Benson, O.B.[1, 2]
1849? - -
Name Benson, O.B. - VARIANT NAME: Benson, Bennett.
Birth 1849? Gender Male Census 1891 Yale Census District, BC 
Name: Bennett Benson, single, parents born in Norway, religion Lutheran. Source: Nominal Census Data for the Southern Interior of BC, Living Landscapes, URL: http://www.livinglandscapes.bc.ca/thomp-ok/census/index.html Age: 42 Address:
Yale Census District
Kootenay Sub-district, F2
BC
CanadaWhere Active (Non-Specific Address) May 1891 Nelson, BC Address:
Nelson, BC
CanadaBusiness Address/Year Aug 1891 Revelstoke, BC Address:
Main St.
Revelstoke, BC
CanadaWhere Active (Non-Specific Address) Jun 1891? Ainsworth, BC Address:
Ainsworth, BC
CanadaAssociation Elite Photograph Gallery (Nelson) (Relationship: Proprietor) Person ID I377 Camera Workers | B, vol. 1, 1858-1900 Last Modified 17 Feb 2017
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Documents 
O.B. Benson's ad, Revelstoke Kootenay Star, 1 Aug 1891, p. 4.
In which he remarks upon his his visit to Revelstoke.
O.B. Benson's ad, Nelson Miner, 23 May 1891, p. 8.
In which he gives notice of his moving from Nelson to Ainsworth.
O.B. Benson and E.K. Francis news, Revelstoke Kootenay Star, 1 Aug 1891, p. 1.
It is unfortunate the newspaper did not name the other two photographers.
Albums Revelstoke photographers and studios (1)
Documents, photographs and ads associated with Revelstoke photographers and studios.
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Notes - STATUS: Commercial (itinerant).
- BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: Newspaper references placed him in Nelson (May 1891) Ainsworth (possibly in Jun 1891) and Revelstoke (Aug 1891). He was recorded in the 1891 Canadian census as Bennett Benson, age 42, and single; his parents were born in Norway and his religion was Lutheran.
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