From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a thin glacier coming down a mountain valley. Forest is on either side. Up higher is more snow/glacier.
Photograph of a plane coming in to land on Douglas Channel. Plane is on the left side of the picture. Mountain in background. Cloudy day. Image has a pink tint.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a plane coming in to land on Douglas Channel. Plane is on the left side of the picture. Mountain in background. Cloudy day. Image has a pink tint.
From the years 1953-1958, Mike Kinnear took photos during his school years, until graduation, while working for Fred Ryan Ltd. after school and holidays. Photos for him was a hobby, and he took many photos of the smelter and townsite as it grew around him. Mike also took a number of photos for the Kitimat Northern Sentinel, during the Ken Brumley and Pixie Meldrum years as editors. Mike and his family left Kitimat in 1958, but he spent the best part of 40 years in the photographic field, mainly in the retail/wholesale part of the photo industry.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret and Mike Kinnear.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a float plane coming to land on Douglas Channel. Plane is on the far left. Mountain in background. Cloudy day. Image has a pink tint.
Photograph of vehicles coming down Haisla Boulevard in the July 1st parade. Kit the Fox in a green convertible is in the front. Overpass is visible in background. People are watching in either side of the road.
Photograph of vehicles coming down Haisla Boulevard in the July 1st parade. Kit the Fox in a green convertible is in the front. Overpass is visible in background. People are watching in either side of the road.
"A whale of an idea" was Ransome Holmes comment to winning this killer whale scultpure by Sammy Robinson of Kiamaat Viallage. Carved by Sammy earlier in the year for the Kitimat Band Parents' Association fund raising efforts toward the high school band's trip to England, the carving was finally raffled off at the high school choir sing Dec 17
"A whale of an idea" was Ransome Holmes comment to winning this killer whale scultpure by Sammy Robinson of Kiamaat Viallage. Carved by Sammy earlier in the year for the Kitimat Band Parents' Association fund raising efforts toward the high school band's trip to England, the carving was finally raffled off at the high school choir sing Dec 17
