Photograph of an aerial of the Riverside camp in Kildala next to the dyke. Many bunkhouses. Surrounding area is cleared space. Forest behind. Sandhill is visible on the left.
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 an aerial of the Riverside camp in Kildala next to the dyke. Many bunkhouses. Surrounding area is cleared space. Forest behind. Sandhill is visible on the left.
Photograph of an aerial of the Kitimat townsite, riverside camp, and Haisla Bridge. Haisla Bridge and Kitimat River on the left. Kildala area to right of riverside camp is cleared out. Streets are being started, no homes yet. Edge of plane visible on upper right.
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 an aerial of the Kitimat townsite, riverside camp, and Haisla Bridge. Haisla Bridge and Kitimat River on the left. Kildala area to right of riverside camp is cleared out. Streets are being started, no homes yet. Edge of plane visible on upper right.
"With a ferocious appetite, the provincial government touring car crushing machine spent two days at Riverside Auto Wrecking in Thronhill last week devouring "old bodies". Before the crusher begins its feast, all rubber and useable parts are stripped from the cats and into the gobbler it goes. The machine takes care of several cars at a time in some instances, one on top of the other."
"With a ferocious appetite, the provincial government touring car crushing machine spent two days at Riverside Auto Wrecking in Thronhill last week devouring "old bodies". Before the crusher begins its feast, all rubber and useable parts are stripped from the cats and into the gobbler it goes. The machine takes care of several cars at a time in some instances, one on top of the other."
Photograph of sawmill and water tank - Kitimat Temporary Camp
Notes
Red Binder - Found in Collection - 'If you hold this up to a light you will see the ridge outlined by the pencil line. The ridge plus the other area enclosed in the line is apporoximately the area of the future townsite."
Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a foreman D-shift for Alcan. He married Anna in 1959. Alice and her sister Claudia were born in Kitimat and the family lived here until 1969, at which time they returned to Germany.
Scope and Content
Photograph of cars parked in front of a Kitimat camp. Albatross homes on hill in background.