Photograph of Kingfisher underpass. Sidewalk leading down is a boardwalk. Two cream coloured trucks are driving on Kingfisher Ave. above. Roofs of Gyrfalcon homes visible behind. Forest and mountain in background. Winter, lots of snow.
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 Kingfisher underpass. Sidewalk leading down is a boardwalk. Two cream coloured trucks are driving on Kingfisher Ave. above. Roofs of Gyrfalcon homes visible behind. Forest and mountain in background. Winter, lots of snow.
Photograph of Kingfisher underpass. Sidewalk leading down is a boardwalk. Two cream coloured trucks are driving on Kingfisher Ave. above. Roofs of Gyrfalcon homes visible behind. Forest and mountain in background. Winter, lots of snow.
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 Kingfisher underpass. Sidewalk leading down is a boardwalk. Two cream coloured trucks are driving on Kingfisher Ave. above. Roofs of Gyrfalcon homes visible behind. Forest and mountain in background. Winter, lots of snow.
Photograph of the Albatross Avenue bunkhouse and in the background the burgeoning Nechako neighbourhood, which at the time of this picture was a hive of busy consturction activity.
Malcolm Baxter died in 2020. His father Basil, was very instrumental in the organization of Kitimat in the early years. Basil was married to Cathy Baxter and they had two sons - Malcolm and Michael.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Albatross Avenue bunkhouse and in the background the burgeoning Nechako neighbourhood, which at the time of this picture was a hive of busy consturction activity.