Photograph of some houses and trucks in the townsite area. One of the trucks is bright red. Area still under development. Piles of dirt are in the foreground. Squirrel Mountain in the 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 some houses and trucks in the townsite area. One of the trucks is bright red. Area still under development. Piles of dirt are in the foreground. Squirrel Mountain in the 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 red truck with a ladder on the roof covered in snow. There are some more vehicles visible on the right. Houses in the background.
Photo depicts a an International truck heading to Horetzky Creek Camp on the Horetzky Valley Road.
Notes
Morrison-Knudsen Company had several roads such as this one, constructed to get workers and equipment to the various work sites for tunnel construction. 985.65.80
Photograph of the Kitimat River bridge and a truck. Truck is the foreground, and a dragline excavator shovel appears to be above it. It looks like area around river is being dug out. The bridge is in the 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 the Kitimat River bridge and a truck. Truck is the foreground, and a dragline excavator shovel appears to be above it. It looks like area around river is being dug out. The bridge is in the background.
Photograph of Highway Motor Express Co., which operates under west coast terminal LTD. Photo shows a large truck. On the truck roof and trailer, there are signs reading "highway", and on the side door it reads "West Coast Terminals". Truck is a GMC. There is a garage behind it. Lots of snow on ground.
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 Highway Motor Express Co., which operates under west coast terminal LTD. Photo shows a large truck. On the truck roof and trailer, there are signs reading "highway", and on the side door it reads "West Coast Terminals". Truck is a GMC. There is a garage behind it. Lots of snow on ground.
Photograph of Highway Motor Express LTD. truck in a yard at Service Centre. Side door has the company name. Appears to be carrying a load of wood planks covered in a tarp.Lots of snow on ground. Forest 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 Highway Motor Express LTD. truck in a yard at Service Centre. Side door has the company name. Appears to be carrying a load of wood planks covered in a tarp.Lots of snow on ground. Forest in background.
Photograph of a standing band riding a yellow truck at Dominion Day parade at Nechako Centre. Truck has speakers on the roof. Man on left of band has a guitar. All men to the right are wearing hats. Nechako Centre and crowd visible behind, and a group of kids is visible in the foreground. Some clouds in sky.
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 standing band riding a yellow truck at Dominion Day parade at Nechako Centre. Truck has speakers on the roof. Man on left of band has a guitar. All men to the right are wearing hats. Nechako Centre and crowd visible behind, and a group of kids is visible in the foreground. Some clouds in sky.
Photograph of Highway Motor Express Truck in front of a Shop Easy store at Nechako Centre. On the truck roof and trailer, there are signs reading "highway", and on the side door it reads "West Coast Terminals". Truck is a GMC. On the left of the truck are crates piled up. One reads "Coca-Cola". There is also a trycicle parked against the building. On the right, there is a woman loading a shopping cart with boxes from behind the truck. There is also a trailer bin parked, and more shopping carts. One of the windows on the upper floor on the left appears broken.
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 Highway Motor Express Truck in front of a Shop Easy store at Nechako Centre. On the truck roof and trailer, there are signs reading "highway", and on the side door it reads "West Coast Terminals". Truck is a GMC. On the left of the truck are crates piled up. One reads "Coca-Cola". There is also a trycicle parked against the building. On the right, there is a woman loading a shopping cart with boxes from behind the truck. There is also a trailer bin parked, and more shopping carts. One of the windows on the upper floor on the left appears broken.
