67 photograph prints : b&w ;
1 photograph print : sepia ; 12.5 x 9
History / Biographical
After coming to Canada as a Polish soldier under British command, Feliks Rewers (who was an avid photographer) was assigned to work at Kitimat in 1950. He worked three years and in his free time took many pictures.
Custodial History
Wanda Rewers
Scope and Content
Collection of 68 photographs taken during the construction of the town of Kitimat, the aluminum smelter, and other areas from 1950-1953.
Notes
Open table tennis championship trophy included in collection. Title based on contents of fonds.
Photograph of a large group of youths and several adults, probably a school class on a field trip, standing/kneeling in front of a charter bus. The bus reads "Canuck [?00]" on the front.
Photograph of a large group of youths and several adults, probably a school class on a field trip, standing/kneeling in front of a charter bus. The bus reads "Canuck [?00]" on the front.
Notes
Gold lettering in bottom right corner: "Terrace Photo, Terrace B.C." Unclear if photo was taken in Terrace or in Kitimat.
Photograph of a bus along a paved road letting on passengers. Sign on front of bus reads "wharf". Behind the men boarding is piled dirt and forest. On the right of the road a bit further down, and car is visible.
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 bus along a paved road letting on passengers. Sign on front of bus reads "wharf". Behind the men boarding is piled dirt and forest. On the right of the road a bit further down, and car is visible.
