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 six men sitting in small (storage?) room.
A man wearing a hat is fishing in the Kitimat River. The water is up to his thighs, and there is a young boy fishing to the man's right. He is also in the water up to his thighs.
A man wearing a hat is fishing in the Kitimat River. The water is up to his thighs, and there is a young boy fishing to the man's right. He is also in the water up to his thighs.
Photograph of a large wheel in a field. Wheel is in foreground on the right and partially cropped off. At the back of the field is a forest and trees. Mountains in background, with Mount Elizabeth visible. There are clouds above the mountains.
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 large wheel in a field. Wheel is in foreground on the right and partially cropped off. At the back of the field is a forest and trees. Mountains in background, with Mount Elizabeth visible. There are clouds above the mountains.
