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
Film of Mike Kinnear's trip to Kemano in January 1955. Black & white. Produced on a 8mm Cine-Kodak Kodachrome safety color film, daylight type.
A view camera with a brown wood frame, red plastic accordion body, and metal parts like its knobs and ridges for adjusting the body. There are markings on a metal piece stuck on the wooden end that read: "REMBRANDT PORTRAIT CAMERA MODEL II BURKE & JAMES CHICAGO ILL., U.S.A.". the lens is missing. It was used in Max's Photo Studio Ltd.
A view camera with a brown wood frame, red plastic accordion body, and metal parts like its knobs and ridges for adjusting the body. There are markings on a metal piece stuck on the wooden end that read: "REMBRANDT PORTRAIT CAMERA MODEL II BURKE & JAMES CHICAGO ILL., U.S.A.". the lens is missing. It was used in Max's Photo Studio Ltd.