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.
Slide showing bulldozer moving dirt at smeltersite. Douglas Channel visible behind, and transmission line clearing is visible on the distant mountain as well.
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 bulldozer moving dirt at smeltersite. Douglas Channel visible behind, and transmission line clearing is visible on the distant mountain as well.
Photograph of a police officer working at the July 1st parade in 1956. Officer is standing on Kingfisher Avenue and beyond him is the Nechako Centre parking lot where the parade is taking place. There is a large crowd of people watching.
Edna Nicolay (Webb) was the former Miss Kitimat in 1955. Her and her family moved to Kitimat on April 8, 1955.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a police officer working at the July 1st parade in 1956. Officer is standing on Kingfisher Avenue and beyond him is the Nechako Centre parking lot where the parade is taking place. There is a large crowd of people watching.
Portrait of a group of people standing againt a wall with ladies holding wrapped gifts and the men dressed in tuxedos. Tables with china arranged in front of them.
Portrait of a group of people standing againt a wall with ladies holding wrapped gifts and the men dressed in tuxedos. Tables with china arranged in front of them.
Photo showing people at retirement for: Wolfgang Mordek, Emil Camazzola, Dayal Patel, Dino Pereira, Leo Seppala, Mike Christmas, Ed Pocha, Pete Kelly, and Bob Burke-Smith.
Photo showing people at retirement for: Wolfgang Mordek, Emil Camazzola, Dayal Patel, Dino Pereira, Leo Seppala, Mike Christmas, Ed Pocha, Pete Kelly, and Bob Burke-Smith.
Photo showing a group of people and awards at retirement for: Wolfgang Mordek, Emil Camazzola, Dayal Patel, Dino Pereira, Leo Seppala, Mike Christmas, Ed Pocha, Pete Kelly, and Bob Burke-Smith. At far right is Art Emerson.
Photo showing a group of people and awards at retirement for: Wolfgang Mordek, Emil Camazzola, Dayal Patel, Dino Pereira, Leo Seppala, Mike Christmas, Ed Pocha, Pete Kelly, and Bob Burke-Smith. At far right is Art Emerson.
Photo showing a group of people and awards at retirement for: Wolfgang Mordek, Emil Camazzola, Dayal Patel, Dino Pereira, Leo Seppala, Mike Christmas, Ed Pocha, Pete Kelly, and Bob Burke-Smith.
Photo showing a group of people and awards at retirement for: Wolfgang Mordek, Emil Camazzola, Dayal Patel, Dino Pereira, Leo Seppala, Mike Christmas, Ed Pocha, Pete Kelly, and Bob Burke-Smith.
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 a group of people in costumes in a home. Some are sitting on a couch, and others on a floor. Looks like a Halloween party.
Photograph showing a bunch of people dancing in a building. They’re going around in a couple circles, facing each other and holding hands. Everyone is in formal attire. They could possibly in a gymnasium because there are basketball hoops on the walls. In the background of the people dancing is a windmill and huge tulips on the wall. Part of the Loggers Supplement 1972.
Photograph showing a bunch of people dancing in a building. They’re going around in a couple circles, facing each other and holding hands. Everyone is in formal attire. They could possibly in a gymnasium because there are basketball hoops on the walls. In the background of the people dancing is a windmill and huge tulips on the wall. Part of the Loggers Supplement 1972.