Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Smetlersite ; Kitimat Estuary ; Yacht Club Basin ; Rec. and Sports, Yacht Club ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Smetlersite ; Kitimat Estuary ; Yacht Club Basin ; Rec. and Sports, Yacht Club ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of Aerial View of Anderson Creek Camp ; Alcan Industrial Site ; Rail - Line ; Alcan Road ; Kitimat River ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of Aerial View of Anderson Creek Camp ; Alcan Industrial Site ; Rail - Line ; Alcan Road ; Kitimat River ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Yacht Club Basin ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada ; Rec. and Sports ; Yacht Basin
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Yacht Club Basin ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada ; Rec. and Sports ; Yacht Basin
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Smeltersite ; Recreation and Sport ; Yacht Club Basin ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
Photograph of Aerial View of Alcan Smelter ; Anderson Creek Camp ; Smeltersite ; Recreation and Sport ; Yacht Club Basin ; Business ; Industrial ; Aluminum Co. of Canada
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 Alcan smeltersite construction in the early 1950s. Smelter buildings, smeltersite, and Kitimat River estuary visible.
Aerial view of the smelter area looking north. Note rectifier buildings mainly closed in and roofing nearing completion. Potline footings are begining to extend east of the centre passageway.
Aerial view of the smelter area looking north. Note rectifier buildings mainly closed in and roofing nearing completion. Potline footings are begining to extend east of the centre passageway.