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[\/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title=”1944: Royal Ontario Museum” sub_title=”A bird carving class taught by Frank Smith. Robert Bateman is standing on left. His friend, Alan Gordon is standing on right. The Rover Boys meet up with Al and his wife during their drive around Great Britain. ” button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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[\/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title=”Leighton Foster” sub_title=”A portrait of Bristol’s father, Leighton was a pivotal figure in the Rover Boys adventure \u2013 financing the purchase of the GT and monitoring their progress.” button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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[\/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title=”Typical Letter from the Road” sub_title=”The Rover Boys maintain a steady barrage of letters home to Leighton Foster.. Lighton’s secretary would retype the leters and distribute them to the Toronto Telegram, the Bateam family and Bristol’s mentor, Dr. Beckel at the University of Toronto. ” button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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[\/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title=”The Red Diary” sub_title=”Robert Bateman kept a small diary that became more of an outpouring of impressions than a true chronology.” button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

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[\/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title=”Ross Bateman” sub_title=”This portrait sketch was done by Robert on his return to Canada in 1958. Ross \u2013 his youngest brother \u2013 was working in the British Columbia interior at the time.” button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

Note the change in Bateman’s sketching quality in the image post-The Rover Boys adventure.\"\"<\/p>\n

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[\/dica_divi_carouselitem][dica_divi_carouselitem title=”Bristol’s Crossing” sub_title=”This the Ternefjell freighter Bristol Foster board in Montr\u00e9al as crew. It was bound for Havre, France where he transferred to a ferry to Southampton, England.” button_url_new_window=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]\"\"[\/dica_divi_carouselitem][\/dica_divi_carousel][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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