Photo showing conveyor system at the Sandhill to the construction of the Smelter. Conveyor system going 24/7 supplying aggregate to foundation for the Alcan Smeter - 1950s
Photo showing conveyor system at the Sandhill to the construction of the Smelter. Conveyor system going 24/7 supplying aggregate to foundation for the Alcan Smeter - 1950s
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 sandhill viewed from a distance. In foreground is pile of logs/debris, and what appears to be dried out river path.
Photograph of Aerial View of Sandhill ; Service Centre ; Haisla Bridge ; Kitimat River ; Kitimat Liquid Air ; Bowbyes Cake ; Parks and Campgrounds ; Municipal ; Radley Park
Photograph of Aerial View of Sandhill ; Service Centre ; Haisla Bridge ; Kitimat River ; Kitimat Liquid Air ; Bowbyes Cake ; Parks and Campgrounds ; Municipal ; Radley Park
Photograph of an aerial of the Kitimat River and Sandhill. Aggregate operation facility is visible to the left of the hill. Squirrel Mountain behind is taking up most of the picture. Mountain has snow on top.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an aerial of the Kitimat River and Sandhill. Aggregate operation facility is visible to the left of the hill. Squirrel Mountain behind is taking up most of the picture. Mountain has snow on top.
Photograph of an aerial of the Kitimat River and sandhill. River is on the right, and sandhill on the left. Highway along sandhill not yet paved. View is from directly above.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photography was a hobby for Ryan, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of an aerial of the Kitimat River and sandhill. River is on the right, and sandhill on the left. Highway along sandhill not yet paved. View is from directly above.
Photograph of Aerial View of Sandhill ; Service Centre ; Kitimat River ; Bowbyes Lake ; Alcan Road ; Railroad Line ; Business ; Industrial ; Kitimat Liquid Air
Photograph of Aerial View of Sandhill ; Service Centre ; Kitimat River ; Bowbyes Lake ; Alcan Road ; Railroad Line ; Business ; Industrial ; Kitimat Liquid Air
