Camera Workers: The British Columbia Photographic Directory, 1858-1950
- E - Volume 2 (1901-1950)
©
1999-2000 By David Mattison
Eason, Arthur Ephriam.
Chilliwack/1920.
REFERENCES: VL1920, Chilliwack.
Easthope, Edwin
Frederick.
New Westminster/1894-1901; Vancouver/1897-1899; 1902-1904;
Victoria/1923-1930.
620 Columbia St. (Hawley Block, New Westminster)/1901 ;
610 Granville St. (Vancouver)/1902-1904.
HOME ADDRESS/YEAR: 2532 Columbia
St. (Vancouver?)/1902 ; 1346 Howe St. (Vancouver)/1903-1904;
Victoria/1923-1930.
Commercial.
See also Camera Workers, vol. 1.
Perhaps after his New Westminster operation failed, Easthope went back to
work for S.J. Thompson in Vancouver; by 1903 he was a photographer for
Thompson. Easthope relocated to Victoria in the early 1920s.
COLLECTIONS/FORMATS:
IDENTIFYING MARKS:
REFERENCES: H__01; HEN02;
HEN03; HEN04; ___05; ___06; ___07; ___08; ___09; ___10; ___11; ___12; ___13;
___14; ___15; ___16; ___17; ___18; ___19; ___20; ___21; ___22; ___23; ___24;
___25; ___26; ___27; ___28; ___29; ___30; VL1924, 1928/Victoria; Mattison
(1985).
Easthope Studio.
_______________/19__.
Owned by E.F. Easthope.
REFERENCES:
Eastley, Dorothy Lucie.
Vancouver/1918-1921.
Photo
finisher.
She worked for the Vancouver Photo Co.
REFERENCES:
___18; ___19; ___20; ___21; VL1920, Vancouver.
Eastley, Thomas B.
Vancouver/1918-1921.
Commercial.
He worked for the Vancouver Photo Co.
REFERENCES: ___18; ___19;
___20; ___21; VL1920, Vancouver [??].
Eckoff,
A.T.
Vancouver/1918-1919; Prince Rupert/1925-1929.
Commercial.
He worked for the Granville Studio in 1918-1919 and operated under
the name Eckoff Studio in Prince Rupert in 1925.
REFERENCES: ___18;
___19; ___20; ___21; ___22; ___23; ___24; ___25; ___26; ___27; ___28; ___29.
Econom, Dimitri.
Vancouver/1928.
Assistant.
He worked at the Grandy Studio.
REFERENCES:
___28; VL1928, Vancouver.
Econom, Nicolai (Nick).
Vancouver/1928-1933.
He was the proprietor of the Grandy Studio.
REFERENCES: VL1928 (Nicolai), 1933 (Nick)/Vancouver.
Eden, Joseph Gallilco.
Vancouver/1920.
REFERENCES:
VL1920, Vancouver.
Edmonds Studio.
Burnaby/1929[?]-1938.
Owned by Gaston Lorimy.
REFERENCES: ___29; ___30; ___31; ___32; ___33; ___34; ___35; ___36; ___37;
___38.
Edwards, Edgar Herbert (1870?-1947).
Vancouver/1901-1911.
HOME ADDRESS/YEAR:.
Commercial.
See also
Camera Workers, vol. 1. He was a partner in the Edwards Bros.
studio.
REFERENCES: VL1933, Vancouver; Mattison (1985).
Edwards, George William (1867-1944).
Vancouver/1901-1907.
HOME ADDRESS/YEAR: 1442 Haro St./1901-.
Commercial.
See also Camera Workers, vol. 1. The senior partner
in the Edwards Bros.
REFERENCES: Mattison (1985).
Edwards, John Bedford.
North Vancouver/1932;
Vancouver/1933-1934.
HOME ADDRESS: North Vancouver/1933.
REFERENCES:
VL1933, North Vancouver.
Edwards Bros.
Vancouver/1901-1911.
621 Granville St./1911
See also Camera
Workers, vol. 1.
REFERENCES: British Columbia Magazine (June
1911): class. PHOTOGRAPHERS; Mattison (1985).
Egerton,
Francis Le B.
Vancouver/1910-1913 or 1914.
518 W. Hastings St./1910
; (BCER)/1911.
HOME ADDRESS/YEAR: 1512 Yew St./1910 ; 2 - 980 Denman
St./1911 ; 5 - 1974 Georgia St./1912.
Commercial.
He worked for the
Bullen Photo Co. in 1910, then was listed as the official photographer
with the BC Electric Railway, a position which H.E. Bullen, his former
employer, assumed in 1913 and/or 1914.
COLLECTIONS:
IDENTIFYING MARKS:
REFERENCES: HEN10; HEVAN10; HE_11; HE_12; HE_13; HE_14.
Eggett, William James.
West Vancouver ?/1916.
HOME ADDRESS: West Vancouver/1916.
REFERENCES: VL1916, West Vancouver.
Eldridge, Arthur H.
Vancouver/1926-1932.
Commercial.
REFERENCES: ___25 (retired); ___26 (photog); ___27; ___28;
___29; ___30; ___31; ___32 (photog); ___33; ___34; ___35 (no occup); ___36;
___37; ___38 (retired).
Electric Studio.
VARIANT: Electric Photo Studio.
Vancouver/1910-1915.
117 E.
Hastings St./1910-1915 ; 132 E. Hastings St./19__.
Operated by G.H. Buck
and George Borden in 1910 and subsequently by Buck alone.
COLLECTIONS:
IDENTIFYING MARKS:
REFERENCES: HEVAN10; ___11; H__12
(not listed); H__13; H__14; H__15.
Elf, T.
Vancouver/1911.
3 - 319 W. Pender St./1911.
HOME ADDRESS/YEAR: 618
W. Pender St./1911.
Commercial.
This person operated the Convex Art
Novelty Co., but the name could be a fictitious entry in the directory.
REFERENCES: HE_11.
Elite Photo Studio (I).
Vancouver/1901-1902.
301 Hastings St./1901-1902.
Operated by
Carrie Erickson.
COLLECTIONS:
IDENTIFYING MARKS:
REFERENCES:
HEN01; HEN02.
Elite Studio (II).
Vancouver/1911-1924.
508 Granville St./1911 ; 1177 Granville
St./1912-19__.
Operated by M.E. Charleston from 19__ to 19__; by
J.W. Wheeler in 1919 and 1920; and finally by J.K. Wills between
1922-1924.
COLLECTIONS:
IDENTIFYING MARKS:
REFERENCES: H__11;
H__12; H__13; H__14; H__15; H__16; H__17; ___18; ___19; ___20; ___21; ___22;
___23; ___24.
Elite Studio (III).
Vancouver/1936.
REFERENCES: ___36.
Elite
Studio (IV).
Victoria/1910-1918.
909 Government/1910-1918; 4-909
Government/1914.
Operated by S.G. Russell (1910-1912), then by
F. and/or J.G. Russell (1913-1917).
REFERENCES: ___10; ___12;
HEVIC13 (F.G. Russell); ___14 (J.G. Russell); ___15; ___17 (F.G. Russell);
___18.
Elite Studio (V).
Victoria/1936-1938.
203-1104 Douglas St./1936-1938.
Manager, A.L. Lee. Studio
renamed Campbell Studio beginning in 1939.
REFERENCES: ___36; ___37;
___38.
Elliott, Albert Thomas.
North
Vancouver/1907-1908.
Commercial.
Partner in Elliott &
Baglow.
REFERENCES:
Elliott, George.
Trail/1927; Cranbrook/1932.
REFERENCES:
Elliott, W. George.
Vancouver/1919-1926.
He
operated the Progress Studio from 1919 to 1926.
REFERENCES:
Elliott & Baglow.
North Vancouver/1906-1909.
Commercial.
Partnership of A.T. Elliott and F.J. Baglow.
COLLECTIONS:
IDENTIFYING MARKS:
REFERENCES: D.M. Stewart,
1996.12.15.
Ellis, Walter James.
Vancouver/1911; 1915; Powell River/1912?-1914?.
627 Granville/1911.
HOME ADDRESS: 105-627 Granville/1911; 34-784 Thurlow/1915.
He managed
the Chic Studio (1911) and Photo and Art Stores (1913). By 1915
he was owrking for BC Technical Press as a printer.
COLLECTIONS/FORMATS: BL
(print).
IDENTIFYING MARKS: Print surface signed "Copyright, Ellis, Powell
River, B.C.".
REFERENCES: HEN11 (class. only); ___12 (Vancouver, n.l.);
___13; ___14; ___15 (Vancouver); VL1913, Powell River; British Columbia
Magazine (March 1911; ad, 627 Granville); Pierce (1985: 105,"Walter James
Ellis").
Ells, F.B.
Courtenay/1924.
REFERENCES:
Elsner, Erna C.
Vancouver/1913-1914.
544 Granville St./1913-1914.
HOME
ADDRESS/YEAR: 19255 W. 5th Ave./1913 ; 2343 Trutch St./1914.
Studio
(assistant).
She was listed as an assistant in the first year and a clerk
in the second. She was related by marriage or family to the proprietor,
Samuel Elsner.
REFERENCES: H__13; H__14.
Elsner, Samuel.
Vancouver/1913-1914 ; Salem, Oregon.
544 Granville St./1913-1914.
HOME ADDRESS/YEAR: 19255 W. 5th Ave./1913
; 2343 Trutch St./1914.
Commercial.
He operated the Granville
Studio and was assisted by his wife or daughter, Erna C. Elsner. He
probably moved to Salem, Oregon, as an Elsner's Studio was in operation there
(265 N. Commercial) in 1915.
REFERENCES: H__13; H__14; "Oregon
Photographers, 1867-1921"; not listed in Robinson (1992).
Embury, John James.
Kamloops/1920-1934.
REFERENCES:
VL1920, 1924, 1928 (n.l.)/Kamloops.
Emery, Bertram
A.
Vancouver/Victoria/ca. 1915-1916.
Amateur.
COLLECTIONS:
CVanA.
REFERENCES: ___12 (clerk, W.S. Terry Drug Store); ___13; ___14;
___15; ___16.
Emmons, George
Thornton (1852 06 06, Baltimore, MD-1945 06 11, Victoria, BC).
Northwest Coast, B.C. /19__-19__.
Amateur.
As a United States Navy
lieutenant stationed in Alaska between 18__ and ____ he developed an interest
in the Native peoples with whom he came into contact. Emmons photographed
primarily among the Tahltan and Tlingit peoples of Alaska and BC.
Emmons
published widely in his lifetime. Some of his writings on the Tlingit peoples
was posthumously published and contains examples of his
photography.
COLLECTIONS: AMNH; BVIPA (MS-1077, prints); BVIPM (prints); CMC
(prints); UWL.
IDENTIFYING MARKS:
REFERENCES: BVIPA MS-1077 (Newcombe
family papers); BVIPA VF; Emmons
(1991); American Indians
of the Pacific Northwest Digital Collection (American Memory, Library of
Congress).
Empire Studio.
Vancouver/1928-1930.
Operated by Morris Krasnikov.
REFERENCES:
Empress Studio.
Vancouver/1923-1943.
Operated by
James S. Murakami.
REFERENCES:
Empress
Studio.
Victoria/1915-1921.
Daniel Galea
was a photographer there in 1918.
REFERENCES:
England, Kathleen Margaret.
Vancouver/1933.
REFERENCES: VL1933, Vancouver.
Erickson,
Carrie.
Vancouver.
301 Hastings St./1901-1902.
Commercial.
She operated the Elite Photo Studio.
COLLECTIONS: see Elite
Photo Studio (Vancouver).
IDENTIFYING MARKS: see Elite Photo Studio
(Vancouver).
REFERENCES: HEN01; HEN02.
Evans,
C.
Vancouver/1919.
He worked for Crown Photographers.
REFERENCES: ___18; ___19; ___20.
Evans,
Flitcroft.
Vancouver/1913.
REFERENCES: VL1913, Vancouver.
Eyres, Edmond James.
Victoria/1901-1909.
See
also Camera Workers, vol. 1.
IDENTIFYING MARKS:
REFERENCES:
Signature from BCA GR-0066, box 1, file 2; Mattison (1985).