Photos of early Kitimat life, including Hans W. Harnoth and Shirley Harnoth, parents of Harry Harnoth. Hans. W. Harnoth was born in Berlin but immigrated to Kitimat after hearing about job opportunities at Alcan. Hans and Shirley Harnoth were in Kitimat from 1955-1958, and always ranted and raved about how beautiful Kitimat was and all the wonders it has to offer.
Custodial History
Donated by Jacob Lubberts
Scope and Content
Photograph of 4 shirtless men walking down a dirt road with a river? behind them and forest on the left. Hans Harnoth included?
Photograph of a man wearing a hat walking along the sandy shore of the Kitimat River. He appears to be carrying a fishing pole. River is behind him. Forest beyond the river.
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 man wearing a hat walking along the sandy shore of the Kitimat River. He appears to be carrying a fishing pole. River is behind him. Forest beyond the river.
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.
Participants of the walkathon resting by the side of the road. The young child in front is tying his shoelace. The three adults walking in the back have the numbers 21, 23, 27 (from left to right), and the the lady in the striped sweatshirt is wearing the number 28.
Participants of the walkathon resting by the side of the road. The young child in front is tying his shoelace. The three adults walking in the back have the numbers 21, 23, 27 (from left to right), and the the lady in the striped sweatshirt is wearing the number 28.
People in the walk a thon walking on the side of the road. There are two men in front who are playing the bagpipes as they walk. There are three ladies walking in the back, and one little girl in a dress.
People in the walk a thon walking on the side of the road. There are two men in front who are playing the bagpipes as they walk. There are three ladies walking in the back, and one little girl in a dress.
Men, women, and children signing up for the walk a thon. They are signing up at a table with a row of seated men, and there is a boy wearing a sweater with two reindeers on the front.
Men, women, and children signing up for the walk a thon. They are signing up at a table with a row of seated men, and there is a boy wearing a sweater with two reindeers on the front.
A group of people leaving the catholic church to start the walk a thon. There is a man at the front of the group playing the bagpipes, and there are two nuns walking to the right of him.
A group of people leaving the catholic church to start the walk a thon. There is a man at the front of the group playing the bagpipes, and there are two nuns walking to the right of him.
There is a man walking towards the left side of the photograph, and there are shoeprints in the snow, which come together at the bottom right corner of the picture.
There is a man walking towards the left side of the photograph, and there are shoeprints in the snow, which come together at the bottom right corner of the picture.
There is a man walking up the side of the hill and he is wearing a hard hat. There is a large tree stump on the right hand side of the photograph, and there are trees at the bottom of the hill.
There is a man walking up the side of the hill and he is wearing a hard hat. There is a large tree stump on the right hand side of the photograph, and there are trees at the bottom of the hill.
