Photograph of West Coast Terminals LTD. Built in 1958 for public warehouse facilities. View shows garage doors with trucks backed into them. Lots of snow on ground. Forest in background.
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 West Coast Terminals LTD. Built in 1958 for public warehouse facilities. View shows garage doors with trucks backed into them. Lots of snow on ground. Forest in background.
Notes
Back of photo is stamped by Fred Ryan LTD. Box 1007, M.P.O. Kitimat, B.C.
Included with photo is an article, "First Public Warehouse Opens Here", Monday, February 10, 1958.
View looking East North-East at new maintenance service building and 80' high water tower. Earth work in foreground shows start of grading prior to paving on west side of the building.
View looking East North-East at new maintenance service building and 80' high water tower. Earth work in foreground shows start of grading prior to paving on west side of the building.
Photograph of inside warehouse of West Coast Terminals LTD. at Service Centre. Warehouse is full of boxes and shelves of various food products. Some of the products include - Planters Peanuts, Canada Corn Starch, St. Lawrence Oil, and Kellogg's Variety.
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 inside warehouse of West Coast Terminals LTD. at Service Centre. Warehouse is full of boxes and shelves of various food products. Some of the products include - Planters Peanuts, Canada Corn Starch, St. Lawrence Oil, and Kellogg's Variety.
Photograph of view looking east showing status of concrete at potrooms 7A and 7B west. Note also formwork for footings on line RB of rectifier bldg. 207. Construction in progress, men working. Cement truck visible on front right.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking east showing status of concrete at potrooms 7A and 7B west. Note also formwork for footings on line RB of rectifier bldg. 207. Construction in progress, men working. Cement truck visible on front right.
Photograph of view of Kitimat terminal wharf #1 looking south from a point on conveyor gallery C1 showing the alumina handling plant, and rail being laid on the wharf deck.
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of view of Kitimat terminal wharf #1 looking south from a point on conveyor gallery C1 showing the alumina handling plant, and rail being laid on the wharf deck.
Photograph of view looking west at bridge site showing Kitimat River at elevation 45. Centre pier of permanent bridge at right with formwork for final concrete pour.
Bill was one of the superintendents with Saguenay Kitimat.
Custodial History
Donated by Joanna Gallacher
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking west at bridge site showing Kitimat River at elevation 45. Centre pier of permanent bridge at right with formwork for final concrete pour.
Photograph of back of West Coast Terminals LTD. building. CN Rail Tracks right behind terminal. There are train cars on the tracks. Lots of snow on ground. Forest behind.
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 back of West Coast Terminals LTD. building. CN Rail Tracks right behind terminal. There are train cars on the tracks. Lots of snow on ground. Forest behind.
