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  • Name Vancouver Photographic Company  
    Gender Unknown 
    Business Address/Year Oct 1887-1891  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    416 Cordova St.
    opposite CPR offices
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1892  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    518 Cordova St.
    opposite CPR offices
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Association Hall, James Deakin (Relationship: Owner) 
    Association Hall and Lowe (Relationship: Branch studio) 
    Association Wadds, David (Relationship: Owner) 
    Association Biggart, Percy A. (Relationship: Employee (clerk)) 
    Association Biggart, Percy A. (Relationship: Employee (photographer)) 
    Association Hall, Robert Hanley (Relationship: Employee?) 
    Person ID I31  Camera Workers | V, vol. 1, 1858-1900
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2017 

  • Photos
    Vancouver Photographic Company portrait of Hilda E. Price and her son Thomas Ernest Price, 1887-1892.    		Vancouver Photographic Company portrait of Hilda E. Price and her son Thomas Ernest Price, 1887-1892.
    Courtesy of City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 152-121.
    Vancouver Photographic Company portrait of the champion Vancouver Lacrosse Team, 1890.    		Vancouver Photographic Company portrait of the champion Vancouver Lacrosse Team, 1890.
    J.D. Hall is standing on the far left in the back row. Courtesy of City of Vancouver Archives, VPL63.

    Documents
    Vancouver Photographic Company's ad, Vancouver <i>Daily World</i>, 14 Jul 1892, p. 8.    		Vancouver Photographic Company's ad, Vancouver Daily World, 14 Jul 1892, p. 8.
    Hall and Lowe ad, Victoria <i>Colonist</i>, 23 May 1892, p. 7.    		Hall and Lowe ad, Victoria Colonist, 23 May 1892, p. 7.
    This dissolution of partnership ad is dated 1 May 1892. Skene Lowe would continue to operate as Hall and Lowe in Victoria and J.D. Hall would continue to run the Vancouver Photographic Company.

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Studio.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: Established by J.D. Hall as the Vancouver branch of Hall and Lowe, this studio was sold to David Wadds. As Hall was active in sports circles, a great number of group portraits of various sports teams were taken in his studio. Hall also engaged in outdoors work in Nov 1887 it was reported that
      Mr. Hall, of the Vancouver Photographic Gallery, secured some very fine views of the C.P.R. wharf while the S.S. Parthia was here. One of them shows the steamers Parthia, Princess Louise, Premier and George W. Elder, all unloading at the wharf, which presents a busy scene. The photograph itself is very clear and distinct, and is a credit to Mr. Hall's artistic ability.
    • IDENTIFYING MARKS: "J. D. Hall, Manager, Vancouver Photographic Company Vancouver, B.C." on front of print mount.
    • REFERENCES: WIL88; HEN89; WIL90; WIL91; WIL92; News-Advertiser, 1887 10 15/4, 1887 10 18/4, 1887 11 20/4, 1892 05 2/8, 1892 05 17/1.

  • Sources 
    1. [S45] COLLECTION: BVAA.