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Alcan Building Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34733
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.46
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of building for Alcan smelter. Building framework has some sort of large containers attached.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.46
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 building for Alcan smelter. Building framework has some sort of large containers attached.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.106
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of the Alcan dock. Dock construction is on the left side, and water and dirt are on the right. In the distance, the smeltersite pier is visible.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.106
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 the Alcan dock. Dock construction is on the left side, and water and dirt are on the right. In the distance, the smeltersite pier is visible.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Dock
Douglas Channel
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.110
Scope and Content
Slide showing the side of the Alcan dock, with caissons put into place. Still under construction. In front, dirty water from dredging is unsettling the water. In the background on the opposite shore, tree clearing is visible.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.110
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 side of the Alcan dock, with caissons put into place. Still under construction. In front, dirty water from dredging is unsettling the water. In the background on the opposite shore, tree clearing is visible.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Dredging
Construction
Dock
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Alcan Smelter Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34703
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.18
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of Alcan smelter potlines. Cleared hillside with metal structure (water storage?) on top visible in background.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.18
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Potlines
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Alcan Smelter Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34704
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.19
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of frameworks for Alcan smelter potlines.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.19
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Potlines
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Alcan Smelter Construction

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34705
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.20
Scope and Content
Slide showing the interior of a framework for an Alcan smelter potline.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.20
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Potlines
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Barges loaded with flat-top houses

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description223
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Accession Number
77.58.10
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two barges moored in Douglas Channel and loaded with flat-top house sections for construction workers and their families.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
217
Accession Number
77.58.10
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1955
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two barges moored in Douglas Channel and loaded with flat-top house sections for construction workers and their families.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Temporary housing destined for Kitimat was assembled at Vancouver Tug and Barge below the Lion's Gate Bridge in three sections, then barged to Kitimat - 10 houses or 30 sections on each barge. -- Electrician Bill Frahler wired approximately 2,000 houses in Kitimat camps and townsite between 1954 and 1958, working first for Johnson-Crooks then Straits Construction, both U.S. contractors. Pat Jimenez Collection
Subject Access
Construction of Buildings
Housing
Images
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.111
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of a building for the Alcan smelter. Steel framework with one side low with a flat roof, and the other side tall. Other construction material is layed on the ground, and there is a dump truck below the building.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.111
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 for the Alcan smelter. Steel framework with one side low with a flat roof, and the other side tall. Other construction material is layed on the ground, and there is a dump truck below the building.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
Aug 1955
Accession Number
2020.1.1
Scope and Content
Building Nechako School. Shop Easy at right.
Part Of
Lorna Daniel Collection
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2020.1.1
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
Aug 1955
Physical Description
1 photograh : b&w ; 12.9 x 8.9 cm 1 negative: b&w ; 8.8 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Building Nechako School. Shop Easy at right.
Subject Access
Nechako School
Construction
Shop Easy Store
Geographic Access
Kitimat
Nechako
Nechako Neighbourhood
Storage Location
photograph storage
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca.1953
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two workers looking on as a Sikorsky S-55 helicopter brings in a load of supplies to the transmission line camp atop Kildala Pass.
Part Of
Kitimat Museum Website Collection
Description Level
Item
Item Number
11
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
ca.1953
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w
Scope and Content
Photo depicts two workers looking on as a Sikorsky S-55 helicopter brings in a load of supplies to the transmission line camp atop Kildala Pass.
Notes
Photographed by the International Harverster Company, manufacturers of construction equipment purchased for the Project. Hal Whiting Collection 985.65.82
Subject Access
Camps
Transmission line
Construction
Images

Cleared Area at Smeltersite

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34786
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.91
Scope and Content
Slide showing cleared area at smeltersite for smelter construction. Equipment and cranes are visible working. In the distance are building structures, and in the foreground are powerlines. On the bottom left a person can be seen walking.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.91
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 cleared area at smeltersite for smelter construction. Equipment and cranes are visible working. In the distance are building structures, and in the foreground are powerlines. On the bottom left a person can be seen walking.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Smeltersite
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.70
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of a building form. Base is concrete, and there are rows of poles and wood buidling up the framework.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.70
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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. Base is concrete, and there are rows of poles and wood buidling up the framework.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.72
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of a building form. Poles and wood form the start of a framework. Towards the back a group of mostly shritless men are working on it. Two cement trucks are on site, with one pouring. In the background the built framework for the potlines is visible.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.72
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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. Towards the back a group of mostly shritless men are working on it. Two cement trucks are on site, with one pouring. In the background the built framework for the potlines is visible.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.115
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of metal framework at smeltersite. Crane is lifting the frame, and people are standing below. Concrete footings? are around them. Rock wall with piles of trees and debris on the top is behind.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.115
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 metal framework at smeltersite. Crane is lifting the frame, and people are standing below. Concrete footings? are around them. Rock wall with piles of trees and debris on the top is behind.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.121
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction of some sort of structure at smeltersite. It is on a concrete base, and the right side has some sort of wheel structure. A wood beam on top conects the wheel to the larger, square structrure on the left. Other parts and a man working are in the centre.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.121
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 some sort of structure at smeltersite. It is on a concrete base, and the right side has some sort of wheel structure. A wood beam on top conects the wheel to the larger, square structrure on the left. Other parts and a man working are in the centre.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Construction Material for Haisla Bridge

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34688
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.3
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction material for the Haisla Bridge at the bridge site.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.3
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 material for the Haisla Bridge at the bridge site.
Subject Access
Haisla Bridge
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.109
Scope and Content
Slide showing dirty water coming out of the dredging outake pipe for the dredger near smeltersite. In the background on the left shore near the Alcan dock construction a dump truck is dumping something. Construction visible around it.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.109
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 dirty water coming out of the dredging outake pipe for the dredger near smeltersite. In the background on the left shore near the Alcan dock construction a dump truck is dumping something. Construction visible around it.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Dredging
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.22
Scope and Content
Slide showing what appears to be a wooden drilling structure at the smeltersite construction area. Men working around with one with a crank? And others appear to be tightening a pole into place. Drilling? A tank the reads "gas" is visible on the left.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.22
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 what appears to be a wooden drilling structure at the smeltersite construction area. Men working around with one with a crank? And others appear to be tightening a pole into place. Drilling? A tank the reads "gas" is visible on the left.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Front End Loader Digging

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34764
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.69
Scope and Content
Slide showing front end loader digging. Two shirtless men are on it. One is operating, and the other is standing while holding onto the machine in the front. Behind, construction is visible.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.69
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 front end loader digging. Two shirtless men are on it. One is operating, and the other is standing while holding onto the machine in the front. Behind, construction is visible.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Machinery
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

Front End Loader Filling up Dump Truck

https://collections.kitimatmuseum.ca/en/permalink/description34763
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Description Level
Item
Date Range
1951-1953
Accession Number
2022.3.68
Scope and Content
Slide showing front end loader filling a dump truck with soil. There is a hole in front from where it has been digging from. Behind there is construction and material visible.
Part Of
James McNay Collection
Creator
McNay, James
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2022.3.68
Date Range
1951-1953
Physical Description
1 slide ; colour
History / Biographical
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 front end loader filling a dump truck with soil. There is a hole in front from where it has been digging from. Behind there is construction and material visible.
Subject Access
Kitimat-Kemano Project
Construction
Machinery
Trucks
Storage Location
Slide binder 7

45 records – page 1 of 3.