Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
Scope and Content
Slide of looking down the Kitimat Arm. Kitamaat Village in the foreground.
a) A camera lens with markings that read: "Mamiya" it has buttons on the side that can attach it to the lens
b) A seiko lens with a Mamiya RB67 lens hood. The lens has buttons, dials and numbers on the sides, the lens hood is made of rubber and can be extended.
c) A Mamiya professional camera body it has a dial and lever at one side and another dial in the other, the bottom has screw groves to attach it to a tripod
d) A Mamiya RB67 view finder is attached at the top. It is a square shape with the model at the front edge, it can slide to the left to remove it.
e) A Mamiya roll film back with a lever at the top with the number "120 S"
a) A camera lens with markings that read: "Mamiya" it has buttons on the side that can attach it to the lens
b) A seiko lens with a Mamiya RB67 lens hood. The lens has buttons, dials and numbers on the sides, the lens hood is made of rubber and can be extended.
c) A Mamiya professional camera body it has a dial and lever at one side and another dial in the other, the bottom has screw groves to attach it to a tripod
d) A Mamiya RB67 view finder is attached at the top. It is a square shape with the model at the front edge, it can slide to the left to remove it.
e) A Mamiya roll film back with a lever at the top with the number "120 S"
Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
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 looking down Douglas Channel from a boat. In the foreground, two cords from the boat are visible. Mountains in background. Cloudy day.
