Photograph of Jack Fountain and Dr. Dorothea Bower (Mr and Mrs Fountain). This is supposedly their wedding photo. Photo taken at Artona Studio, Hastings & Homer Sts. Vancouver, B.C.
Wedding photo of Mr. and Mrs. Fountain from 1910. Dorothea, born in 1872, came to Kitamaat for mission work. She was a doctor, having received a degree at Trinity Medical Collage in Toronto in 1904, and as a woman, this was an unusual profession for the time. She was well liked by the people in Kitamaat, and became close with the Anderson family, often visiting their ranch as a respite from her duties. It was there she met Jack Fountain, a surveyor of lumber prospects. He arrived one night exhausted and ill, with his arm in an advanced state of devil’s club poisoning. Dr. Bower was called in to treat him, and managed to save not only his life, but his arm as well. It was from this incident that the two fell in love, and Jack asked Dorothea to marry him for saving his life. The engagement was not taken positively by those who knew them though. Jack was a kind and humorous man, but 10 years older and not religious; not considered a suitable fit for Dorothea. But despite opposition and risk for her reputation, the two were married in 1910 in Ontario, and later moved to Vancouver where this photo was taken.
Custodial History
Donated by Mary Richmond.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Jack Fountain and Dr. Dorothea Bower (Mr and Mrs Fountain). This is supposedly their wedding photo. Photo taken at Artona Studio, Hastings & Homer Sts. Vancouver, B.C.
Malcolm Baxter died in 2020. His father Basil, was very instrumental in the organization of Kitimat in the early years. Basil was married to Cathy Baxter and they had two sons - Malcolm and Michael.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of bare and stripped section of woods in Nechako. Just a few standing tree trunks left. Winter. Homes and mountains visible 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 jack-o-lantern on a red pedestal in a home. Couch with floral pattern cushions behind. Behind in left is a window with a blue curtain.
Photo and slide showing possibly Jack Pine's Cabin with five people standing in front. Writing on slides states: "At the end of 'President's Trail', July/55, Bob, Winnie, Harry, Jean L. & Leone.
1 photograph: colour; 6" x 4"
1 slide : colour ; 3.5 cm x 2.4cm
Scope and Content
Photo and slide showing possibly Jack Pine's Cabin with five people standing in front. Writing on slides states: "At the end of 'President's Trail', July/55, Bob, Winnie, Harry, Jean L. & Leone.
Photograph of Jack Pine's cabin at the end of the 'President's Trail" July 1955 at Minette Bay ( Bob, Winnie, Harry, Joan L and Leone). Jack Pine was an Indigenous farmer from the Village.
Photograph of Jack Pine's cabin at the end of the 'President's Trail" July 1955 at Minette Bay ( Bob, Winnie, Harry, Joan L and Leone). Jack Pine was an Indigenous farmer from the Village.
Photograph of the highway Minister P.A. Gaglardi, chatted with RCMP Sgt. Jack Gregory just before opening of Kitimat-Terrace Highway. Few minutes later, Mr. Gaglardi, announced 30 mph speed limit on the road.
Photograph of the highway Minister P.A. Gaglardi, chatted with RCMP Sgt. Jack Gregory just before opening of Kitimat-Terrace Highway. Few minutes later, Mr. Gaglardi, announced 30 mph speed limit on the road.
Photo of Mrs. C.D. Gilliand, Mrs. Jack McKinlay, Mrs. R.E. Montador, and Mrs. C.J.Gooding, at the sedcond thrift shop sale. Home of Mrs. G.H. Gwyn, 1373 Albatross.
