Photograph of view of a snow covered City Centre taken from up on Haisla Boulevard. Hudson's Bay store and the mall are on the right. Further back many homes are visible. 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 view of a snow covered City Centre taken from up on Haisla Boulevard. Hudson's Bay store and the mall are on the right. Further back many homes are visible. Forest and mountains in background.
Photograph of Esso gas station in downtown Kitimat. Text "HOME" visible on front. Other buildings around it. Lower City Centre parking lot area is in foreground. Lots of snow. Two men are walking through a path in the deep snow. Only their upper bodies are visible. In the front left, some cars appear to be peaking out of the snow.
Donated by Lesley Morrison on July 11, 2022. Passed on to them after Doris (?) died in 2002.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Esso gas station in downtown Kitimat. Text "HOME" visible on front. Other buildings around it. Lower City Centre parking lot area is in foreground. Lots of snow. Two men are walking through a path in the deep snow. Only their upper bodies are visible. In the front left, some cars appear to be peaking out of the snow.
