Photo showing Kitimat United Church "Jingle Bells Bazaar", from left: Mrs. Douglas Van Kleeck, Mrs. Frank Biss, Janice Parsham, Mrs. Norman Parsham, Mrs. Gerry Wier, Mrs. James W. Bell.
Photo showing Kitimat United Church "Jingle Bells Bazaar", from left: Mrs. Douglas Van Kleeck, Mrs. Frank Biss, Janice Parsham, Mrs. Norman Parsham, Mrs. Gerry Wier, Mrs. James W. Bell.
Photo showing the Foley/Welch and Stewart Cabin on Anderson Ranch which became the first school for pioneer children in Kitimat, from left to right: Beth Anderson, Bert Anderson, Martha Anderson, Jack Pine.
Photo showing the Foley/Welch and Stewart Cabin on Anderson Ranch which became the first school for pioneer children in Kitimat, from left to right: Beth Anderson, Bert Anderson, Martha Anderson, Jack Pine.
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 smeltersite school viewed from the side. Some people can be seen out front. Powerlines visible up above.
Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
Photo depicts students sitting at their desks in class at West Tahtsa Lake School. Smaller students join the teacher at the chalkboard. A cat beside them is peering out the window.
Photo depicts students sitting at their desks in class at West Tahtsa Lake School. Smaller students join the teacher at the chalkboard. A cat beside them is peering out the window.
Photo depicts teachers at the Wachwas School at Camp No. 5, Kemano. From left is Mrs. Gleddie, Mrs. Filbrandt, Mr. Gleddie (Principal), Mrs. Crane and Miss Thorne.
Photo depicts teachers at the Wachwas School at Camp No. 5, Kemano. From left is Mrs. Gleddie, Mrs. Filbrandt, Mr. Gleddie (Principal), Mrs. Crane and Miss Thorne.
