Photograph of the remains of Bill Cogswell's Hi-gear ship. The ship caught fire and had to be beached. Behind is the Douglas Channel, and a couple people on a row boat. Mountains in background. Image has a pink tint.
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 remains of Bill Cogswell's Hi-gear ship. The ship caught fire and had to be beached. Behind is the Douglas Channel, and a couple people on a row boat. Mountains in background. Image has a pink tint.
Photograph of the remains of Bill Cogswell's Hi-gear ship. The ship caught fire and had to be beached. There is other debris and logs as well. Forest in background. Image has a pink tint.
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 remains of Bill Cogswell's Hi-gear ship. The ship caught fire and had to be beached. There is other debris and logs as well. Forest in background. Image has a pink tint.
Photograph of the remains of Bill Cogswell's Hi-gear ship. The ship caught fire and had to be beached. . Only front and very bottom is in tact. There appears to be a man working on it at the back. Beach rocks in front are coered in seawead. Forest in background. Image has a pink tint.
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 remains of Bill Cogswell's Hi-gear ship. The ship caught fire and had to be beached. . Only front and very bottom is in tact. There appears to be a man working on it at the back. Beach rocks in front are coered in seawead. Forest in background. Image has a pink tint.
Photo showing all that remains of the tug boat, Hi Gear, which was beached afire three miles down Douglas Channel. The 40 foot boat was bound for Kildala, she was owned and operated by Captain William Cogswell with total loss estimated at about $30,000.
Northern Sentinel - (A)Historical
(1)Transportation
(a)Ships and Boats
Scope and Content
Photo showing all that remains of the tug boat, Hi Gear, which was beached afire three miles down Douglas Channel. The 40 foot boat was bound for Kildala, she was owned and operated by Captain William Cogswell with total loss estimated at about $30,000.
Photograph of a walkway on the side of a ship. Walkway is wood, and walls, cieling, and posts around it are white. Possibly either the MV Nechako or Queen of the North. Mountains visible in background.
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 walkway on the side of a ship. Walkway is wood, and walls, cieling, and posts around it are white. Possibly either the MV Nechako or Queen of the North. Mountains visible in background.
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 Bill Cogswell's Hi-gear ship on Douglas Channel. There are other boats/barges around. Mountains in background.
Photograph of a ship on the Douglas Channel. Ship is a bit of a distance away. There is some kind of post and a person's shoulder in foreground. Mountain in background.
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 ship on the Douglas Channel. Ship is a bit of a distance away. There is some kind of post and a person's shoulder in foreground. Mountain in background.
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 a ship on the Douglas Channel. Ship is black and white with two red and black smokestacks.
Photograph of the Queen of the North ship on Douglas Channel. Steam is coming from the ship. Forested shore on right, mountains in background. Cloudy day.
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 Queen of the North ship on Douglas Channel. Steam is coming from the ship. Forested shore on right, mountains in background. Cloudy day.
Photograph of the Queen of the North ship on Douglas Channel. Cars are on board for residents of Kitimat. Forested shore on right. Mountains in background. Cloudy day.
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 Queen of the North ship on Douglas Channel. Cars are on board for residents of Kitimat. Forested shore on right. Mountains in background. Cloudy day.
