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 Kitimat houses and street in the snow. Marked firehydrant in foreground at the left. Mountain in background. Sky is partially cloudy.
Photograph of building construction in the Kitimat townsite. Possibly Kildala school. There are some additional structures that may be temporary school buildings. The foreground is cleared, dirt ground. There is a metal barrel on its side on the right. In the background is a forest and mountains. Sky is 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 building construction in the Kitimat townsite. Possibly Kildala school. There are some additional structures that may be temporary school buildings. The foreground is cleared, dirt ground. There is a metal barrel on its side on the right. In the background is a forest and mountains. Sky is cloudy.
Photograph of two young men in a black car. One wearing an olive green coat is driving, and another in a darker coat is sitting in the back seat behind him. There is a green house with a red door behind them. On the far right is what looks like a shed and a ladder. 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 two young men in a black car. One wearing an olive green coat is driving, and another in a darker coat is sitting in the back seat behind him. There is a green house with a red door behind them. On the far right is what looks like a shed and a ladder. Forest in background.
Photograph of Kitimat homes on a snowy day. Houses are further back with powerline poles around. Area in foreground appears to be dirt mounds covered in snow. Possible road below. 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 Kitimat homes on a snowy day. Houses are further back with powerline poles around. Area in foreground appears to be dirt mounds covered in snow. Possible road below. Forest in background.
Photograph of early Kitimat streets and homes. Still in progress. View is looking out from a covered area. There are homes on each side, and further down in the centre. Powerlines poles run along the road in the centre, and there is a truck driving down. Snowy mountain 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 early Kitimat streets and homes. Still in progress. View is looking out from a covered area. There are homes on each side, and further down in the centre. Powerlines poles run along the road in the centre, and there is a truck driving down. Snowy mountain in background.
Photograph of a Kitimat street with homes. Lots of snow on the ground, and it is piled high at edges of street. There are two people walking on the street in the centre. 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 a Kitimat street with homes. Lots of snow on the ground, and it is piled high at edges of street. There are two people walking on the street in the centre. Forest and mountains in background.
Photograph of Kitimat townsite homes. Some are still in progress. There is some building material in a cleared area in the foreground. Low clouds in background covering mountains.
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 Kitimat townsite homes. Some are still in progress. There is some building material in a cleared area in the foreground. Low clouds in background covering mountains.
Photograph of single floor Kitimat homes. There is a sidewalk lined with light posts running in front of it. Lighting in photo is very dim. Sky is partially obstructed with a thick cloud. Mountain 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 single floor Kitimat homes. There is a sidewalk lined with light posts running in front of it. Lighting in photo is very dim. Sky is partially obstructed with a thick cloud. Mountain in background.
Photograph of Kitimat homes in the snow. House in centre is a single floor, and on the left is a two floor house. At the back right, an apartment is visible. Cloudy day.
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 Kitimat homes in the snow. House in centre is a single floor, and on the left is a two floor house. At the back right, an apartment is visible. Cloudy day.
Photograph of Kitimat Street and homes. Road is still under construction, and is gravel with forms on the sides. There are three cars on the road, and some people are walking down at the very end. Single floor houses are on the left of the street. Forest and mountains in background. Cloudy day.
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 Kitimat Street and homes. Road is still under construction, and is gravel with forms on the sides. There are three cars on the road, and some people are walking down at the very end. Single floor houses are on the left of the street. Forest and mountains in background. Cloudy day.
Photograph of a man holding a shovel and standing on a snowy street. There is snow piled up high on each side. In the distance there is a car on the street. On each side there are houses visible, and on the left are powerline poles. Forest and mountains in background. Cloudy day.
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 holding a shovel and standing on a snowy street. There is snow piled up high on each side. In the distance there is a car on the street. On each side there are houses visible, and on the left are powerline poles. Forest and mountains in background. Cloudy day.
Photograph of the Kinnear house on 57 Plover. House is red, with small rock lined garden bed on back/side of the house. Only back/side half of house is visible. There is a black and white Boston Terrier looking dog lying next to the house. Street visible in background on the left, and beyond that is what looks like the construction of Nechako school. Behind that is forest.
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 Kinnear house on 57 Plover. House is red, with small rock lined garden bed on back/side of the house. Only back/side half of house is visible. There is a black and white Boston Terrier looking dog lying next to the house. Street visible in background on the left, and beyond that is what looks like the construction of Nechako school. Behind that is forest.
Photograph of construction of Kitimat townsite. Area is dug up and there is building material around. There is also a small area pooled with water. Further back completed homes are visible, and power poles with lines are running over the site. Forest and mountains in background. Cloudy day.
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 construction of Kitimat townsite. Area is dug up and there is building material around. There is also a small area pooled with water. Further back completed homes are visible, and power poles with lines are running over the site. Forest and mountains in background. Cloudy day.
Photograph of construction of the Kitimat townsite. Foreground is a cleared out indented area, and further back there seems to be some sort of wooden constructed wall. Beyond that, homes are visible. Powerlines and poles visible too. 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 construction of the Kitimat townsite. Foreground is a cleared out indented area, and further back there seems to be some sort of wooden constructed wall. Beyond that, homes are visible. Powerlines and poles visible too. Forest and mountains in background.
Photograph of construction of the Kitimat townsite. Foreground is a cleared out area, and further back there seems to be some sort of wooden constructed wall. Beyond that, homes and homes in progress are visible. Powerlines and poles visible too. Forest and mountains in background, with heavy clouds over the mountains.
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 construction of the Kitimat townsite. Foreground is a cleared out area, and further back there seems to be some sort of wooden constructed wall. Beyond that, homes and homes in progress are visible. Powerlines and poles visible too. Forest and mountains in background, with heavy clouds over the mountains.
Photograph of a early Kitimat street with homes. Street is not yet paved, except for curb edges. There are a few cars on the street. Houses are on the right side. 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 a early Kitimat street with homes. Street is not yet paved, except for curb edges. There are a few cars on the street. Houses are on the right side. Forest and mountains in background.
Photograph of construction of the Kitimat townsite area. Work appears to be happening on the Kingfisher Avenue area. There are dug out areas on each side, and a boardwalk in the centre. Behind, people can be seen standing on the right. There are homes from Oriole Street visible on the right as well. On the left, Nechako Centre is visible. Forest and mountains in background. Cloudy day.
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 construction of the Kitimat townsite area. Work appears to be happening on the Kingfisher Avenue area. There are dug out areas on each side, and a boardwalk in the centre. Behind, people can be seen standing on the right. There are homes from Oriole Street visible on the right as well. On the left, Nechako Centre is visible. Forest and mountains in background. Cloudy day.
Photograph of homes in the Kitimat Townsite. There is a red bulldozer in the front right, pushing dirt. One man can be seen operating it, and another standing behind it. Area in foreground looks like its being dug. Forest and mountains in background. Partially cloudy day.
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 homes in the Kitimat Townsite. There is a red bulldozer in the front right, pushing dirt. One man can be seen operating it, and another standing behind it. Area in foreground looks like its being dug. Forest and mountains in background. Partially cloudy day.
Photograph of Kitimat's New Telephone Exchange building. Some windows in the building are boarded up. Dirt road in foreground, and area in front of building too. Powerlines are running above the building, and some building material is sitting on the right of the building. Behind on the right, are some homes and forest. Partially cloudy day.
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 Kitimat's New Telephone Exchange building. Some windows in the building are boarded up. Dirt road in foreground, and area in front of building too. Powerlines are running above the building, and some building material is sitting on the right of the building. Behind on the right, are some homes and forest. Partially cloudy day.
Photograph of a portion of the Kitimat townsite in winter. In the foreground is possibly Kingfisher Avenue. On the right is building with a sign in front reading "Kitimat Apartment development Suites Ready Soon", and below a sign saying electric installation is by Houle Electric". On the left is a powerline pole, and a small building behind it. Further back are more buildings and apartments. Lots of snow on ground. 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 a portion of the Kitimat townsite in winter. In the foreground is possibly Kingfisher Avenue. On the right is building with a sign in front reading "Kitimat Apartment development Suites Ready Soon", and below a sign saying electric installation is by Houle Electric". On the left is a powerline pole, and a small building behind it. Further back are more buildings and apartments. Lots of snow on ground. Mountains in background.