Photograph of two girls on starling street. Girl in left is wearing a pink dress and red coat. Girl on right is wearing red with a yellow scarf around her head, and is riding a red tricycle. Houses in background.
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 two girls on starling street. Girl in left is wearing a pink dress and red coat. Girl on right is wearing red with a yellow scarf around her head, and is riding a red tricycle. Houses in background.
Photograph of bite from a two and a half pound potato is too much for little Gigi Rosenblum she tries the monster spud held by Mrs. Joseph Dobek. Mrs. Dobek grew the potato in her garden at her home and found that Gigi wanted to eat it raw, whole and right away. It is the largest locally grown potato ever reported to the newspaper office.
Photograph of bite from a two and a half pound potato is too much for little Gigi Rosenblum she tries the monster spud held by Mrs. Joseph Dobek. Mrs. Dobek grew the potato in her garden at her home and found that Gigi wanted to eat it raw, whole and right away. It is the largest locally grown potato ever reported to the newspaper office.
Photograph of child exercising. Even with arthritis, exercises can be fun. This little girl is one of many children under the care of the BC Division, Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society.
Photograph of child exercising. Even with arthritis, exercises can be fun. This little girl is one of many children under the care of the BC Division, Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatism Society.
Photograph of girl with lemon. Kitimat may not be the banana belt but it might qualify as the citrus fruit belt of British Columbia. Three year old Sharon Anne Strecheniuk posed with a monster lemon that has been ripening on a lemon tree in her home for the past eight months. The plant is two years old and has not borne fruit before. Sharon holds a normal lemon to show size of the big fellow.
Photograph of girl with lemon. Kitimat may not be the banana belt but it might qualify as the citrus fruit belt of British Columbia. Three year old Sharon Anne Strecheniuk posed with a monster lemon that has been ripening on a lemon tree in her home for the past eight months. The plant is two years old and has not borne fruit before. Sharon holds a normal lemon to show size of the big fellow.