Record No.: P1000.0001.* - P1000.0012.*; M2017.02.*
Harold Hope Bateman was born in 1890 to Ellen Bateman (nee Rose) (1851-1948) and Alfred James Bateman (1854-1914) in Ramsey Huntingdonshire, England. Harold's father, Alfred James, was employed as a as a builder, an ironmonger and a contractor for public works. Harold emigrated from Ramsey, Huntingdonshire, England in 1910 at the age of 21. It is not certain if he immigrated directly to Medicine Hat, but he was a resident at least as early as 1913, when he was employed as a Civil Engineer with the CPR depot. In 1917 Harold filed his homestead application (File #2418000) for coordinates NW, Section 17, Township 13, Range 1 Meridian 4. It is unclear whether he later maintained this homestead. He married Janette MacDonald (1897-1969) in Medicine Hat around 1918. He remained an employed with the CPR until approximately 1923, when he is listed in the Henderson Directory as a traveling salesman for P Burns Co. Harold maintained his position as a salesman until his retirement around 1963. In 1973 he was awarded for 5o years of service by the United Commercial Travelers of America. Harold had a love of dogs and was an active member of the Kennel Club. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a long standing member of the Medicine Hat Fish and Game Association. Harold and Janette Bateman lived at 128 A - 1st St. NE. Harold Bateman died in 1978.
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Esplanade Archives
Title is based on the contents of the fonds
fonds consists of: ca. 590 photographs; personal correspondence of Janettte Bateman (nee MacDonald) (1920); Harold Bateman's sales records (1927); Alfred James Bateman's stationary [ca.1910].
Jim Marshall donated the records in 1994. The records were created by the previous owners of his house, the Batemans. It was found in a box in his basement.
2017-05-30 (date of revision)
2017-06-05 (date of revision)
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative capturing a view of the Medicine Hat CPR bridge from the north side of the river, as well as a number of early buildings.
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Item consists of: 1 black and white nitrate negative containing a view taken from the north side of the river and containing Athletic Park, Riverside, CPR bridge, Finlay bridge and various residents and buildings.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of an early view of Medicine Hat showing St.Patrick's church, as seen from Crescent Heights, Finlay bridge, the railway bridge, as well as surrounding houses and buildings.
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Item consists of: 1 black and white photograph capturing a view of buildings and Seven Person's Creek, located around Saratoga Park(?). The majority of Saratoga Park residents were members of Medicine hat's Métis community.
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Item consists of: 1 photograph and 1 nitrate negative of Janette Bateman is pictured sitting with her dog on the steps of her Riverside home.
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Item consists of: 1 black and white photograph and one nitrate negative of Janette Bateman. She is pictured playing with her dog outside of her Riverside home located at 128A- 1st St. NE. St.Patrick's Church is visible in the background.
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Item consists of: One photograph and 13 nitrate negatives of various views of the Bateman Riverside house. The focus of many of the images is their family dogs. In the pictured image, Janette Bateman is seen playing with her dog outside of her Riverside home, located at 128A- 1st St. NE. Of note is the old pavilion, pictured in the background.
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Item consists of: 3 nitrate negatives capturing Bateman family members on the front steps of Janette and Harold Bateman's Riverside home located at 128A- 1st St. NE. In the pictured image (1000.0002.0013) Harold Bateman (standing) and two unidentified family members are pictured on the front porch. Of note, is the old pavilion in the background.
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Item consists of: 7 black and white nitrate negatives and 3 photographs of Bateman family members photographed around Janette and Harold Bateman's Riverside home, located at 128A -1st St. NE, Medicine Hat. Images also include views of the Bateman home from different angles. Pictured image is the Bateman home in winter.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative and print of the interior view of the Bateman's home in Riverside, located at 128A- 1st St. NE.
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Item consists of: a black and white nitrate negative of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) (middle), with two family members, tentatively identified as her aunt (left) and cousin (right), outside the Bateman home at 128A- 1st St. NE.
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Item consists of: Four negatives and two photographs of a family gathering at the Bateman home. Images are of Janette Bateman, her sister Margaret Ripley (nee MacDonald), and two women tentatively identified as an aunt and cousin.
Pictured: 1000.0002.0027 - (L-R) Janette, unidentified family member (cousin?), and her sister, Margaret outside the Bateman home at 128A- 1st St. NE.
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Item consists of: 6 black and white negatives and one print of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) and husband, Harold Bateman with their Setter dogs around their yard and in front of their house at Riverside (128A- 1st St. NE).
•Pictured: 1000.0002.0030 - Janette is looking down at Harold, who is positioning their dog into a show pose. They are in their backyard. Janette's wild rose bushes and the old pavilion are visible in the background.
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Item consists of: 6 images of Janette and Harold Bateman, Donnie MacDonald, and Margaret MacDonald, as well as an identified man and two unidentified women pictured outside of the Bateman home (128A- 1st St. NE).
Pictured:" 1000.0002.0038 - (L-R) Donnie MacDonald poses with his arm around the shoulders of his sister Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) who is holding the arm of an unidentified man.
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Item consists of: 1 black and white nitrate negative of Duncan and Ella MacDonald, the parents of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald). The image features the couple in the corner of their Medicine Hat home. Behind them the walls are decorated with family photos, the large portrait behind Duncan is of his mother, Margaret Crawford MacDonald.
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Item consists of: 3 nitrate negatives of MacDonald family portraits.
Pictured: 1000.0003.0002 - Standing (L-R): Helen (Ella), Duncan Jr. (Donnie), and Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald). Sitting: Duncan and Margaret (Bunty) on his knee.
Ella, Donnie and Janet stand behind Duncan sitting on a chair with his daughter, Margaret (Bunty) on his knee. The photo is taken in the corner of their Medicine Hat home. Behind them the walls are decorated with family photos, the large portrait behind Ella is of Duncan's mother, Margaret Crawford MacDonald.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative and one print of (L-R) Unidentified, Duncan MacDonald, Helen (Ella) MacDonald (nee Mitchell), Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald), unidentified.
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Item consists of: 1 black and white group photo containing Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) (far left, standing), her mother "Ella" Helen MacDonald (Nee Mitchell) (3rd from the left, standing) and sister, Margaret "Bunty" Ripley (nee MacDonald) (far right, standing) and unidentified friends/relations of the MacDonald family.
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Item consists of: 1 black and white nitrate negative of Duncan MacDonald Sr. and "Ella" Helen MacDonald (nee Mitchell) standing in front of their home (likely at Riverside, Medicine Hat).
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Ella MacDonald (front, left) sitting on the steps of a home with three unidentified women and a baby in a carriage. (Note: women appear in other family photographs, likely members of the MacDonald family or close friends).
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Margaret MacDonald (later Ripley) and an unidentified man in the park (Riverside Veteran's Memorial Park?). Both are dressed nicely, Margaret wears a light dress, hat and shoes and is holding a parasol, while the man is in a suit and hat. Rows of trees and a walking path are visible in the background.
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Item consists of: 4 negatives and 13 photos documenting the (presumed) MacDonald home located on the Southeast Hill, located between Earl Kitchener School and Division Avenue.
Pictured: 1000.0004.0003 - Janette MacDonald sits on the steps of the MacDonald house. An early model car appears in the foreground.
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Item consists of: 3 nitrate negatives of Donnie MacDonald sitting astride his horse. The family dogs are pictured at his side, while the standpipe is present in the background. Images taken near the MacDonald home on the Southeast Hill, located near the Fifth Avenue United Church in Medicine Hat.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Margaret ("Bunty") MacDonald standing on the prairie in front of the standpipe near the MacDonald home on the Southeast Hill, Medicine Hat. Early houses and the construction of the Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church can be seen in the background.
Image taken near the MacDonald home.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of (L-R) Donnie MacDonald and brother-in-law Harold Bateman near the MacDonald home on the Southeast Hill in Medicine Hat. Pictured in the background is the standpipe and the construction of the Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church.
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Helen "Ella" MacDonald (nee Mitchell) in an early model car in front of the standpipe near her home on the Southeast Hill in Medicine Hat.
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Item consists of: 1 black and white nitrate of Harold Bateman holding the reins of a Clydesdale with a knotted tail near the MacDonald house (near the Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church) on the Southeast Hill in Medicine Hat. The standpipe and chickens are visible in the background.
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Item consists of: Three images (3 negatives) documenting Donnie MacDonald on horseback near the MacDonald home.
Pictured 1000.0004.0012: Donnie MacDonald sits astride his horse near the MacDonald house (located near the current day Fifth Avenue Untied Church) on the Southeast Hill in Medicine Hat, the family dog looks up at him. Various houses and a distant view of Riverside is visible in the background. St. Theresa's stands out along the horizon.
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Item consists of: Two images (2 negatives and one photo), one of Donnie and the other of Janette MacDonald, steering horse and carriage outside of the MacDonald home. It is an early image, little else has been constructed in the area.
Pictured 1000.0004.0015: Donnie MacDonald is pictured in a carriage led by two horses. Image taken near the MacDonald house (located near the current day Fifth Avenue Untied Church) on the Southeast Hill in Medicine Hat. Little else appears to have been constructed at the time except for the house in the background.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) sitting on the rocky ground near the MacDonald house (located near current day Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church) on the Southeast Hill, Medicine Hat.
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Item consists of: 2 images (2 negs and 2 prints) documenting an unidentified man working with horses near the MacDonald home (located near current day Fifth Avenue Memorial united Church) on the Southeast Hill of Medicine Hat. Worth noting, Duncan MacDonald owned and operated a cartage business in Medicine Hat.
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Item consists of: 1 black and white nitrate negative of Margaret, Ella and Janette MacDonald standing outside in the winter near their family home located between current day Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church and Division Avenue on the Southeast Hill of Medicine Hat.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of, (front, L-R): Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald), unidentified woman (aunt?), and Janette's friend Essie sitting in a cart at a ranch (MacDonald ranch?). An unidentified man stands at the back of the wagon.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Harold Bateman sitting behind the wheel of an early model car, with Janette's friend Essie sitting beside him in the front seat and Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald), sitting in the backseat between an unidentified man and woman.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Donnie MacDonald(?) steering a J. I. Case Plow Works, Racine Wisconsin cultivator, two unidentified men sit at the back. Photo likely taken at Donnie's ranch north of Medicine Hat.
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Item consists of: nitrate negative of Ella MacDonald (nee Mitchell) raking the grounds around the MacDonald (?) Ranch. In the background a water pump, farm equipment, and a portion of a building is visible. Scrap materials are grouped together in a small pile in front of Ella. Two dogs rest in the background.
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Item consists of: nitrate negative of of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) on horseback around a ranch (MacDonald Ranch or possibly taken at Davis?).
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Item consists of: a nitrate negative of Harold Bateman discing fields, likely at Donnie MacDonald's ranch north of Medicine Hat. Image one of three (1000.0005.0025-1000.0005.0027) of Harold with his dog and Donnie discing the fields.
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Item consists of: nitrate negative of Duncan MacDonald operating a horse drawn binder, likely at the MacDonald Ranch.
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Item consists of nitrate negative of: Ranch hands haying with horse and cart (MacDonald Ranch?). Note: ranch hand on far left appears frequently throughout the ranching and farming images.
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Item consists of: nitrate negative of activities involving what appears to be an abandoned mine site somewhere near the MacDonald ranch (?). The edge of an old tipple and remnants of a railway track are visible. Three indiscernible men are pictured using a stone boat hauled by two horses to load stones into or take them away from an old CPR car.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of an unidentified man, Harold Bateman (?) and Donnie MacDonald loading stone from the base of the tipple to a stone boat hauled by two horses
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Item consists of:1 nitrate negative of a wooden constructed farm/ranch house/building. Possibly located at the MacDonald Ranch.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of canvas tents. The MacDonalds' owned a ranch. The tents may have been in place as a part of round up activities. See also: 1000.0005.0042
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of a gathering involving MacDonald family and round up or branding? Pictured fifth from the left appears to be Ella MacDonald (nee Mitchell). A canvas tent and early model car are visible in the background. See also: 1000.0005.0041.
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Item consists of: A nitrate negative of a chicken coop area - MacDonald Ranch?
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Harold Bateman, Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald), and Margaret Ripley (nee MacDonald) sitting in a field with an unidentified young woman (cousin?).
Margaret is sitting behind Harold with her arms wrapped around his neck. Janette is pictured to the far right. Photo likely taken during a summer trip to the MacDonald ranch or during a visit to Davis.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Margaret MacDonald (married surname, Ripley) dressed in costume with other girls that are unidentified (cousins/friends?). Likely taken during a summer visit to the MacDonald Ranch or at Davis. Margaret is pictured third from the left. The images are taken in front of a barn and in a field.
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Item consists of: The MacDonald siblings and an unidentified young man, pictured riding horse and cart. Image likely taken during a summer visit to the MacDonald Ranch or at Davis.
Back (L-R): Donnie MacDonald (?), Margaret Ripley (nee Bateman) sitting at the front (L-R) unidentified young man, Janette Batmean (nee MacDonald).
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Margaret MacDonald (married surname, Ripley) outside of a rural home in Atlee. She is pictured sitting on the running board of an early model car with an unidentified man (possibly Vincent Ripley). Margaret taught at the Atlee school house in 1929. Vincent Ripley moved to the Atlee district following his discharge from WWI.
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Item consists of: Nitrate negative of the Atlee School. Margaret Crawford MacDonald (later Ripley) taught there in 1929.
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Item consists of: Nitrate negative of the interior of the Atlee school house.
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Item consists of: A nitrate negative of the 1929 Atlee school students, taught by Margaret MacDonald (married surname, Ripley)
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Item consists of: A nitrate negative of a homestead in Atlee. Image one of six of various unidentified men, women, and children at the homestead in Atlee. This may have been the residence of Margaret MacDonald while she taught in Atlee in 1929. See also: 1000.0006.0001.
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Item consists of: Nitrate negative of Duncan (Donnie) MacDonald posing with a coyote he killed during a hunting trip at Elk Water with brother-in-law, Harold Bateman.
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Item consists of: nitrate negative of Harold Hope Bateman with a coyote he killed at Elk Water during a hunting trip with brother-in-law, Duncan (Donnie) MacDonald.
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Item consists of: A nitrate negative and print of Harold Hope Bateman posing with a coyote he killed. He is pictured standing on the snow covered prairie near his car.
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Item consists of: Nitrate negative and print of Harold Hope Bateman (about 52 years old) holding a catch of pheasants from a hunting trip (with brother-in-law Vincent Ripley?). He is standing on the prairie next his car with a license plate expiry date that reads March 31, 1942.
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Item consists of: A nitrate negative and print of Harold Bateman after a bird hunting trip (with brother-in-law Vincent Ripley?). He is standing in front of his car with the birds he caught, his rifle and two birding dogs
1 of four images (3 negatives and 6 photos documenting bird hunting 1000.0007.0008 - 1000.0007.0011)
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Item consists of: 3 duplicate prints of Harold Bateman standing in a field with his rifle, a bird he just shot and his hunting dog.
Note: Image one of three negatives and six photos documenting bird hunting (1000.0007.0008 - 1000.0007.0011).
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Item consists of: 1 mounted print of Harold Bateman posing with his fishing rod and his catch of fish in a backyard.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Harold Bateman fishing in southeastern Alberta.
one of three negatives and two photos documenting the same event (1000.0007.00030 - 1000.0007.0033).
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of 2 documenting (1000.0007.00034 - 1000.0007.0035) a fishing trip taken by (left) Donnie MacDonald and (right) Harold Bateman. The two men stand in the river up to their ankles. They are in a wooded area, possibly Battle Creek. Both are wearing fishing baskets slung around their shoulders. There appears to be a third man sitting on the beach, but negative is too faded for identification.
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Item consists of: 1 of 3 prints (1000.0007.0038-1000.0007.0039) of a hunting trip taken by Harold and a number of gentlemen.
Note: Harold was a member of the Medicine Hat Chapter of the Alberta Fish and Game Association.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) sitting on the boardwalk at what appears to be Elkwater.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative and 1 print of 22 nitrate negatives and 16 prints documenting a trip Janette and Harold Bateman took to the mountains, including the Ainsworth Hot Springs and Nelson, B.C. Photos are mainly of landscape and images of Janette.
Pictured: 1000.0008.0003- Janette and Harold Bateman sit in the front seat of their car, while Margaret Ripley (nee MacDonald) sits in the back seat. They are parked by a bridge during a mountain vacation (Nelson?).
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Item consists of: 1 image (nitrate negative and print) of 3 (1000.0008.0024 - 1000.0008.0026) of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald), Margaret Ripley (nee MacDonald), and two unidentified men (one of which may be Vincent Ripley). Images capture the four individuals around a 1940s Dodge Delux in a wooded area along a gravel road. Images likely taken during a drive in the Cypress Hills area or a trip to the mountains.
Pictured: 1000.0008.0024 - (L-R) Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald), Unidentified, and Margaret Ripley (nee MacDonald).
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Item consists of: A nitrate negative of (L-R) Harold Bateman, Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald), Margaret Ripley (nee MacDonald), and Donnie MacDonald in a canoe at Elkwater. A black dog is wading out to them.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of a ranch style gate adorned with antlers. The sign on the gate reads Battle Creek (the rest is illegible).
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Item consists of: 1 of 2 images (1000.0009.0002 - 1000.0009.0003) of a picnic taken by (L-R) Margaret MacDonald (Ripley), Donnie MacDonald, Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald), and Harold Bateman.
The three MacDonald siblings sit at the make shift picnic table propped on the running board of the early model car. A black dog lay by Janette, while Harold appears to be cooking over a hot plate. The Batemans -MacDonalds' are sitting in the grass near a body of water.
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Item consists of: 1 of 3 negatives and 3 prints (1000.0009.0004 - 1000.0009.0006) of Janette Bateman behind the wheel of an early model car. St. Patrick's church and nearby buildings are visible in the background.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) sitting behind the wheel of an early model car.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Margaret Ripley (nee MacDonald), =an unidentified man and Janette Bateman enjoying a picnic on the prairie, off the running board of a Dodge town car (1933).
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) standing in front of a wild rose bush near her home. She is holding the collar of her Pointer dog. St. Patrick's Church is visible in the background.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative and 1 print of Harold and Jenette Bateman in an early model car near a copse of trees in Medicine Hat.
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Item consists of: nitrate negative and print of Harold and Janette Bateman at a home located at 47, 2nd Street NE, Medicine Hat.
Note: 1 (print/negative) in a series of 7 negatives and 2 prints (1000.0009.0012 - 1000.0009.0019) documenting the same event.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Harold and Janette Bateman in a wooded area.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative 1 print of Janette Bateman standing on the frozen South Saskatchewan River. Finlay Bridge, the CPR bridge and various buildings on the south side of the river are visible in the background.
Image one in six negatives and two prints (1000.0009.0029 - 1000.0009.0035) of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) and husband, Harold Bateman at various places around Medicine Hat in the winter.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) on the far right of two unidentified women and a baby in a stroller. St. Patrick's Church and the Hargrave home (?) are pictured in the background.
Image 1 of 4 negatives of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) and unidentified individuals during a winter walk in Riverside (1000.0009.0036 - 1000.0009.0039).
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Donnie MacDonald driving a horse and hitch on a street in front of two homes and a 1915 Ford touring car in Medicine Hat.
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Item consists of: a nitrate negative and print of Janette Bateman and an unidentified woman are pictured in Riverside Park, Medicine Hat.
Image 1 of 5 images of Janette, her sister, Margaret and the unidentified woman at Riverside Park, Medicine Hat (1000.0009.0043 - 1000.0009.0047).
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Item consists of: 1 of 4 images of Harold Bateman and his award winning dog, pictured outside of his home.
•Note: Harold was a member of the Medicine Hat Kennel Club.
(1000.0009.0052 - 1000.0009.0055)
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Item consists of: 1 black and white photograph of three members of the Medicine Hat Hospital,1922 graduating nurses class on graduation day.
Standing (L-R) B.J. Wilson and A. McKerrow
Sitting: B. Barrons
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Item consists of: 1 photo portrait of Harold Hope Bateman.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Harold Hope Bateman in his car near his Riverside home during winter. St. Patrick's and St. Theresa's is pictured in the background.
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Item consists of: 1 black and white nitrate negative of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) standing in front of her car with a child that is sitting on the fender. St. Theresa's is just visible in the background.
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Item consists of: 1 of 3 black and white photos of a Medicine Hat parade. In the photo a car is decorated for the parade with swaths of fabric and flowers. City Hall is pictured in the background.
Note on reverso side reads "This was Ham McLellan's car. It was given 1st prize but he wouldn't take it as he had something to do with the celebration. It was decorated in yellow and green. On the side it had written "Unkissed Beauties from Sunkissed Medicine Hat". I bet there wasn't one that hadn't been kissed".
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Item consists of: 1 postcard featuring an image of Gull Lake Saskatchewan (ca.1915).
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Item consists of: 1 black and white photograph of an elderly Harold Hope Bateman and wife Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald)on a couch in a living room.
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Item consists of: 1 of 4 black and white prints of an unidentified toddler in the yard of a Medicine Hat residence. Neighbouring houses are visible in the background.
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Item consists of: 1 of four prints of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald), her brother Donnie MacDonald, as well as an unidentified man and woman. The photos were taken outdoors.
PICTURED: (L-R) Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald), Donnie MacDonald, and an unidentified woman stand side by side. Janette holds a parasol and all are wearing hats for the sunny day.
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Item consists of: 1 studio portrait of Harold and Janette Bateman's Wedding, taken at Gainsboro Studio, Medicine Hat.
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Item consists of: 1 black and white studio photograph family portrait featuring Harold Bateman's mother, Ellen Bateman (nee Rose) and her grandchildren. (L-R) Alfred R. Charles Carter, Vera Ellen Gatt, Evelyn Gatt and Joan E.B. Gatt sitting on Ellen's lap. The Gatts are the children of Ethel Ellen Bateman and Thomas John Gatt, While Alfred is the son of Bernard Pius Carter and Bertha/Martha Jane Bateman (another of Harold's sisters).
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Item consists of: 1 black and white photograph of Harold Bateman's family in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England.
Caption on back of photo reads:
(R-L) 1. Mella 2. Martha 3. Tom 4. Ray 5. Vera 6. Bob
(L-R) 1. Fred 2. Blanche 3. Mother 4. Pat (?)
Mother is Harold Bateman's mother, Ellen Rose.
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Item consists of: A black and white print of two women a man and a child, members of the Crawford - MacDonald family (Duncan MacDonald's family) outside of a bungalow in Lossiemouth, Scotland.
The caption on the back of the print reads: "Taken at Lossiemouth 1932, cousin Betty is in the group, uncle Jack and myself showing a lot of leg, Iain as a small boy there."
Woman to the far left may be Duncan MacDonald's sister Isabella Gray MacDonald and "Jack" is likely John Crawford. Photo was associated with envelope that reads " Aunt Isabel, Old Country Snaps".
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Item consists of: 1 print and 1 nitrate negative of Harold and Janette Bateman in an early model car near a copse of trees in Medicine Hat.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative and 1 photo of siblings Margaret, Donnie and Janette MacDonald with an unidentified young man, standing outside in the winter near their family home located between current day Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church and Division Avenue. Early buildings are visible in the background.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Donnie, Margaret, Ella and Janette MacDonald standing outside in the winter near their family home located between current day Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church and Division Avenue. Early buildings are visible in the background.
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Item consists of: A black and white nitrate negative of an unidentified woman, Harold Bateman and Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) standing outside, near the MacDonald family home located between current day Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church and Division Avenue. Early buildings are visible in the background.
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Item consists of: 1 of 2 negatives of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) standing outside, likely near the MacDonald family home (?) located between current day Fifth Avenue Memorial United Church and Division Avenue. Gas lamps and early houses are visible in the background.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of (back, L-R) Donnie MacDonald, Ella MacDonald (nee Mitchell), (front, L-R) Harold Bateman and an unidentified young man on the steps of the MacDonald home on the southeast hill. The Henderson Directory lists the MacDonald's place of residence around this time as 717 Montreal Street (4th Street).
Note: The MacDonald family later moved to 156 2nd Street N (Riverside) it is unclear when this move occurred, but according to the Henderson Directories, they were there in 1923.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of (back, L-R) Unidentified, Margaret Ripley (nee MacDonald), Harold Bateman, (front, L-R) Donnie MacDonald, Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) and an unidentified young man on the steps of the MacDonald home on the Southeast Hill. The Henderson Directory lists the MacDonald's place of residence around this time as 717 Montreal Street (4th Street).
Note: The MacDonald family later moved to 156 2nd Street N (Riverside) it is unclear when this move occurred, but that they were there in 1923.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) standing near the MacDonald home on the Southeast Hill in winter. The ground is covered in snow and Janette is dressed warmly in a long coat, hat and fur muff.
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Item consists of: 1 of 10 negatives and 1 print documenting the MacDonald's children neighbours on the Southeast Hill.
Pictured: 1000.0004.0030 - A little girl that is the neighbour of the MacDonalds stands near their home on the Southeast Hill.
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Item consists of: 1 of 10 negatives and 1 print of the MacDonald's children neighbors on the Southeast Hill. The image captures three neighborhood children playing with a lasso in front of the standpipe near the MacDonald home.
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Item consists of: 1 of 2 images of the MacDonald family in an early model car at a ranch (theirs?).
Pictured: Sitting at the front of the car, Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald) poses with a shotgun, sitting next to her is an unidentified man, and her father Duncan MacDonald. Sitting toward the middle of the car is Margaret Ripley (nee MacDonald), to the back of the car (L-R) Ella MacDonald and an unidentified woman.
Note: Donnie had a ranch north of Medicine Hat.
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Item consists of: 1 nitrate negative of Janette's friend Effie, Janette Bateman (nee MacDonald), and an unidentified woman standing on a wooden post fence (at the MacDonald ranch ?).