Photo showing two workers, one facing the camera inside a lit tunnel or enclosed space dressed in protective clothing, possibly metal workers or welders.
Photo showing two workers, one facing the camera inside a lit tunnel or enclosed space dressed in protective clothing, possibly metal workers or welders.
Photograph of three workers, one wearing suspenders, one wearing a knitt sweater and ball cap, and other man standing behind them with his hands on the other two mens shoulders.
Photographs taken by Gordon Lee donated to the museum by his daughter Michelle Simeoni.
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Photograph of three workers, one wearing suspenders, one wearing a knitt sweater and ball cap, and other man standing behind them with his hands on the other two mens shoulders.
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.