Canadian Photo Company

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Canadian Photo Company

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Description area

Dates of existence

[after 1913]

History

Managed by O.J. Rognon and F.P. Stevens in 1913 (Rognon continued as a photographer in 1914), then by Stevens alone between 1914-1915. W.F. McConnell and W.J. Moore managed the company between 1916-1921. H.H. Vinson worked here as a photographer in 1914 and H.E. Bullen was a photographer here in 1921-1923.

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Relationships area

Related entity

Moore, William John (1887–1963)

Identifier of related entity

WJM-2017-3

Category of relationship

associative

Type of relationship

Moore, William John

is the associate of

Canadian Photo Company

Dates of relationship

1915 - 1921

Description of relationship

Moore worked on his own until mid-1915, when he formed a partnership with Wilfred F. McConnell, purchasing the Canadian Photo Company from O. J. Rognon and Fred P. Stevens. While in this partnership, Moore signed panoramic negatives under both his own name and the Canadian Photo Co. The partnership was dissolved in 1921, with Mr. McConnell operating his photographic business under the Canadian Photo Co. name until 1933.

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Control area

Authority record identifier

CPS-2020-7

Institution identifier

CCOQ

Rules and/or conventions used

Rules for Archival Description (Revised Version – July 2008)
ISAAR (CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families (2nd edition - September 2011)

Status

Revised

Level of detail

Partial

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Created 23-07-2020
Updated 19-03-2021

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

Henderson's Directories note that the studio did not exist before 1914.
City of Vancouver Archives: https://www.vancouverarchives.ca/2011/10/20/photographer-william-john-moore/
Camera Workers, 1858-1950: http://cameraworkers.davidmattison.com/getperson.php?personID=I906&tree=cw18581950

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  • Clipboard

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  • EAC

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