Photo showing L/R Mr. John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada; Mrs. Diefenbaker; John Watt, President of Kitimat Chamber of Commerce. Boards of Trade Convention.
Northern Sentinel: Box #2: (A) Assoc. Boards of Trade of Central B.C. & Alaskan Affiliates.
Scope and Content
Photo showing L/R Mr. John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada; Mrs. Diefenbaker; John Watt, President of Kitimat Chamber of Commerce. Boards of Trade Convention.
Photo showing Board of Trade Convention. Hon. John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada (at microphone). L/R Hon. William A. Egan, Governor of Alaska, Mrs. Matt Gooding, Mr. Diefenbaker, Reeve Matt Gooding, Mrs. Diefenbaker.
#2 Northern Sentinel: Box #2: (A) Historical (a) Convention held in Kitimat August 1959.
Scope and Content
Photo showing Board of Trade Convention. Hon. John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada (at microphone). L/R Hon. William A. Egan, Governor of Alaska, Mrs. Matt Gooding, Mr. Diefenbaker, Reeve Matt Gooding, Mrs. Diefenbaker.
Photo showing Board of Trade Convention - L/R Mrs. Don Forward, Hon. John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Don Forward, President of the Associated Boards of Trade of Central B.C. and Alaska.
#2 Northern Sentinel: Box #2: (A) Historical (a) Convention held in Kitimat, Augustu 1959.
Scope and Content
Photo showing Board of Trade Convention - L/R Mrs. Don Forward, Hon. John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada, Mr. Don Forward, President of the Associated Boards of Trade of Central B.C. and Alaska.
Photo showing Board of Trade Convention L/R Hon. John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada, Mrs. Jill Watt, wife of President of Kitimat Chamber of Commerce, Mrs. Diefenbaker.
#2 Northern Sentinel: Box #2: (A) Historical (a) Convention held in Kitimat, August 1959.
Scope and Content
Photo showing Board of Trade Convention L/R Hon. John Diefenbaker, Prime Minister of Canada, Mrs. Jill Watt, wife of President of Kitimat Chamber of Commerce, Mrs. Diefenbaker.
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 surveying on new cleared land. New homes under construction in the background.
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 Ted sitting on edge of front steps of hut.
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 snowy path running along fence in trees.
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 aerial view of townsite clearing and Haisla bridge.
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 aerial view of townsite clearing and Haisla bridge, and service centre.
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 aerial view of townsite clearing. Built homes can be seen.
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.
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.
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.
