Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a forman D-shift for Alcan. He married Anna in 1959. Alice and her sister Claudia were born in Kitimat and the family lived here until 1969, at which time they returned to Germany.
Scope and Content
Photograph of 82 Oriole Street and surrounding homes in the snow. There is a broom stuck in the snow in the foreground.
Alice Dicker's father, Benard, came to Canada to work in 1955. He was a forman D-shift for Alcan. He married Anna in 1959. Alice and her sister Claudia were born in Kitimat and the family lived here until 1969, at which time they returned to Germany.
Scope and Content
Photograph of 82 Oriole Street and surrounding homes in the snow. There are a few seagulls in the foreground.
Photograph of Alcan maintenence men who check empty houses almost didn't find this one at 80 Starling, On a routine check, H, Andruchow (left) and Per Johansen discovered the place practically buried in-guess what? Sentinel photographer Walter Suessmayer found them (above) trying to figure out where to attack. They dug through the wall showing curving from the roof and he got the second second shot (below).
Photograph of Alcan maintenence men who check empty houses almost didn't find this one at 80 Starling, On a routine check, H, Andruchow (left) and Per Johansen discovered the place practically buried in-guess what? Sentinel photographer Walter Suessmayer found them (above) trying to figure out where to attack. They dug through the wall showing curving from the roof and he got the second second shot (below).
Photograph of a black bear trying to get into a box in the snow at Kemano. Large trees behind it, and another fallen tree. Steep mountain slope in background.
Kemano Timber Limited photos. The President and CEO was Ernest G. McCorkell.
Custodial History
Photos donated by James (Jim) Stewart.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a black bear trying to get into a box in the snow at Kemano. Large trees behind it, and another fallen tree. Steep mountain slope in background.
Photograph showing the Atom Motors Building. There are several vehicles parked by the store and by a garage. There are also some cars on the road aswell. In the foreground of the building there is a sign that says 'Gulf". It looks to be winter in this photo.
Photograph showing the Atom Motors Building. There are several vehicles parked by the store and by a garage. There are also some cars on the road aswell. In the foreground of the building there is a sign that says 'Gulf". It looks to be winter in this photo.
Photograph of a car buried in snow in the Nechako Centre parking lot. Only a very tiny bot of the car is visible at the front wheel. Nechako Centre building behind on the left. At the back right is a home from Plover Street. 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 a car buried in snow in the Nechako Centre parking lot. Only a very tiny bot of the car is visible at the front wheel. Nechako Centre building behind on the left. At the back right is a home from Plover Street. Mountains in background. Cloudy day.
Photograph of a car buried in the snow. Car is completely covered except for one tiny part. Edge of Nechako Centre visible on the right. 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 a car buried in the snow. Car is completely covered except for one tiny part. Edge of Nechako Centre visible on the right. Mountains in background. Cloudy day.
