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.
2 photographs of the barbeque at the Haisla Homecoming and a photo of a dugout canoe.
18 photographs of Children's Day Summer Players Theatre and Museum displays overcrowded museum situation
Photographs taken by James Tirrul-Jones in his role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
2 photographs of the barbeque at the Haisla Homecoming and a photo of a dugout canoe.
18 photographs of Children's Day Summer Players Theatre and Museum displays overcrowded museum situation
Photo showing "Bed-Pushing Stunt Down Haisla Boulevard" to remind Kitimat residents tat it's Clean-Up Week. Jaycee's Clean-up campaign chairman Joe Tanaka shown with assistants, David Moss (left), Paul Duval (Hidden), Bud Johnson(right), Karen Overmann (on bed).
Photo showing "Bed-Pushing Stunt Down Haisla Boulevard" to remind Kitimat residents tat it's Clean-Up Week. Jaycee's Clean-up campaign chairman Joe Tanaka shown with assistants, David Moss (left), Paul Duval (Hidden), Bud Johnson(right), Karen Overmann (on bed).
Photograph of a bird's eye view of the territory around us is afforded by this specially constructed large scale relief of Northern B.C. on the view this weekend at the city centre. It graphically shows the power supply and network of lakes which were responsible for Kitimats coming into being as an industrial centre.
Photograph of a bird's eye view of the territory around us is afforded by this specially constructed large scale relief of Northern B.C. on the view this weekend at the city centre. It graphically shows the power supply and network of lakes which were responsible for Kitimats coming into being as an industrial centre.
Notes
Chance for everyone to have a bird's-eye view of the territory around us is afforded by this specifically constructed large scale relief map of Northern B.C. on view this weekend at the City Centre. Just one of the many exhibits in the "Our Town." It graphically shows the power supply and network of lakes which were responsible for Kitimat's coming into being as an industrial center. Bob Muir, Public Relations Officer of Alcan is responsible for the display and will be on hand to explain the details.
Photograph of Claudia and Alice Dicker standing on top of a tree stump. They are on their way downtown via the Haisla Hill sidewalk. Haisla Boulevard behind them.
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 Claudia and Alice Dicker standing on top of a tree stump. They are on their way downtown via the Haisla Hill sidewalk. Haisla Boulevard behind them.
Photograph of looking east showing the clearing operations north of Haisla Boulevard. Note falling operations in the Hospital site. Cranes in cleared area, and vehicles on the road to the right. Smokes visible in center.
Photos belonged to Raymond Stanyer who worked in Kitimat, and were donated by his wife, Pat Stanyer
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking east showing the clearing operations north of Haisla Boulevard. Note falling operations in the Hospital site. Cranes in cleared area, and vehicles on the road to the right. Smokes visible in center.
Photograph of the clearing operations north of Haisla boulevard. Falling operations in the hospital site. Smoke in middle and cars in the road to the right.
Land clearing of Kitimat. All aerials for development.
Custodial History
From the files of Ray Hunstone. Photos from an Alcan binder, have Alcan numbers.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the clearing operations north of Haisla boulevard. Falling operations in the hospital site. Smoke in middle and cars in the road to the right.
James McNay was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, on January 31, 1907. Between 1951 and 1953, he worked in the payroll department for Alcan. He had to leave his wife Effie and his two young daughters, Margaret and Diane, aged 6 and 5 in 1951, at home in Surrey, B.C., during his 3-4 month stints in Kitimat. To fill some of his free time and show his family where he was and what Kitimat was like, he spent many hours walking in the area with a 35mm Kodak camera. He photographed the scenic beauty of the area and parts of the construction of both the smelters and the town. He died in Surrey on August 7, 1983.
Custodial History
Donated by Margaret McNay. Images were taken by her father and sent to their family in Surrey in the 1950s.
Scope and Content
Slide showing construction material for the Haisla Bridge at the bridge site.
