Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Potlines 1 and 2 ; Yacht Club ; Smeltersite ; Delta King ; Northern Dock ; Recreation and Sports ; Yacht Club Basin ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Potlines 1 and 2 ; Yacht Club ; Smeltersite ; Delta King ; Northern Dock ; Recreation and Sports ; Yacht Club Basin ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Smetlersite ; Kitimat Estuary ; Yacht Club Basin ; Rec. and Sports, Yacht Club ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Smetlersite ; Kitimat Estuary ; Yacht Club Basin ; Rec. and Sports, Yacht Club ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of Aerial View of Anderson Creek Camp ; Alcan Industrial Site ; Rail - Line ; Alcan Road ; Kitimat River ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of Aerial View of Anderson Creek Camp ; Alcan Industrial Site ; Rail - Line ; Alcan Road ; Kitimat River ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Yacht Club Basin ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada ; Rec. and Sports ; Yacht Basin
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Yacht Club Basin ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada ; Rec. and Sports ; Yacht Basin
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 Alcan smelter potlines. Cleared hillside with metal structure (water storage?) on top visible in background.
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 frameworks for Alcan smelter potlines.
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 interior of a framework for an Alcan smelter potline.
Photograph of Aerial View of Smeltersite ; Alcan Industrial Site ; Yacht Club Basin ; Northern Dock ; Kitimat River Estuary ; Recreation and Sports ; Yacht Club Basin ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of Aerial View of Smeltersite ; Alcan Industrial Site ; Yacht Club Basin ; Northern Dock ; Kitimat River Estuary ; Recreation and Sports ; Yacht Club Basin ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.
Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.
Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.
Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.
Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.
Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.
Donated by Carol Larson. Originally belonged to her mother, Lydia Strecheniuk.
Scope and Content
Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.
Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.
Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.
Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.
Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.
Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.
Photograph of Aerial View of Kitimat River ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Alcan Industrial Site ; Alcan Road ; Rail - Line ; Sandhill ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada ; Kitimat Liquid Air
Photograph of Aerial View of Kitimat River ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Alcan Industrial Site ; Alcan Road ; Rail - Line ; Sandhill ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada ; Kitimat Liquid Air
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Industrial Site ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Alcan Road ; Liquid Air Plant ; Railroad Line ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Industrial Site ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Alcan Road ; Liquid Air Plant ; Railroad Line ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
