Aerial view of the townsite clearing looking North. Note, City Centre in left foreground with clearing for main sewer outfall extending across to the lower right hand corner of photograph
Aerial view of the townsite clearing looking North. Note, City Centre in left foreground with clearing for main sewer outfall extending across to the lower right hand corner of photograph
Photo depicts an aerial view of Kitimat. Seen is land cleared for Neighbourhood "D" and the Whitesail Neighbourhood under construction, right foreground. The Alcan smelter and channel are in the background.
Photo depicts an aerial view of Kitimat. Seen is land cleared for Neighbourhood "D" and the Whitesail Neighbourhood under construction, right foreground. The Alcan smelter and channel are in the background.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- On the official "Town Plan for Kitimat, B.C." by Stein and Mayer & Whittlesey, Neighbourhood "D", the cleared area in the photo, was to have three elementary schools, and one junior and one senior high school. This neighbourhood was never constructed and was returned to bush.
Aerial photo of the Kitimat Region. Includes the Kitimat estuary, the Alcan smelter site and in the distance, the Kitimat City Centre. Taken from the southwest.
Aerial photo of the Kitimat Region. Includes the Kitimat estuary, the Alcan smelter site and in the distance, the Kitimat City Centre. Taken from the southwest.
Aerial photo of Kitimat's Kildala neighbourhood. City Centre is to the right, Quatsino Blvd is at the bottom and in the top left is the Riverlodge construction camp, bisecting the neighboorhood is sumgas creek.
Aerial photo of Kitimat's Kildala neighbourhood. City Centre is to the right, Quatsino Blvd is at the bottom and in the top left is the Riverlodge construction camp, bisecting the neighboorhood is sumgas creek.
Photograph of aerial of Kitimat townsite in the 1950s. Nechako neighbourhood with homes is on the right. To the left is the clearing for Kildala neighbourhood. Camp buildings can be seen on the far left.
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 aerial of Kitimat townsite in the 1950s. Nechako neighbourhood with homes is on the right. To the left is the clearing for Kildala neighbourhood. Camp buildings can be seen on the far left.
Photograph of aerial of the Kitimat townsite. Nechako neighbourhood at the top left, and Douglas Channel is at the top right. Kildala clearing is below, and the riverside camp is visible next to the Kitimat River bridge at the bottom left. Kitimat River runs across the bottom.
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 aerial of the Kitimat townsite. Nechako neighbourhood at the top left, and Douglas Channel is at the top right. Kildala clearing is below, and the riverside camp is visible next to the Kitimat River bridge at the bottom left. Kitimat River runs across the bottom.
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 aerial of Kitimat townsite development. Nechako neighbourhood visible, down to early Lahakas.