Photo showing Mrs. Alice Backman in her new car that she won in the Elks Bingo which attracted more than 500 players. Giving her the keys is Bill Pound, leading knight of the Elks lodge and one of the Bingo organizers.
Northern Sentinel Box # 3- (A) Historical (I) Service Club (a) Benevolent Protective Order Of Elks
Scope and Content
Photo showing Mrs. Alice Backman in her new car that she won in the Elks Bingo which attracted more than 500 players. Giving her the keys is Bill Pound, leading knight of the Elks lodge and one of the Bingo organizers.
Photo showing car accident. Vehicle charged through 125 feet of brush after losing control off the Alcan Road to the Smeltersite, driven by Mrs. Grace Sheridan
Photo showing car accident. Vehicle charged through 125 feet of brush after losing control off the Alcan Road to the Smeltersite, driven by Mrs. Grace Sheridan
Photo showing First Licence Plate (1955). L/R Cyril Henderson, Kitimat's 1st Municipal Manager. 1955 was the first year that cars had to be licenced in Kitimat. 8 December 1955.
Photo showing First Licence Plate (1955). L/R Cyril Henderson, Kitimat's 1st Municipal Manager. 1955 was the first year that cars had to be licenced in Kitimat. 8 December 1955.
Photograph of an aerial of the Kitimat River estuary. Edge of plane visible on the left. Beyond the estuary the Alcan smelter site is visible. Smoke is coming off the smelter operations. Snowy mountains 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 an aerial of the Kitimat River estuary. Edge of plane visible on the left. Beyond the estuary the Alcan smelter site is visible. Smoke is coming off the smelter operations. Snowy mountains in background.