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 snowy mountain slope with the entrance to the Kemano tunnel below.
Photograph of entrance hall in guest house no. 1. On right there is a table and chair. Table has a phone and book on it. A curtain covers a doorway near it. Behind, there is a staircase going up on the right, and a stone wall in the centre that is part of the fireplace for the room at the left.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of entrance hall in guest house no. 1. On right there is a table and chair. Table has a phone and book on it. A curtain covers a doorway near it. Behind, there is a staircase going up on the right, and a stone wall in the centre that is part of the fireplace for the room at the left.
Photograph of a group standing in front of the Giant Spruce Park entrance. From left to right the people are Joanne Monaghan, James Tirrul-Jones, John Lesage, E. Germuth, and Ron Baumeister. Bottom right corner of photo has a gold Max Patzelt embossment.
Photograph of a group standing in front of the Giant Spruce Park entrance. From left to right the people are Joanne Monaghan, James Tirrul-Jones, John Lesage, E. Germuth, and Ron Baumeister. Bottom right corner of photo has a gold Max Patzelt embossment.
Photograph of second floor entrance of Hudson's Bay company's building in the city centre a few moments after the building officially opened. Very crowded.
Photos belonged to Raymond Stanyer who worked in Kitimat, and were donated by his wife, Pat Stanyer
Scope and Content
Photograph of second floor entrance of Hudson's Bay company's building in the city centre a few moments after the building officially opened. Very crowded.
Three men and two women standing in the entrance of the Big Three Park (The Giant Spruce). The lady on the far left is wearing a pink dress with white shoes. The lady fourth from the left is holding a book and there are two tree stumps behind the group of adults.
Three men and two women standing in the entrance of the Big Three Park (The Giant Spruce). The lady on the far left is wearing a pink dress with white shoes. The lady fourth from the left is holding a book and there are two tree stumps behind the group of adults.
Photograph of honorable mention, Greek community club children were entrancing and highly serious in Greek costumes. Saying "as pretty as a picture," is certainly exemplified here by four little ones.
Photograph of honorable mention, Greek community club children were entrancing and highly serious in Greek costumes. Saying "as pretty as a picture," is certainly exemplified here by four little ones.
Photograph of the Kitimat sandhill by the Kitimat River. Kitimat River is in front, with machinery and sandhill behind. Sandhill is carved away into a sand wall.
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 the Kitimat sandhill by the Kitimat River. Kitimat River is in front, with machinery and sandhill behind. Sandhill is carved away into a sand wall.
Telephoto depicts the town of Kitimat, an aerial view with Mount Elizabeth in the background, Kildala Neighbourhood in the foreground, and Nechako Neighbourhood "up the hill" in the centre.
Telephoto depicts the town of Kitimat, an aerial view with Mount Elizabeth in the background, Kildala Neighbourhood in the foreground, and Nechako Neighbourhood "up the hill" in the centre.
Notes
Title based on content of photograph. -- Public relations photograph of Kitimat. Fred Busby Collection 2002.27
