Slide showing an airplane flying over the beach at smeltersite. Behind on the slope, the smeltersite bunkhouses are visible. Pipes can also be seen at the back of the beach area.
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 an airplane flying over the beach at smeltersite. Behind on the slope, the smeltersite bunkhouses are visible. Pipes can also be seen at the back of the beach area.
Photo showing two members of the cast of Holiday Theatre's presentation of "Androcles and the Lion", to be presented in Kitimat on Thursday at the Nechako School Auditorium. Leo Burdak as the Lion and H. Shandro as Androcles.
Photo showing two members of the cast of Holiday Theatre's presentation of "Androcles and the Lion", to be presented in Kitimat on Thursday at the Nechako School Auditorium. Leo Burdak as the Lion and H. Shandro as Androcles.
Photo showing "Off to the pit we three", Androcles is to fight the wild beasts in the arena in this scene from the Holiday Theatre production of "Androcles and the Lion".
Photo showing "Off to the pit we three", Androcles is to fight the wild beasts in the arena in this scene from the Holiday Theatre production of "Androcles and the Lion".
Photo showing copy of famous Michelangelo painting by Kitimat resident Giovanni Moro and presented to the Church of Christ the King last weekend by Mr. Moro to Rev. J.I. McMahon.
Photo showing copy of famous Michelangelo painting by Kitimat resident Giovanni Moro and presented to the Church of Christ the King last weekend by Mr. Moro to Rev. J.I. McMahon.