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 portion of transmission line/station.
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 transmission station. Large yellow tarp covers something on the left side.
Photo showing camp in Kildala Pass, men doing aluminum roofing on structure of building, snow covering all aera, helicopter lifting off, with snow covered mountains in distance.
Photo showing camp in Kildala Pass, men doing aluminum roofing on structure of building, snow covering all aera, helicopter lifting off, with snow covered mountains in distance.
Slide showing construction of transmission station for Alcan at smeltersite. One station tower is up, and another part is being moved in? A crane is lifting it, and men are standing below. Pile of dirt in foreground, and clear cut slope 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 construction of transmission station for Alcan at smeltersite. One station tower is up, and another part is being moved in? A crane is lifting it, and men are standing below. Pile of dirt in foreground, and clear cut slope behind.
Crest shaped patch, white felt, black embroidery, black, white and blue silkscreen image of mountains behind three transmission towers. Wording reads '1956 Kitimat'. Crest has been glued to blue fabric that has been cut out of the original garment. Fabric is blue with black lining.
Crest shaped patch, white felt, black embroidery, black, white and blue silkscreen image of mountains behind three transmission towers. Wording reads '1956 Kitimat'. Crest has been glued to blue fabric that has been cut out of the original garment. Fabric is blue with black lining.
Photograph of a pass through the mountains near Kemano. An unpaved road or trail can be seen to the right. A rainbow (?) seems to be visible in the distance, near the center of the photograph.
Photograph of a pass through the mountains near Kemano. An unpaved road or trail can be seen to the right. A rainbow (?) seems to be visible in the distance, near the center of the photograph.
Notes
Stamp on back of photo: "ANSCO PRINTON, Munshaw Colour Service Ltd., Nov 13 1953."
