Photograph of a building under construction. Building is boxed shaped with wooden framework and is being constructed with brick. Snow on ground around it.
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 building under construction. Building is boxed shaped with wooden framework and is being constructed with brick. Snow on ground around it.
Photograph of smeltersite looking east. Service building area in middleground with pre-cast wall panels in place. Pre-cast concrete yard in foreground.
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 smeltersite looking east. Service building area in middleground with pre-cast wall panels in place. Pre-cast concrete yard in foreground.
Photograph of building construction at the Alcan smeltersite. Possibly part of the service buildings. Building is still framework. Building material is piled in front. Three men are walking on the right side.
Mike (Miecyszlaw) and Nancy Marciniak lived and worked in Kitimat in the 1950s. Their daughter, Nancy Anne, was born here in 1957.
Scope and Content
Photograph of building construction at the Alcan smeltersite. Possibly part of the service buildings. Building is still framework. Building material is piled in front. Three men are walking on the right side.
