The exterior of the new Kitimat Public Library at Nechako Centre, Mount Elizabeth in the background.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Famed Canadian documentary photographer Malak Karsh was hired in the 1950s by Alcan to take photographs of Arvida and Kitimat. Many were published in Alcan literature and textbooks on Canada. Northern Sentinel Press Collection
Photograph of the first Kitimat Public Library. Mt. Elizabeth can be seen in the background, and in front of the Library is a woman pushing a child in a stroller.
Photograph of the first Kitimat Public Library. Mt. Elizabeth can be seen in the background, and in front of the Library is a woman pushing a child in a stroller.
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 sign for the Kitimat Public library. Sign letters are silver/white, and attached to a wood panelling wall.
Photograph of Christmas Story time at Kitimat Public Library brings attentive audience for librarian Ruth Robison... Front row, left to right are: Fatima Raposa, Sonja Oeste, Allison Douglas-Tourner and ?. At rear are Clare Baker and Rosemary Thiele.
Photograph of Christmas Story time at Kitimat Public Library brings attentive audience for librarian Ruth Robison... Front row, left to right are: Fatima Raposa, Sonja Oeste, Allison Douglas-Tourner and ?. At rear are Clare Baker and Rosemary Thiele.
