Photograph of the B.C. Telephone Exchange under construction on Kingfisher Ave. Exterior appears complete. Lots of dirt piles around. Three men are visible out front.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the B.C. Telephone Exchange under construction on Kingfisher Ave. Exterior appears complete. Lots of dirt piles around. Three men are visible out front.
Photograph of telephone exchange copes with rush. All members of the BC telephone staff helped to man the 30 shifts which kept the Kitimat exchange open during the holiday weekend. Girls at the long distance board are shown above with Mrs. Elizabeth McGill (right) who is putting through one of the 1659 long distance calls placed by Kitimat and Terrace residents during the three day Christmas rush. Local calls handled by the exchange in the same three days, December 24, 25, and 26, totalled 35094, with the heavist traffic Christmas Eve when, 14346 calls were handled.
Photograph of telephone exchange copes with rush. All members of the BC telephone staff helped to man the 30 shifts which kept the Kitimat exchange open during the holiday weekend. Girls at the long distance board are shown above with Mrs. Elizabeth McGill (right) who is putting through one of the 1659 long distance calls placed by Kitimat and Terrace residents during the three day Christmas rush. Local calls handled by the exchange in the same three days, December 24, 25, and 26, totalled 35094, with the heavist traffic Christmas Eve when, 14346 calls were handled.
Photograph of Kitimat's New Telephone Exchange building. Some windows in the building are boarded up. Dirt road in foreground, and area in front of building too. Powerlines are running above the building, and some building material is sitting on the right of the building. Behind on the right, are some homes and forest. Partially cloudy day.
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 Kitimat's New Telephone Exchange building. Some windows in the building are boarded up. Dirt road in foreground, and area in front of building too. Powerlines are running above the building, and some building material is sitting on the right of the building. Behind on the right, are some homes and forest. Partially cloudy day.
