Photograph of an aerial of Kitamaat Village. View is looking at the south side. The Robinson property is at the far right, as well as the dock in front of it. On the left side are other homes, as well as the village wharf. Forest in background. In far back on the right is the transmission line clearing. There is some snow on it.
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.
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Photograph of an aerial of Kitamaat Village. View is looking at the south side. The Robinson property is at the far right, as well as the dock in front of it. On the left side are other homes, as well as the village wharf. Forest in background. In far back on the right is the transmission line clearing. There is some snow on it.
Aerial view of Kitamaat Village looking South. New houses in foreground leave extreme Southern tip of Village with sheltered point upper centre. At extreme right, Douglas Channel
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 19 cm
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 18 cm
1 photograhp : b&w ; 22 x 27.5 cm
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Aerial view of Kitamaat Village looking South. New houses in foreground leave extreme Southern tip of Village with sheltered point upper centre. At extreme right, Douglas Channel
Aerial view South showing older section of Kitamaat Village at low tide. Upper left is community hall below which is Village Council Building and in centre of picture Village United Church.
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 19 cm
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17 cm
1 photograph : b&w ; 22 x 27.5 cm
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Aerial view South showing older section of Kitamaat Village at low tide. Upper left is community hall below which is Village Council Building and in centre of picture Village United Church.
Photo showing 'Kitmano' docked at Kemano, B.C. (part of the Alcan Project). L/R Bob Ashmore, Dan Hayes (Supt. Wharf Alcan: Kitimat Works); Arv Sestrap (Insurance, Charter Business); Canada Life, Resident, District Rep. Kitimat
Photo showing 'Kitmano' docked at Kemano, B.C. (part of the Alcan Project). L/R Bob Ashmore, Dan Hayes (Supt. Wharf Alcan: Kitimat Works); Arv Sestrap (Insurance, Charter Business); Canada Life, Resident, District Rep. Kitimat
Photograph of a man seated on concrete pylon at Alcan Wharf. At right and in background are wharf crane and railway tracks. At left is ship 'SUN KAREN' Alumina Boat from Jamaica. On back: Stamp - Hoetzsch, 320 Esplanade, north Vancouver, BC. Written - 'Kitimat'/54 then German language writing.
Barney Mulvaney's dog team with mail from Kitimat nearing Hazelton 1910 see too :Kitselas white settlement.
The fabulous Barney Mulvany renowned throughout the north country, now living in retirement at Burns Lake, began his experiences on the Skeena when he carried Her Majesty's mail by dog team and on his back from Kitamat to Hazelton. His was a roving character and in his own words "my first ambition was to start at the mouth of every river in B.C. and go to the head of it to see what was on the other side of the summit". This he claims to have accomplished, but the Skeena was his first love and his wanderings always brought him back to its banks. Like years have been occupied with recording his experiences in prose and verse. His ballad of "Kitselas" recounts a legend of the Skeena doubtless gleaned as he camped with his Indigenous friends along the trail from Kitselas to Hazelton.
3 photograph : b&w ;
34.5 x 23.5 cm
20.5 x 12.5 cm
14 x 10 cm
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Barney Mulvaney's dog team with mail from Kitimat nearing Hazelton 1910 see too :Kitselas white settlement.
The fabulous Barney Mulvany renowned throughout the north country, now living in retirement at Burns Lake, began his experiences on the Skeena when he carried Her Majesty's mail by dog team and on his back from Kitamat to Hazelton. His was a roving character and in his own words "my first ambition was to start at the mouth of every river in B.C. and go to the head of it to see what was on the other side of the summit". This he claims to have accomplished, but the Skeena was his first love and his wanderings always brought him back to its banks. Like years have been occupied with recording his experiences in prose and verse. His ballad of "Kitselas" recounts a legend of the Skeena doubtless gleaned as he camped with his Indigenous friends along the trail from Kitselas to Hazelton.
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.
