Kitimat Museum and Archives

Aerial of Townsite Construction

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Part Of
Kinnear Collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Accession Number
2000.33.524
Scope and Content
Photograph of aerial of Kitimat townsite construction in the 1950s. Nechako neighbourhood with homes visible.
Part Of
Kinnear Collection
Creator
Mike Kinnear
Description Level
Item
Accession Number
2000.33.524
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1950s
Physical Description
1 negative : colour ; 12.5 x 10 cm
History / Biographical
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 aerial of Kitimat townsite construction in the 1950s. Nechako neighbourhood with homes visible.
Subject Access
Townsite
Storage Location
negative storage