forward, Manager of Kitimat Builders; George Malby, Alcan Resident Engineer; ??; J.T. Madill, Alcan Power Engineer; Norm Bradshaw, Bank Accountant; Larry Ecroyd, Northern Sentinel.
