Photograph of the Fred Ryan Ltd. Van. Sign on side of Van reads "Photo Finishing Fred Ryan Ltd. Photography Blue Printing". There is snow on the ground.
1 photograph print : b&w ; 17.7 x 12.8 cm
2 clippings : b&w ; 21.7 x 28 cm
History / Biographical
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 the Fred Ryan Ltd. Van. Sign on side of Van reads "Photo Finishing Fred Ryan Ltd. Photography Blue Printing". There is snow on the ground.
Notes
Two Northern Sentinel articles are included. "Jack-Of-All-Trades, Pioneer Is Master of One", March 19, 1957, and "Pioneer Leaves Town", March 22, 1962.
Photographs of Fred DeLory, one of the two original signers for the incorportation of the town of Kitimat, in the Alcan construction office. Smeltersite, spring of 1953.
Fred DeLory worked for Arvida P.Q. and was transferred to Kitimat at the beginning of 1952. He was the first town engineer.
Scope and Content
Photographs of Fred DeLory, one of the two original signers for the incorportation of the town of Kitimat, in the Alcan construction office. Smeltersite, spring of 1953.
Photo showing a group of those concerned with the Caissons Launching Operation including left to right, Messre, Jenkinson, Malby, McCallum, Whiting, J.B. Whitton, Wynne-Jones, Van Houten and Richard Hermann.
Photo showing a group of those concerned with the Caissons Launching Operation including left to right, Messre, Jenkinson, Malby, McCallum, Whiting, J.B. Whitton, Wynne-Jones, Van Houten and Richard Hermann.
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 Knewt Bakken, Pete Bell, Colin Taylor, and Fred Beyn. 3 are shirtless.
Photo showing- The "original" Fred Ryan, pioneer Kitimat businessman, just as cheery and bouncy but somewhat stouter, was a business visitor this week in company with Hisashi "Mike" Nakamoto (left), senior art director of a San Francisco advertising firm. The pair were en route to Smithers and Prince Rupert to attend the Northwest Chambers' convention today and tomorrow. The above picture resulted when Fred "Sentinel" Ryan met the "original".
Photo showing- The "original" Fred Ryan, pioneer Kitimat businessman, just as cheery and bouncy but somewhat stouter, was a business visitor this week in company with Hisashi "Mike" Nakamoto (left), senior art director of a San Francisco advertising firm. The pair were en route to Smithers and Prince Rupert to attend the Northwest Chambers' convention today and tomorrow. The above picture resulted when Fred "Sentinel" Ryan met the "original".
Portrait of a group of people standing againt a wall with ladies holding wrapped gifts and the men dressed in tuxedos. Tables with china arranged in front of them.
Portrait of a group of people standing againt a wall with ladies holding wrapped gifts and the men dressed in tuxedos. Tables with china arranged in front of them.
