Photograph of Nechako School on a snowy day. View is from the side that faces Nechako Centre. Gymnasium building visible. Small gymnasium not yet built. 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 Nechako School on a snowy day. View is from the side that faces Nechako Centre. Gymnasium building visible. Small gymnasium not yet built. Mountains in background. Cloudy day.
Photograph of Nechako school viewed from Nechako Centre side. Large gymnasium visible. Small gymnasium not yet built. In the foreground there is a cleared area with kids playing. Snow visible on the ground around. Very snowy Mount Elizabeth in the background. Sky is partially cloudy.
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 school viewed from Nechako Centre side. Large gymnasium visible. Small gymnasium not yet built. In the foreground there is a cleared area with kids playing. Snow visible on the ground around. Very snowy Mount Elizabeth in the background. Sky is partially cloudy.
Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.
Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.
Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.
Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.
Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.
Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.
Donated by Carol Larson. Originally belonged to her mother, Lydia Strecheniuk.
Scope and Content
Photographs of early Kitimat and Alcan smelter. Souvenir photobook with five photos.
Townsite with Mount Elizabeth in background. Smoke is visible beyond townsite in the forest. May 15, 1956.
Townsite with sandhill visible in background. May 15, 1956.
Main Road - Motel - Townsite. View of road leading from service centre into town. Kildala area cleared but not much is built. Kitimat River bridge visible at bottom. Aug 1955.
Kitimat Valley. View of Alcan site, hospital beach, and pier. Looking north.
Smeltersite. View of Alcan smelter and smeltersite.
Photograph of general construction's crushing plant set up at the north end of the sandhill. Their paving plant can be seen in the right hand extremity of the picture. Truck visible on site, and the railway is on the right.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of general construction's crushing plant set up at the north end of the sandhill. Their paving plant can be seen in the right hand extremity of the picture. Truck visible on site, and the railway is on the right.
Photograph of general construction's crushing plant set up at the north end of the sandhill. Their paving plant can be seen in the right hand extremity of the picture. Railway also on right side.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of general construction's crushing plant set up at the north end of the sandhill. Their paving plant can be seen in the right hand extremity of the picture. Railway also on right side.