Photograph of front view of Nechako centre. Still in progress. Parking area in front is still dirt, with dirt mounds piled around. Shop Easy store is painted orange. Houses visible in back at far left.
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 front view of Nechako centre. Still in progress. Parking area in front is still dirt, with dirt mounds piled around. Shop Easy store is painted orange. Houses visible in back at far left.
Photograph of Nechako Centre. Shop Easy store is painted a light orange. There is a car parked in front. Area to the right is cleared out and covered in snow. Forest and mountains in the background. Grey clouds in the sky.
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 Nechako Centre. Shop Easy store is painted a light orange. There is a car parked in front. Area to the right is cleared out and covered in snow. Forest and mountains in the background. Grey clouds in the sky.
Photograph of early Nechako Centre. Shop Easy building is painted a light orange. There are a couple cars parked outside the centre. Area in foreground is cleared. Lots of snow on the ground. Forest and Mountains in background. Sky is partially cloudy.
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 early Nechako Centre. Shop Easy building is painted a light orange. There are a couple cars parked outside the centre. Area in foreground is cleared. Lots of snow on the ground. Forest and Mountains in background. Sky is partially cloudy.
Photograph of looking out at Nechako Centre and surrounding homes. Nechako Centre is on the left, and there are cars parked outside of it. On the right homes from Oriole Street are visible. Down the centre, Gyrfalcon homes can be seen in the distance. There are other buildings being contracted around there as well. Some snow on the ground. Forest and 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 looking out at Nechako Centre and surrounding homes. Nechako Centre is on the left, and there are cars parked outside of it. On the right homes from Oriole Street are visible. Down the centre, Gyrfalcon homes can be seen in the distance. There are other buildings being contracted around there as well. Some snow on the ground. Forest and mountains in background.
Photo showing Iona's Dress Shoppe "Opening" in Nechako Centre - 1 April 1955. L/R Terry Coghlin, Miss Kitimat 1954 (her parents opened Coghlin Hardware in the Nechako Centre); Mrs. Iona Burnett, Owner, Iona's Dress Shoppe (Women's Fashions).
Photo showing Iona's Dress Shoppe "Opening" in Nechako Centre - 1 April 1955. L/R Terry Coghlin, Miss Kitimat 1954 (her parents opened Coghlin Hardware in the Nechako Centre); Mrs. Iona Burnett, Owner, Iona's Dress Shoppe (Women's Fashions).
Photograph of the back of Nechako Centre. View is from under covered area. Shop Easy building and back covered pathway visible on right, and in front of that is a parked truck. Flattened dirt ground to the left. Houses visible on far left, as well as Mount Elizabeth in background. Other mountains and forest in background too.
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 back of Nechako Centre. View is from under covered area. Shop Easy building and back covered pathway visible on right, and in front of that is a parked truck. Flattened dirt ground to the left. Houses visible on far left, as well as Mount Elizabeth in background. Other mountains and forest in background too.
Photograph of Mrs. P.E. Radley planting the first tree on the south edge of the Nechako Centre. Two other men are around her. Nechako Centre and vehicles visible in background.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mrs. P.E. Radley planting the first tree on the south edge of the Nechako Centre. Two other men are around her. Nechako Centre and vehicles visible in background.
Photograph of newly opened coffee bar in Sheardown's Super-Valu in Nechako Centre. Temporary medical building can be seen in the background. Many people inside. Staff and dishes are on the right side. On the left pillar against the window a vine is climbing up. In the back, a large decorative plate can be seen hanging.
Donated by Jackie Worboys. Given to the Jackie Mufford Worboys family by Wally Melville.
Scope and Content
Photograph of newly opened coffee bar in Sheardown's Super-Valu in Nechako Centre. Temporary medical building can be seen in the background. Many people inside. Staff and dishes are on the right side. On the left pillar against the window a vine is climbing up. In the back, a large decorative plate can be seen hanging.
Photograph of group of people walking in outdoor Nechako Centre corridor. Shop signs visible on left side. On the right there is lots of snow beyond the covered area.
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 group of people walking in outdoor Nechako Centre corridor. Shop signs visible on left side. On the right there is lots of snow beyond the covered area.
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 Nechako Centre. Lots of snow in foreground in front of parking area. Lots of cars parked in the parking lot.
Photograph of a police officer working at the July 1st parade in 1956. Officer is standing on Kingfisher Avenue and beyond him is the Nechako Centre parking lot where the parade is taking place. There is a large crowd of people watching.
Edna Nicolay (Webb) was the former Miss Kitimat in 1955. Her and her family moved to Kitimat on April 8, 1955.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a police officer working at the July 1st parade in 1956. Officer is standing on Kingfisher Avenue and beyond him is the Nechako Centre parking lot where the parade is taking place. There is a large crowd of people watching.
Rotary Club Soap Box Entry shows boy wearing a hard hat, seated in an aluminum foil covered Soap Box Cart 'Kitimat Rotary' is written on the side of cart. Station wagon and houses in background. Shop Easy in Nechako Centre.
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.4 x 20.3 cm
1 negative : b&w ; 5.9 x 6.1 cm
Scope and Content
Rotary Club Soap Box Entry shows boy wearing a hard hat, seated in an aluminum foil covered Soap Box Cart 'Kitimat Rotary' is written on the side of cart. Station wagon and houses in background. Shop Easy in Nechako Centre.
Photo showing L/R Mrs. John Diefenbaker, wife of Prime Minister of Canada; Mrs. Don Forward, wife of President of Associated Boards of Trade of B.Cl & Alaskan Affiliates. (At Fashion Show held in Nechako Theatre).
Northern Sentinel: Box #2: (A) Assoc. Boards of Trade of Central B.C. & Alaskan Affiliates.
Scope and Content
Photo showing L/R Mrs. John Diefenbaker, wife of Prime Minister of Canada; Mrs. Don Forward, wife of President of Associated Boards of Trade of B.Cl & Alaskan Affiliates. (At Fashion Show held in Nechako Theatre).
