Photograph of a shop easy float at the Dominion Day parade at Nechako Centre parking lot. Two men are sitting on a green turf on the back of the float truck. Truck is decorated with purple balloons. Two more men are standing near the front of the truck. There are people sitting on the grass behind watching. Homes from Oriole street 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 a shop easy float at the Dominion Day parade at Nechako Centre parking lot. Two men are sitting on a green turf on the back of the float truck. Truck is decorated with purple balloons. Two more men are standing near the front of the truck. There are people sitting on the grass behind watching. Homes from Oriole street in background.
Photograph of a float from Dominion Day. The truck in this photo is wrapped in tin foil and called " Jaycees training in leadership today for a better Kitimat tomorrow."
Photograph of a float from Dominion Day. The truck in this photo is wrapped in tin foil and called " Jaycees training in leadership today for a better Kitimat tomorrow."
Photograph of the Dominion day parade. Three little girls named Cheryl Soon, Flora Assonili and Robin Dolyaan rehearse for the childrens parade as future Queens.
Photograph of the Dominion day parade. Three little girls named Cheryl Soon, Flora Assonili and Robin Dolyaan rehearse for the childrens parade as future Queens.
Photograph of an undoubtedly the heaviest float in the Dominion Day parade was entered by the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce. Along with few tons of aluminum ingot the float included the log pictured above. Clearing the overpass with only inches to spare the big fellow weighed in at 50,000 LBS, was over 200 years old and had 5,000 board feet of dressed lumber, enough to build a fair sized house.
Photograph of an undoubtedly the heaviest float in the Dominion Day parade was entered by the Kitimat Chamber of Commerce. Along with few tons of aluminum ingot the float included the log pictured above. Clearing the overpass with only inches to spare the big fellow weighed in at 50,000 LBS, was over 200 years old and had 5,000 board feet of dressed lumber, enough to build a fair sized house.