Photograph of Kitimat's New Telephone Exchange building. Some windows in the building are boarded up. Dirt road in foreground, and area in front of building too. Powerlines are running above the building, and some building material is sitting on the right of the building. Behind on the right, are some homes and forest. Partially 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 Kitimat's New Telephone Exchange building. Some windows in the building are boarded up. Dirt road in foreground, and area in front of building too. Powerlines are running above the building, and some building material is sitting on the right of the building. Behind on the right, are some homes and forest. Partially cloudy day.
Photographs of the rear view if the Kitimat Public Saftey Building from Osprey street, and the British Columbia Telephone Company building. Portion of Public Saftey building still under construction. Some snow on ground in both photos. Photos are slide positives attached together.
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
Photographs of the rear view if the Kitimat Public Saftey Building from Osprey street, and the British Columbia Telephone Company building. Portion of Public Saftey building still under construction. Some snow on ground in both photos. Photos are slide positives attached together.
