Photograph of early Nechako School in the townsite. Siding is brown, and the side of the large gymnasium is visible with wood panel siding. Small gymnasium is not yet built. Area in front is all dirt. Mount Elizabeth is 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 early Nechako School in the townsite. Siding is brown, and the side of the large gymnasium is visible with wood panel siding. Small gymnasium is not yet built. Area in front is all dirt. Mount Elizabeth is visible in background.
Photograph of construction of Nechako School. School has brown siding. View is of the children's covered area side. Foreground is cleared and snowy, with some material lying around. Forest can be seen in the 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 construction of Nechako School. School has brown siding. View is of the children's covered area side. Foreground is cleared and snowy, with some material lying around. Forest can be seen in the background.
Photo showing Nechako school choir led by Principle K.S Armstrong and John Calam. Boys; Melvin Baly, Michael Gray, Jack Mallow, Danny Newton, Pat Kinnear, Norman Gleadow, Henry Jongevaard, Bill Monroe, Bill Forward, Ian McEwan, Peter Springer, Louis Dumesnil. Girls; Jo-Ann Reeves, Pippa Douglas- Tourner, Mary Royoakers, Avis Anderson, Silka Ehlers, Monica Heise, Sally Newton, Judy Kreller, Louise Sigouin, Ann Sheardown, Nyl Creed, Karen Summer, Betty-Ann Johansen, Donna Krysinski, Ruth Stockman.
Northern Sentinel Box #3 -(A) Historical (I) School District #80 (a) Elementary Schools (i) Nechako Elementary
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Photo showing Nechako school choir led by Principle K.S Armstrong and John Calam. Boys; Melvin Baly, Michael Gray, Jack Mallow, Danny Newton, Pat Kinnear, Norman Gleadow, Henry Jongevaard, Bill Monroe, Bill Forward, Ian McEwan, Peter Springer, Louis Dumesnil. Girls; Jo-Ann Reeves, Pippa Douglas- Tourner, Mary Royoakers, Avis Anderson, Silka Ehlers, Monica Heise, Sally Newton, Judy Kreller, Louise Sigouin, Ann Sheardown, Nyl Creed, Karen Summer, Betty-Ann Johansen, Donna Krysinski, Ruth Stockman.