Photograph of buildings in early Kitimat. Top photo is Nechako centre. Parking lot is full of cars. Mount Elizabeth visible behind. Bottom photo shows foundation and chimney? of a building under construction. Possibly Oceanview apartments. 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
Photograph of buildings in early Kitimat. Top photo is Nechako centre. Parking lot is full of cars. Mount Elizabeth visible behind. Bottom photo shows foundation and chimney? of a building under construction. Possibly Oceanview apartments. Photos are slide positives attached together.
Photograph of looking northeast showing service building group. Note partial glazing of forge building and men placing ferrodeck roofing on electrical building. Lots of snow.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking northeast showing service building group. Note partial glazing of forge building and men placing ferrodeck roofing on electrical building. Lots of snow.
Photograph of the Public Saftey Building under construction at the corner of Kingfisher and Haisla Blvd. Framework in progress. Crane in centre. Men visible working. Lots of snow.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Public Saftey Building under construction at the corner of Kingfisher and Haisla Blvd. Framework in progress. Crane in centre. Men visible working. Lots of snow.
Photograph of building construction at the Alcan smeltersite. Possibly part of the service buildings. Building is still framework. Building material is piled in front. Three men are walking on the right side.
Mike (Miecyszlaw) and Nancy Marciniak lived and worked in Kitimat in the 1950s. Their daughter, Nancy Anne, was born here in 1957.
Scope and Content
Photograph of building construction at the Alcan smeltersite. Possibly part of the service buildings. Building is still framework. Building material is piled in front. Three men are walking on the right side.
Photograph of view looking west from the Kingfisher Avenue of the B.C. Telephone Building under construction. Brick framework is being placed. A man can be seen wroking in the building. A truck is parker out front to the right.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of view looking west from the Kingfisher Avenue of the B.C. Telephone Building under construction. Brick framework is being placed. A man can be seen wroking in the building. A truck is parker out front to the right.
Photograph of #3 apartment building under construction in block 56. #1 apartment building, which has the first floor framed can be seen on the right hand side of the photograph. Please note paving completed on Oriole Street. There are vehicles on the road, and some people walking down. Acess to oriole is blocked off with barricade.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of #3 apartment building under construction in block 56. #1 apartment building, which has the first floor framed can be seen on the right hand side of the photograph. Please note paving completed on Oriole Street. There are vehicles on the road, and some people walking down. Acess to oriole is blocked off with barricade.
Photograph of municipal maintenence building under construction in the Service Centre. Framework and brickwork in progress. Men on roof working. Truck parked out front. There is some water pooled in front as well.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of municipal maintenence building under construction in the Service Centre. Framework and brickwork in progress. Men on roof working. Truck parked out front. There is some water pooled in front as well.
Photograph of Public Works Building under construction in the Service Centre. Scaffolding still up. Cinderblocks piled on scaffolding and ground. Sign for public works building and Northwest Construction is leaning on the right side.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Public Works Building under construction in the Service Centre. Scaffolding still up. Cinderblocks piled on scaffolding and ground. Sign for public works building and Northwest Construction is leaning on the right side.
Photograph of construction of electrical repair building at smeltersite. Building structure is framework. Other buildings covered in tarps are in front. Lots of snow on ground.
Mike (Miecyszlaw) and Nancy Marciniak lived and worked in Kitimat in the 1950s. Their daughter, Nancy Anne, was born here in 1957.
Scope and Content
Photograph of construction of electrical repair building at smeltersite. Building structure is framework. Other buildings covered in tarps are in front. Lots of snow on ground.
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.
Photograph of smeltersite looking east. Steel erection complete south half service buildings. Potline 2 floor slabs extend to line 13. Potline 1 footings extend to line 10 for potroom 1B and 1C. Pre-cast yard and storage area in left foreground.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite looking east. Steel erection complete south half service buildings. Potline 2 floor slabs extend to line 13. Potline 1 footings extend to line 10 for potroom 1B and 1C. Pre-cast yard and storage area in left foreground.
Photograph of smeltersite looking east. Foreground, perforated concrete pipe for ground water ditch. Middleground, pre-cast concrete yard with storage stacks at right. Structural steel partially complete in service buildings lines D to M. Footings for potline 2 at right. Trucks on road in foreground. Airplane in sky above.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of smeltersite looking east. Foreground, perforated concrete pipe for ground water ditch. Middleground, pre-cast concrete yard with storage stacks at right. Structural steel partially complete in service buildings lines D to M. Footings for potline 2 at right. Trucks on road in foreground. Airplane in sky above.
Photograph of service building area looking southeast transformer repair pit slab in foreground. Structural steel being placed in forge dshop and warehouse prior to erection. Crane visible working. Douglas Channel in background.
Bud Powell is a longtime resident of Kitimat and former smeltersite resident. He worked for Alcan.
Custodial History
Donated by Bud Powell.
Scope and Content
Photograph of service building area looking southeast transformer repair pit slab in foreground. Structural steel being placed in forge dshop and warehouse prior to erection. Crane visible working. Douglas Channel in background.
