Photograph of Nechako Centre parking lot on Dominion Day. There are some people standing in the foreground, and a larger crowd further back. Centre of parking lot is empty. Houses and apartments visible beyond crowd. One of the Oceanview apartments is still under construction. Squirrel Mountain in background. Some clouds in sky.
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 Nechako Centre parking lot on Dominion Day. There are some people standing in the foreground, and a larger crowd further back. Centre of parking lot is empty. Houses and apartments visible beyond crowd. One of the Oceanview apartments is still under construction. Squirrel Mountain in background. Some clouds in sky.
Photograph of a police officer working at the July 1st parade in 1956. Officer is standing on Kingfisher Avenue and beyond him is the Nechako Centre parking lot where the parade is taking place. There is a large crowd of people watching.
Edna Nicolay (Webb) was the former Miss Kitimat in 1955. Her and her family moved to Kitimat on April 8, 1955.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a police officer working at the July 1st parade in 1956. Officer is standing on Kingfisher Avenue and beyond him is the Nechako Centre parking lot where the parade is taking place. There is a large crowd of people watching.
Photograph of front view of Nechako centre. Still in progress. Parking area in front is still dirt, with dirt mounds piled around. Shop Easy store is painted orange. Houses visible in back at far left.
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 front view of Nechako centre. Still in progress. Parking area in front is still dirt, with dirt mounds piled around. Shop Easy store is painted orange. Houses visible in back at far left.
Photograph of group of people walking in outdoor Nechako Centre corridor. Shop signs visible on left side. On the right there is lots of snow beyond the covered area.
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 group of people walking in outdoor Nechako Centre corridor. Shop signs visible on left side. On the right there is lots of snow beyond the covered area.
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 Nechako Centre. Lots of snow in foreground in front of parking area. Lots of cars parked in the parking lot.
Photograph of early Nechako Centre. Shop Easy building is painted a light orange. There are a couple cars parked outside the centre. Area in foreground is cleared. Lots of snow on the ground. Forest and Mountains in background. Sky is partially cloudy.
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 Centre. Shop Easy building is painted a light orange. There are a couple cars parked outside the centre. Area in foreground is cleared. Lots of snow on the ground. Forest and Mountains in background. Sky is partially cloudy.
Photograph of the back of Nechako Centre. View is from under covered area. Shop Easy building and back covered pathway visible on right, and in front of that is a parked truck. Flattened dirt ground to the left. Houses visible on far left, as well as Mount Elizabeth in background. Other mountains and forest in background too.
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 back of Nechako Centre. View is from under covered area. Shop Easy building and back covered pathway visible on right, and in front of that is a parked truck. Flattened dirt ground to the left. Houses visible on far left, as well as Mount Elizabeth in background. Other mountains and forest in background too.
Photograph of Nechako Centre. On back is written: 'Nechako Centre showing Shop Easy on left, stores, United Church roof and library on right. School is a few feet left up that sidewalk. Compact, eh.'
Photograph of Nechako Centre. On back is written: 'Nechako Centre showing Shop Easy on left, stores, United Church roof and library on right. School is a few feet left up that sidewalk. Compact, eh.'
Map, of the District Municipality of Kitimat, British Columbia, drawn by G.V. Laurenson, May 1955 for Hudson's Bay Company. 1st. Edition.Map includes Neighborhood 'A' or 'Nechako', Kitimat Service Center, Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.'s B.C. Project, Nechako Center, Kitimat City Center and a Reference section.
Map, of the District Municipality of Kitimat, British Columbia, drawn by G.V. Laurenson, May 1955 for Hudson's Bay Company. 1st. Edition.Map includes Neighborhood 'A' or 'Nechako', Kitimat Service Center, Aluminum Company of Canada Ltd.'s B.C. Project, Nechako Center, Kitimat City Center and a Reference section.
Photograph of Nechako Centre. Shop Easy store is painted a light orange. There is a car parked in front. Area to the right is cleared out and covered in snow. Forest and mountains in the background. Grey clouds in the sky.
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 Nechako Centre. Shop Easy store is painted a light orange. There is a car parked in front. Area to the right is cleared out and covered in snow. Forest and mountains in the background. Grey clouds in the sky.
