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.
Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a forman 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 Oriole Street covered in snow. There is a dog sitting on the street in the distance.
There is a line of houses on the right side of the picture. The houses are all covered in snow, and there are vehicles parked in the carports of the first few houses.
There is a line of houses on the right side of the picture. The houses are all covered in snow, and there are vehicles parked in the carports of the first few houses.
