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Sir Eric V. Bowater.
1930
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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Sir Eric Vansittart Bowater (1895-1962) was an industrialist who was born in London, England. In 1924 he became Managing Director of W.V. Bowater and Sons upon the death of his father. In 1927 he bought out his uncle's shares in the firm and became chairman. Bowater's aim was expansion, and he pursued this goal with the purchase of the International Power and Paper Company in Corner Brook, Newfoundland in 1938.
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Group photo of Corner Brook Mill Management
1930
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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Group photo of Mill Management.
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Aerial view of Bowater's Newfoundland Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd.
1941
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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Aerial view of Bowater's Newfoundland Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd.
In 1938, The Canadian International Paper Company & The Deer Lake Power Company is purchased by Bowater-Lloyd Interest in London, England. The Mill is renamed Bowater's Newfoundland Pulp & Paper Mills Limited.
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Aerial view of Bowater's Mill and Corner Brook Area, 1941.
4 August 1941
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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Aerial view of Bowater's Mill and Corner Brook Area, 1941.
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Workers at mill forge
1940
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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Workers at Corner Brook mill forge.
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#1 sub-station control room in Bowater's Mill, Corner Brook.
1943
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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#1 sub-station control room in Bowater's Mill, Corner Brook.
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Grinder room in Bowater's Mill, Corner Brook.
1943
Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
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Grinder room in Bowater's mill, Corner Brook.