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.
Photograph of High School graduating class. 2nd row: Robert Bishop, ???, ???, ???, Udo Klingspohn, Ken Robinson, Brian Nunes, Reginald Handford, Don Gillespie, Lynn Craig, Jack Mallow, Ken Nelson, Richard Kadulski. Front row: Beverley Gwyn, Ruth Stockman, Ingrun Hagemann, Ursula Muehling, Louise Sigouin, Nyl Creed, Jane McKee, Joey Mulder, Hazel Bathgate, Sharon Sestrap, Ellen-Louise Jomini.
Photograph of High School graduating class. 2nd row: Robert Bishop, ???, ???, ???, Udo Klingspohn, Ken Robinson, Brian Nunes, Reginald Handford, Don Gillespie, Lynn Craig, Jack Mallow, Ken Nelson, Richard Kadulski. Front row: Beverley Gwyn, Ruth Stockman, Ingrun Hagemann, Ursula Muehling, Louise Sigouin, Nyl Creed, Jane McKee, Joey Mulder, Hazel Bathgate, Sharon Sestrap, Ellen-Louise Jomini.
Seven men working at tables in a class for new Canadians. The teacher is wearing glasses, and is pointing at a student's work near the end of the table. The two men from the left have their legs cross, and the clock at the back of the room says it is approximately 7:16.
Seven men working at tables in a class for new Canadians. The teacher is wearing glasses, and is pointing at a student's work near the end of the table. The two men from the left have their legs cross, and the clock at the back of the room says it is approximately 7:16.
A row of adults signing papers for night school registration. There is a Royal Bank calender hanging on the wall showing day 1, with a monthly calender right below it.
A row of adults signing papers for night school registration. There is a Royal Bank calender hanging on the wall showing day 1, with a monthly calender right below it.
Photograph of an aerial of the Kitimat townsite, riverside camp, and Haisla Bridge. Haisla Bridge and Kitimat River on the left. Kildala area to right of riverside camp is cleared out. Streets are being started, no homes yet. Edge of plane visible on upper right.
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 an aerial of the Kitimat townsite, riverside camp, and Haisla Bridge. Haisla Bridge and Kitimat River on the left. Kildala area to right of riverside camp is cleared out. Streets are being started, no homes yet. Edge of plane visible on upper right.
