Slide showing a man in glasses kneeling down behind a little boy with a red coat and grey cap. The boy is holding a ball. Behind them is a grey vehicle of some sort. To the left of the vehicle is piles of wooden planks. There are some people in red visible beyond that, as well as a house. Douglas Channel and mountains in the distance.
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 a man in glasses kneeling down behind a little boy with a red coat and grey cap. The boy is holding a ball. Behind them is a grey vehicle of some sort. To the left of the vehicle is piles of wooden planks. There are some people in red visible beyond that, as well as a house. Douglas Channel and mountains in the distance.
Photograph of four people posing for photo in front of bookshelf. There are two men and two women. Man on far left is Doug Smith, and next to him is Pauline Morgan. There is a blackboard behind the shelf, so possibly a school. On top of shelf is height chart with a giraffe.
Photograph of four people posing for photo in front of bookshelf. There are two men and two women. Man on far left is Doug Smith, and next to him is Pauline Morgan. There is a blackboard behind the shelf, so possibly a school. On top of shelf is height chart with a giraffe.
Photograph of family posing with Santa. Santa is sitting in a sleigh with two children in his lap, a man standing on the left and 4 additional people behind on the right. There is a Christmas tree behind them. Possibly in the Kitimat Mall.
Photograph of family posing with Santa. Santa is sitting in a sleigh with two children in his lap, a man standing on the left and 4 additional people behind on the right. There is a Christmas tree behind them. Possibly in the Kitimat Mall.
"THE PACERS of Prince George recently entertained more than 500 teenagers at a concert held at a concert at St. Anthony's school auditorium. Shown above are, Pat Griffiths, lead guitar, Gary Banrath, bass guitar, Brian Hilton, drums and Carl Sande, organ and rythm. The group has a repertoire of 125 numbers and has made a number of appearnaces throughout Western Canada."
"THE PACERS of Prince George recently entertained more than 500 teenagers at a concert held at a concert at St. Anthony's school auditorium. Shown above are, Pat Griffiths, lead guitar, Gary Banrath, bass guitar, Brian Hilton, drums and Carl Sande, organ and rythm. The group has a repertoire of 125 numbers and has made a number of appearnaces throughout Western Canada."
