Photograph of the Nechako Theatre in winter around Christmas. Lots of snow. There are Santa and Reindeer cutouts on the roof. Sign on Theatre reads "Happy New Year".
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 Nechako Theatre in winter around Christmas. Lots of snow. There are Santa and Reindeer cutouts on the roof. Sign on Theatre reads "Happy New Year".
Photograph of the Nechako Theatre in the winter around Christmas time. There is a Santa and reindeer display on the roof. Sign on the theatre reads "Happy New Year". There is a person in a red coat standing outside the theatre on the left. Lots of snow on the ground. Apartments and houses visible in background. 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 the Nechako Theatre in the winter around Christmas time. There is a Santa and reindeer display on the roof. Sign on the theatre reads "Happy New Year". There is a person in a red coat standing outside the theatre on the left. Lots of snow on the ground. Apartments and houses visible in background. Cloudy day.
Photograph of Nechako theatre. View of from Kingfisher Ave. Wintertime, there is some snow on the ground. There is a person with a bicycle on the right side of the theatre under the covered walkway. The movie listed on the theatre sign is "Slaughter on 10th Ave" starring Richard Egan and Julie Adams.
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 theatre. View of from Kingfisher Ave. Wintertime, there is some snow on the ground. There is a person with a bicycle on the right side of the theatre under the covered walkway. The movie listed on the theatre sign is "Slaughter on 10th Ave" starring Richard Egan and Julie Adams.
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.
Photograph of looking out at Nechako Centre and surrounding homes. Nechako Centre is on the left, and there are cars parked outside of it. On the right homes from Oriole Street are visible. Down the centre, Gyrfalcon homes can be seen in the distance. There are other buildings being contracted around there as well. Some snow on the ground. Forest and 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 looking out at Nechako Centre and surrounding homes. Nechako Centre is on the left, and there are cars parked outside of it. On the right homes from Oriole Street are visible. Down the centre, Gyrfalcon homes can be seen in the distance. There are other buildings being contracted around there as well. Some snow on the ground. Forest and mountains in background.
Photograph of a crowd of people at the Nechako centre parking lot. Likely Dominion Day. Oceanview apartments visible in background. Mountains further 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 crowd of people at the Nechako centre parking lot. Likely Dominion Day. Oceanview apartments visible in background. Mountains further in background.
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 early Nechako School in the townsite. Back of school with children's covered areas is visible. In the foreground is a cleared out area with some materials. Playground construction?
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. Back of school with children's covered areas is visible. In the foreground is a cleared out area with some materials. Playground construction?
Photograph of a car buried in snow in the Nechako Centre parking lot. Only a very tiny bot of the car is visible at the front wheel. Nechako Centre building behind on the left. At the back right is a home from Plover Street. Mountains in background. 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 car buried in snow in the Nechako Centre parking lot. Only a very tiny bot of the car is visible at the front wheel. Nechako Centre building behind on the left. At the back right is a home from Plover Street. Mountains in background. Cloudy day.
Photograph of a building under construction. Building is boxed shaped with wooden framework and is being constructed with brick. Snow on ground around 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 building under construction. Building is boxed shaped with wooden framework and is being constructed with brick. Snow on ground around it.
Photograph of construction of an apartment building in the Kitimat townsite. Outside is still exposed wood. Pile of building material on the left side. Dirty snow and a dirt road in front. Powerlines are running over the apartment.
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 an apartment building in the Kitimat townsite. Outside is still exposed wood. Pile of building material on the left side. Dirty snow and a dirt road in front. Powerlines are running over the apartment.
Photograph of the construction of a home in the Kitimat townsite. Only framework of the house is built. Men visible working. Other built houses are visible behind it. Snow on the ground. Forest 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 the construction of a home in the Kitimat townsite. Only framework of the house is built. Men visible working. Other built houses are visible behind it. Snow on the ground. Forest in the 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.
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 aerial of townsite construction in the 1950s. Nechako neighbourhood with homes is visible.
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 aerial of Kitimat townsite construction in the 1950s. Nechako neighbourhood with homes visible. Snowy 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 aerial of Kitimat townsite construction in the 1950s. Nechako neighbourhood with homes visible.
Photograph of aerial of the Kitimat townsite. Nechako neighbourhood at the top left, and Douglas Channel is at the top right. Kildala clearing is below, and the riverside camp is visible next to the Kitimat River bridge at the lower left. Kitimat River runs across the picture. Snowy 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 aerial of the Kitimat townsite. Nechako neighbourhood at the top left, and Douglas Channel is at the top right. Kildala clearing is below, and the riverside camp is visible next to the Kitimat River bridge at the lower left. Kitimat River runs across the picture. Snowy mountains in background.
Photograph of townsite development. There is a house on the left, and behind it and to the right are apartments being constructed. In the foreground is a dirt road with a single truck driving on it. Mountains in background. Big clouds are rising over the mountains.
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 townsite development. There is a house on the left, and behind it and to the right are apartments being constructed. In the foreground is a dirt road with a single truck driving on it. Mountains in background. Big clouds are rising over the mountains.
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 houses being constructed in the townsite. Cleared area and material in foreground. Cloudy mountains in background.
Photograph of townsite home construction. Foreground is dirt piles. Behind, many homes are visible. Some appear complete, others in progress. There is a pile of building material on the left, as well as a powerline pole. Mountain in background. 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 townsite home construction. Foreground is dirt piles. Behind, many homes are visible. Some appear complete, others in progress. There is a pile of building material on the left, as well as a powerline pole. Mountain in background. Cloudy day.
