Photograph of looking down to the end of Gardner Canal towards Kemano. Photo taken from a boat, cords from boat visible on front left. There looks like a port/other boats further back. Mountains along canal and 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 looking down to the end of Gardner Canal towards Kemano. Photo taken from a boat, cords from boat visible on front left. There looks like a port/other boats further back. Mountains along canal and in background.
Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
Flood looking upstream of Neighbourhood C Drainage Canal from approx. station 25/00. Note silt etc. in canal. Section of canal in immediate foreground was cut to shape just prior to the flood.
Flood looking upstream of Neighbourhood C Drainage Canal from approx. station 25/00. Note silt etc. in canal. Section of canal in immediate foreground was cut to shape just prior to the flood.
