Photograph of the Kitimat River and the sandhill. River is in the foreground, and the sandhill is further back. On the right is a sandy shore with some dried woody debris and leafy trees. There are two people standing near the trees. More trees further back on opposite left shore. Mountain behind sandhill has some snow on top. 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 the Kitimat River and the sandhill. River is in the foreground, and the sandhill is further back. On the right is a sandy shore with some dried woody debris and leafy trees. There are two people standing near the trees. More trees further back on opposite left shore. Mountain behind sandhill has some snow on top. Image has a pink tint.
Photograph of the Kitimat River. Pile of woody debris on the right side, as well as small tress. Opposite shorelines with more woody debris and forest on left. Behind is the Kitimat sandhill.
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 the Kitimat River. Pile of woody debris on the right side, as well as small tress. Opposite shorelines with more woody debris and forest on left. Behind is the Kitimat sandhill.
Photograph of Kitimat Concrete Products Ltd. cement truck parked to the right of a building. Kitimat Concrete Products ran an aggragate and concrete business at the Sandhill.
Photograph of Kitimat Concrete Products Ltd. cement truck parked to the right of a building. Kitimat Concrete Products ran an aggragate and concrete business at the Sandhill.
Photograph of an aerial of the Kitimat River and Sandhill. Aggregate operation facility is visible to the left of the hill. Squirrel Mountain behind is taking up most of the picture. Mountain has snow on top.
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 and Sandhill. Aggregate operation facility is visible to the left of the hill. Squirrel Mountain behind is taking up most of the picture. Mountain has snow on top.
Photograph of an aerial of the Kitimat River and sandhill. River is on the right, and sandhill on the left. Highway along sandhill not yet paved. View is from directly above.
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. Photography was a hobby for Ryan, 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 and sandhill. River is on the right, and sandhill on the left. Highway along sandhill not yet paved. View is from directly above.
Photograph of asphalt paving being placed on the Service Centre road between the Public Works building and the railway. Seven men visible working. Sandhill in background on the right.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of asphalt paving being placed on the Service Centre road between the Public Works building and the railway. Seven men visible working. Sandhill in background on the right.
Photographs taken by Glyn Jenkins, who worked for Alcan Aluminum Smelter Ltd. in 1952. He returned to Vancouver to continue his education and continued to work in the Steel Fabrication industry until he retired in 1985. He married Charlene Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins died in 2005.
Custodial History
Charlene Jenkins
Scope and Content
Photographs of construction, scenery, housing, and fishing at the Smeltersite, 1952.
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 the view of the Kitimat River and the sandhill from the Kitimat River bridge. Snowy mountain in background. Image has a pink tint.
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.
