Yellow cedar paddle, pommel glued to shaft. Paint colours red, black and light blue. Carved by Haisla artist Henry Robertson. This paddle is for the captain of the canoe. On one side, from the handle to the tip, the animals are: Octopus, Crab, Halibut, Ling Cod, Abalone, Bullhead, Rat Fish, Dog Fish, Wolf Fish, Salmon, Red Snapper, Sea Urchin, Dog Salmon, Eel, Cod, Killer Whale. On the other side, from mid-point to tip, the animals are: Sea Urchin, Abalone, Black Cod, Clam and Halibut.
Yellow cedar paddle, pommel glued to shaft. Paint colours red, black and light blue. Carved by Haisla artist Henry Robertson. This paddle is for the captain of the canoe. On one side, from the handle to the tip, the animals are: Octopus, Crab, Halibut, Ling Cod, Abalone, Bullhead, Rat Fish, Dog Fish, Wolf Fish, Salmon, Red Snapper, Sea Urchin, Dog Salmon, Eel, Cod, Killer Whale. On the other side, from mid-point to tip, the animals are: Sea Urchin, Abalone, Black Cod, Clam and Halibut.
Photograph of a man seated on concrete pylon at Alcan Wharf. At right and in background are wharf crane and railway tracks. At left is ship 'SUN KAREN' Alumina Boat from Jamaica. On back: Stamp - Hoetzsch, 320 Esplanade, north Vancouver, BC. Written - 'Kitimat'/54 then German language writing.
Photograph of the Alcan site and a camp. Gravelly raised area in foreground, that the view is looking from. Camp consists of multiple small homes. Beyond is a parking lot, some storage containers, a conveyor, and the Alcan wharf with cranes. Douglas Channel and mountains 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 the Alcan site and a camp. Gravelly raised area in foreground, that the view is looking from. Camp consists of multiple small homes. Beyond is a parking lot, some storage containers, a conveyor, and the Alcan wharf with cranes. Douglas Channel and mountains in background.
