Edwin Charles Bateman (Ted) was a Commando in WWII, and later enjoyed his hobbies of cycle racing, ballroom dancing, and photography. He lived in Toronto, LA, and finally Vancouver in the early 50s. After arriving in vancouver he was offered a job as an assistant surveyor in Kitimat. He was subsequently offered a job as a lineman with what became BC Tel.
Custodial History
Judith Saunders
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tim and Ed. Ted on right, surveyor's assistant.
Photo showing a woman of Haisla origin (in Kitlope), Harry Thompson's daughter, sitting on a boat that is in the water with a bowl beside her, a board in her lap and she is cleaning a fish.
1 photograph: b&w; 9 x 12 cm
1 photograph; b&w; 20.5 x 25.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photo showing a woman of Haisla origin (in Kitlope), Harry Thompson's daughter, sitting on a boat that is in the water with a bowl beside her, a board in her lap and she is cleaning a fish.
Photograph of a woman in a frilly pink dress and holding flowers standing on a float decorated in British flag colours. She is standing on the left, and there is a British flag behind her. Also behind her a bit to the right is a sitting woman wearing a crown and holding a scepter. There is a basket with more flowers on the right side of the float. Nechako Centre is visible behind. Some 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 a woman in a frilly pink dress and holding flowers standing on a float decorated in British flag colours. She is standing on the left, and there is a British flag behind her. Also behind her a bit to the right is a sitting woman wearing a crown and holding a scepter. There is a basket with more flowers on the right side of the float. Nechako Centre is visible behind. Some clouds in the sky.
