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 cleared space with newly built Kitimat houses.
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 cleared area with Kitimat homes being constructed. Mount Elizabeth visible in background.
Photograph of looking east showing the clearing operations north of Haisla Boulevard. Note falling operations in the Hospital site. Cranes in cleared area, and vehicles on the road to the right. Smokes visible in center.
Photos belonged to Raymond Stanyer who worked in Kitimat, and were donated by his wife, Pat Stanyer
Scope and Content
Photograph of looking east showing the clearing operations north of Haisla Boulevard. Note falling operations in the Hospital site. Cranes in cleared area, and vehicles on the road to the right. Smokes visible in center.
Photograph of the clearing operations north of Haisla boulevard. Falling operations in the hospital site. Smoke in middle and cars in the road to the right.
Land clearing of Kitimat. All aerials for development.
Custodial History
From the files of Ray Hunstone. Photos from an Alcan binder, have Alcan numbers.
Scope and Content
Photograph of the clearing operations north of Haisla boulevard. Falling operations in the hospital site. Smoke in middle and cars in the road to the right.
Clearing operations, Neighbourhood A (Nechako) caterpillar tractor with boomdragging stumps and logs.
A truck fallen into a ditch can be seen in the forground flipped onto it's side.
Clearing operations, Neighbourhood A (Nechako) caterpillar tractor with boomdragging stumps and logs.
A truck fallen into a ditch can be seen in the forground flipped onto it's side.
Malcolm Baxter died in 2020. His father Basil, was very instrumental in the organization of Kitimat in the early years. Basil was married to Cathy Baxter and they had two sons - Malcolm and Michael.
Custodial History
Part of items collected by Malcolm Baxter, former editer of NSP. Brought into the museum by Judith Cullington, Malcolm's sister-in-law.
Scope and Content
Photograph of clearing the site for smeltersite housing. Machinery and smoke visible.
Photograph of land clearing operation in neighbourhood C-II. Sewer line under construction in foreground is part of extension to Sagimat temporary housing. Pipe segments in foreground.
Land clearing of Kitimat. All aerials for development.
Custodial History
From the files of Ray Hunstone. Photos from an Alcan binder, have Alcan numbers.
Scope and Content
Photograph of land clearing operation in neighbourhood C-II. Sewer line under construction in foreground is part of extension to Sagimat temporary housing. Pipe segments in foreground.
A photograph of the new burner that will burn all the waste from the combimed stud 7 random operations. This structure is 100ft tall and has a base diameter of 100ft.
A photograph of the new burner that will burn all the waste from the combimed stud 7 random operations. This structure is 100ft tall and has a base diameter of 100ft.
Employees of Linden Sawmill Construction Ltd., the prime contractor for the construction of the mill expansion ; (L - R) Parker , Frank - construction superintendant responsible for entire construction program ; Lindenblatt , Bruno - president and owner ; McManus , Jim - construction foreman
Employees of Linden Sawmill Construction Ltd., the prime contractor for the construction of the mill expansion ; (L - R) Parker , Frank - construction superintendant responsible for entire construction program ; Lindenblatt , Bruno - president and owner ; McManus , Jim - construction foreman
