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 green concrete truck with other trucks. Behind them is a large pile of woody and gravel debris.
Slide showing piles of concrete made pieces for construction. To be used as building material for something. Powerline pole, cleared area, and forest visible behind.
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 piles of concrete made pieces for construction. To be used as building material for something. Powerline pole, cleared area, and forest visible behind.
Photo of spectators of Portuguese vs. Indians soccer game played at Kitamaat Village. More than 500 fans were at the village on Sunday, April 19, 1956 to wach Sunday's Soccer League.
Photo of spectators of Portuguese vs. Indians soccer game played at Kitamaat Village. More than 500 fans were at the village on Sunday, April 19, 1956 to wach Sunday's Soccer League.
Photo showing the Montador's Soccer Team, Labour Day champions in 1959. Front row, left to right: B. Szabo, M. Brady, J. Nagy, J. Komlos, F. Matos, F. Cabral and manager A. Ferreira lying in front. In back row, from left to right: Gruber, Oesi, Piste, J. Kotai, V. Barasso, S. Matjey, L. Cabral and H. Willms.
Photo showing the Montador's Soccer Team, Labour Day champions in 1959. Front row, left to right: B. Szabo, M. Brady, J. Nagy, J. Komlos, F. Matos, F. Cabral and manager A. Ferreira lying in front. In back row, from left to right: Gruber, Oesi, Piste, J. Kotai, V. Barasso, S. Matjey, L. Cabral and H. Willms.
