Photograph showing dragline operating on bursin the Kitimat River just south of the Kitimat River Bridge. This gravel is being used for road and parking lot Construction in the townsite. This bar had been removed prior to the last flood and the November 3-4th flood replaced it.
Photograph showing dragline operating on bursin the Kitimat River just south of the Kitimat River Bridge. This gravel is being used for road and parking lot Construction in the townsite. This bar had been removed prior to the last flood and the November 3-4th flood replaced it.
Photograph of a dirt road going through a sandy/dirt area. Road curves around a cluster a trees. Hill on left side. Forest abd 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 a dirt road going through a sandy/dirt area. Road curves around a cluster a trees. Hill on left side. Forest abd mountains in background.
Photograph of a dirt road. The road is in the foreground, and there appears to be a small clearing operation behind it. Beyond is a forest, and further back mountains. 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 a dirt road. The road is in the foreground, and there appears to be a small clearing operation behind it. Beyond is a forest, and further back mountains. Partially cloudy day.
Edwin Charles Bateman (Ted) was a Commando in WWII, and later enjoyed his hobbies of cycle racing, ballroom dancing, and photography. He lived in Toronto, LA, and finally Vancouver in the early 50s. After arriving in vancouver he was offered a job as an assistant surveyor in Kitimat. He was subsequently offered a job as a lineman with what became BC Tel.
Custodial History
Judith Saunders
Scope and Content
Photograph of machinery piling dirt in cleared out area. Squirrel Mountain visible behind.
Photograph of a trailer on a dirt road. Trailer is on the right side, and silver with a red top. Red portion has text that reads "Saguenay Kitimat". There are large rocks placed on either side of the trailers wheels to hold it in place. Along the right is also a slope leading up a mountain. Slope has trees and woody debris on it.
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 trailer on a dirt road. Trailer is on the right side, and silver with a red top. Red portion has text that reads "Saguenay Kitimat". There are large rocks placed on either side of the trailers wheels to hold it in place. Along the right is also a slope leading up a mountain. Slope has trees and woody debris on it.
