Photograph of a vintage car going over new the new highway 25. Car is a Dominion Automobile Association. There is an elderly man driving it, and another younger man standing off to the side. Highway not yet paved.
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.
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Photograph of a vintage car going over new the new highway 25. Car is a Dominion Automobile Association. There is an elderly man driving it, and another younger man standing off to the side. Highway not yet paved.
Photograph of vintage car going over new highway 25. There are two people in the car, and other people with children around. There are more cars on the right and in the distance as well. Highway is not yet paved.
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 vintage car going over new highway 25. There are two people in the car, and other people with children around. There are more cars on the right and in the distance as well. Highway is not yet paved.
Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
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Slide of 3 cats pushing away gravel at end of hydraulic dredge.
Photograph of one of the bridges on the No.2 electrical transmission line to the townsite. This bridge was swept away on the night of the 22nd and 23rd of Novemeber. Bridge is sitting in the river.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
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Photograph of one of the bridges on the No.2 electrical transmission line to the townsite. This bridge was swept away on the night of the 22nd and 23rd of Novemeber. Bridge is sitting in the river.
Photo showing the largest ocean going freighter ever built in Canada slipped gracefully down the ways at the Davie Shipbuilding yard in Lauzon, Que, on June 21st 1954, christened the s/s "Sunrip", she is the 1st Vessel to be built especially for the Jamaica - Kitimat alumina trade. Launching S.S. "Sunrip" named after R.E. Powell - President of the Aluminum Company of Canada.
Photo showing the largest ocean going freighter ever built in Canada slipped gracefully down the ways at the Davie Shipbuilding yard in Lauzon, Que, on June 21st 1954, christened the s/s "Sunrip", she is the 1st Vessel to be built especially for the Jamaica - Kitimat alumina trade. Launching S.S. "Sunrip" named after R.E. Powell - President of the Aluminum Company of Canada.
Photo showing... Go! Brian Haight is seen putting his best foot forward as Reeve Sam Lindsay fires the gun. Witnessing the start are Costa Markopoulos, Dave Greening, W. Sturn.
Photo showing... Go! Brian Haight is seen putting his best foot forward as Reeve Sam Lindsay fires the gun. Witnessing the start are Costa Markopoulos, Dave Greening, W. Sturn.
