Photograph of children sitting at tables with colouring pages on table in front of them. Malcolm third from the left in back row. Two adult women standing behind them. Smeltersite school?
Malcolm Baxter died in 2020. His father Basil, was very instrumental in the organization of Kitimat in the early years. Basil was married to Cathy Baxter and they had two sons - Malcolm and Michael.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of children sitting at tables with colouring pages on table in front of them. Malcolm third from the left in back row. Two adult women standing behind them. Smeltersite school?
Photograph showing three individuals dressed nicely and sitting at a table smiling with one another. There is one woman and two men. The man to the left has a suit, tie and boutonniere on. He is looking at the camera raising his glass with a big smile and has short hair and thick eyebrows. The man to the right is only partially visible and is not looking at the camera. The woman has her hair in an up-do, she wears a hat, jacket and blouse. She has a big smile as well and is looking at the camera. The table is set and there may be more than three people as the frame of the photo cuts off the rest of the table. In the background there is a wall with some timber on it and a doorway.
Photograph showing three individuals dressed nicely and sitting at a table smiling with one another. There is one woman and two men. The man to the left has a suit, tie and boutonniere on. He is looking at the camera raising his glass with a big smile and has short hair and thick eyebrows. The man to the right is only partially visible and is not looking at the camera. The woman has her hair in an up-do, she wears a hat, jacket and blouse. She has a big smile as well and is looking at the camera. The table is set and there may be more than three people as the frame of the photo cuts off the rest of the table. In the background there is a wall with some timber on it and a doorway.
Photograph of people sitting at a long table somewhere offstage at the Aluminum City Telethon. On left in a white apron is Rick Wozney, and on the right in a red sweater is Marie Lesage. There are plates and cups on the table making this a possible break room.
Photograph of people sitting at a long table somewhere offstage at the Aluminum City Telethon. On left in a white apron is Rick Wozney, and on the right in a red sweater is Marie Lesage. There are plates and cups on the table making this a possible break room.
Photograph of a man sitting on a couch that has a flower pattern all over it. He has light straight hair and is wearing a black white collared shirt along with some wide legged jeans.
Photograph of a man sitting on a couch that has a flower pattern all over it. He has light straight hair and is wearing a black white collared shirt along with some wide legged jeans.
Photograph of a man sitting on a log in the snow. He is making an open mouthed expression and holding something in his hands. There is a red jacket on the log next to him on the right. A bag and lunchbox? are on the ground in the foreground. A slope and trees are behind him.
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 sitting on a log in the snow. He is making an open mouthed expression and holding something in his hands. There is a red jacket on the log next to him on the right. A bag and lunchbox? are on the ground in the foreground. A slope and trees are behind him.
Photograph of a man sitting on the edge of a motorboat. He has his foot in the water. Shoreline behind him has a lot of stumps and tree debris on it. Forest beyond it. 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 a man sitting on the edge of a motorboat. He has his foot in the water. Shoreline behind him has a lot of stumps and tree debris on it. Forest beyond it. Image has a pink tint.
Photo showing a proud moment for Tony Bebek of the Municipal Planning Department and Vasil Radoev, Alcan Technician, came with their presentation of citizenship papers. Admiring their certificates were Erwin Strauss, Kitimat's immigration officer (second from left) and Cliff Walker of the Canadian Club welcoming committee (right).
Photo showing a proud moment for Tony Bebek of the Municipal Planning Department and Vasil Radoev, Alcan Technician, came with their presentation of citizenship papers. Admiring their certificates were Erwin Strauss, Kitimat's immigration officer (second from left) and Cliff Walker of the Canadian Club welcoming committee (right).
Photograph of people sitting at long tables enjoying food and drinks. People include Doug and Sylvia McKay, Mr. Lee, Jordan and Wendy Tse, and Mrs. Tam. For Year of the Rat Chinese New Year celebration. Event held at Riverlodge.
The Kitimat Chinese Association was founded in 1985. Their purpose was to connect all Chinese Canadians in Kitimat, with the local people too. They encouraged the members involved in the community to show and share Chinese culture with the people in Kitimat. Like activities in Multicultural Day, Canada Day, Canada Cancer Society's Relay of Life, etc. Every year they had three gatherings, summer picnic, Christmas and Chinese New Year. The association disbanded in December 2008 as most of the members got older and retired.
Custodial History
Donated by Huey-lin Wu
Scope and Content
Photograph of people sitting at long tables enjoying food and drinks. People include Doug and Sylvia McKay, Mr. Lee, Jordan and Wendy Tse, and Mrs. Tam. For Year of the Rat Chinese New Year celebration. Event held at Riverlodge.
1950s Coffee Table designed by Robin Bush and Earle Morrison
Public Description
Vancouver-based designer Robin Bush created this laminate table with iron frame, “worker” furniture, for Kitimat. Bush was contracted by Alcan to furnish Nechako Lodge, Alcan's guesthouse and workers' accommodations. Laminate was one of the new innovative materials of the 1950s. Donated by Christ Church Anglican of Kitimat.
