Photograph of aerial of the harbour facility near Alcan. The facility is at the centre left. The Alcan Plant is above, and the Kitimat River delta is below.
Photograph of aerial of the harbour facility near Alcan. The facility is at the centre left. The Alcan Plant is above, and the Kitimat River delta is below.
Notes
Back of photo has 2 dates, Jan 23 1985 and Jan 23 1986. The 1986 date is a sticker add on, while the 1985 date is stamped on. The 1985 date is believed to be correct.
Slide showing house at presumably smeltersite. House is on slight hill with dirt road leading up. Tree stumps with planters? in front of house. Forest visible directly behind it.
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 house at presumably smeltersite. House is on slight hill with dirt road leading up. Tree stumps with planters? in front of house. Forest visible directly behind it.
