Photograph of a man sitting on a log in the snow. He is making an open mouthed expression and holding something in his hands. There is a red jacket on the log next to him on the right. A bag and lunchbox? are on the ground in the foreground. A slope and trees are behind him.
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 man sitting on a log in the snow. He is making an open mouthed expression and holding something in his hands. There is a red jacket on the log next to him on the right. A bag and lunchbox? are on the ground in the foreground. A slope and trees are behind him.
Photograph showing two boys sitting on a log in the water with their underwear on. They look extremely similar and bother short hair. They're looking and smiling at the camera. It looks like they are in a river. In the background is a bunch of rocks and a few sticks.
Photograph showing two boys sitting on a log in the water with their underwear on. They look extremely similar and bother short hair. They're looking and smiling at the camera. It looks like they are in a river. In the background is a bunch of rocks and a few sticks.
Photograph of a group of men and women sitting at a table on Dominion Day. In the back row, there are four men standing. In the front row there are eight women sitting down in chairs.
Photograph of a group of men and women sitting at a table on Dominion Day. In the back row, there are four men standing. In the front row there are eight women sitting down in chairs.
Women at a Kitimat Consumers Association meeting. The women are seated on benches in rows, and the meeting is held in a gym. The three women in charge of the meeting are up at the front and are seated behind a table.
Women at a Kitimat Consumers Association meeting. The women are seated on benches in rows, and the meeting is held in a gym. The three women in charge of the meeting are up at the front and are seated behind a table.
Photograph of group sitting in chairs with red poster with Chinese characters visible behind them. People include Doug and Sylvia McKay, Huey-Lin Wu, Carlo Piroso, and Jean Chow. For Year of the Rat Chinese New Year Celebration. Event held at Riverlodge.
The Kitimat Chinese Association was founded in 1985. Their purpose was to connect all Chinese Canadians in Kitimat, with the local people too. They encouraged the members involved in the community to show and share Chinese culture with the people in Kitimat. Like activities in Multicultural Day, Canada Day, Canada Cancer Society's Relay of Life, etc. Every year they had three gatherings, summer picnic, Christmas and Chinese New Year. The association disbanded in December 2008 as most of the members got older and retired.
Custodial History
Donated by Huey-lin Wu
Scope and Content
Photograph of group sitting in chairs with red poster with Chinese characters visible behind them. People include Doug and Sylvia McKay, Huey-Lin Wu, Carlo Piroso, and Jean Chow. For Year of the Rat Chinese New Year Celebration. Event held at Riverlodge.
