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 cleared area with a dirt road running through. Forest and snowy mountains in background. Cloudy day.
Photograph of a vehicle and a bulldozer on a dirt road. The car is facing away, and the bulldozer is facing the camera. There is man wearing red standing to the left of the vehicles. On the right is a rock face. Slope and forest 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 vehicle and a bulldozer on a dirt road. The car is facing away, and the bulldozer is facing the camera. There is man wearing red standing to the left of the vehicles. On the right is a rock face. Slope and forest in background.
Photograph showing three larger machines parked in a dirt area. One of the larger machines is a truck. Beside them is a metal platform with springs on it. In the background there are a couple of dirt hills. There are clouds in the sky.
Photograph showing three larger machines parked in a dirt area. One of the larger machines is a truck. Beside them is a metal platform with springs on it. In the background there are a couple of dirt hills. There are clouds in the sky.
View of Haisla Hill (looking east) prior to the installation of the traffic lights. Kitimat General Hospital is tothe left. Note: no trees along the hill. Taken at the corner of Haisla and Lahakas.
View of Haisla Hill (looking east) prior to the installation of the traffic lights. Kitimat General Hospital is tothe left. Note: no trees along the hill. Taken at the corner of Haisla and Lahakas.
Jamieson came to Kitimat from Vancouver to work on the Alcan project in 1952. With his first pay cheque he bought a small "Pony Kodak" camera at the local store (Hudson Bay?), and started taking coloured slides of the Kitimat from 1952-1953. Left Kitimat at the end of August 1953 to move to Montreal.
Scope and Content
Slide of ski hill priority 3 neighbourhood A at townsite of Kitimat.
Photograph of a man up on a bit of a hill. There appear to be the handrails for stairs behind him. Powerlines above him, and some trees in the 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 man up on a bit of a hill. There appear to be the handrails for stairs behind him. Powerlines above him, and some trees in the background.
