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As of 19 Sep 2021 all textual data from volume 1 and volume 2 of the original Camera Workers HTML site has been transferred to http://cameraworkers.davidmattison.com.
Photos
| Thumb | Description | Linked to | Last Modified |
|---|---|---|---|
 | M.F. Kelly portrait, Union, BC, ca. 1895-1897. At the top left of the card mount visible under the edge of the print is the word Tacoma; a painter's easel is partly visible in the centre; his last name would be on the top right. | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | R.H. Trueman and Company stereograph, after 1900. Two Canadian Pacific Railway "Mogul" locomotives, 313 and 314, are depicted. The location is undetermined but could be Donald or Field, BC. | 22 Apr 2024 |
Documents
| Thumb | Description | Linked to | Last Modified |
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 | Herbert Cuthbert news, Victoria Colonist, 29 Jul 1900, p. 5. He more than likely had his photographs processed at the Maynard studio. | 25 Apr 2024 | |
 | M.F. Kelly news, Tacoma Daily News, 12 Sep 1896, p. 6. After being away for a year on Vancouver Island, he returned to Tacoma for a visit. | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | M.F. Kelly ad, Tacoma Daily Ledger, 9 Apr 1893, p. 7 This ad is slightly different than the one which appeared around the same time in a competing newspaper. | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | M.F. Kelly ad, Tacoma Daily News, 28 Oct 1889, p. 11. | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | M.F. Kelly ad, Tacoma Daily News, 8 Apr 1893, p. 7. | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | A.K. Zimmerman news, Cumberland Weekly News, 3 May 1898, p. 8. | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | J.B. Uren and M.F. Kelly news, Cumberland Weekly News, 19 Apr 1898, p. 4. A court case involving the theft of camera equipment loaned by J.B. Uren to Alexander Pierie so he could compete against M.F. Kelly. | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | M.F. Kelly and Bert Moore news, Union Weekly News, 1 Mar 1898, p. 8. By Mar 1898 M.F. Kelly had found a photographer to take over his business in Union, BC: Bert Moore. | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | M.F. Kelly news, Cumberland News, 31 Dec 1898, p. 4. A Nanaimo photographer is reported to have rented Kelly's former studio space effective 1 Jan 1899. | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | M.F. Kelly news, Union Weekly News, 19 Apr 1898, p. 1. In this letter M.F. Kelly describes some of his voyage to Skagway which he reached 4 Apr 1898 and his plan to rendezvous with his son, H. Claude Kelly. | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | M.F. Kelly ad, Union Weekly News, 24 Jan 1898, p. 8. By Jan 1898 Kelly advertised for someone to take over his photo business. | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | M.F. Kelly news, Union Weekly News, 4 May 1897, p. 8. Destination unstated, Kelly left Union for a month or two. Upon his return on 5 Jun 1897 it was reported he had been visiting Tacoma, WA (Union Weekly News, 8 Jun 1897, p. 8). | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | M.F. Kelly news, Union Weekly News, 9 Mar 1897, p. 8. In this news item Kelly indicates he was planning on leaving Union for the Kootenay region. | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | M.F. Kelly news, Union Weekly News, 2 Nov 1897, p. 8. This newspaper item shows he was still in Union late in 1897. | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | Preston's Art Studio ad, Victoria Colonist, 17 Sep 1896, p. 2. | 24 Apr 2024 | |
 | Detail from the Goad fire insurance plan showing the Maynard Building, 41 and 41 1/2 Pandora Avenue, Victoria, 1891, revised to Jul 1895. The "cabins" shown behind the Maynard Block were built for Richard as rentals and were referred to as the Maynard cabins. Note the existence of two other photo studios on the east side of Douglas St. at 99 and 103 1/2 Douglas. 99 Douglas was the former address of the Maynard photo studio before it was moved in 1892 into the Maynard Block. 97 Douglas St. at the corner of Johnson was the former location of Richard's boot and shoe store. | 22 Apr 2024 | |
 | Hall and Lowe news, Victoria Colonist, 22 Jun 1892, p. 5. This news item announced the opening of the remodelled Hall and Lowe studio. | 21 Apr 2024 | |
 | Hall and Lowe news, Victoria Colonist, 8 Jun 1892, p. 5. Following the dissolution of the Hall and Lowe partnership, with Skene Lowe carrying on business in Victoria under the name, he commissioned the architect Thomas Hooper to make improvements to his studio space. | 21 Apr 2024 | |
 | 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. | 21 Apr 2024 | |
 | S.A. Spencer news, Victoria Colonist, 22 Mar 1882, p. 3. | 21 Apr 2024 | |
 | Mrs. R. Maynard ad, Victoria Colonist, 26 Mar 1892, p. 8. In this ad she lets her customers know of her new address effective 28 Mar 1892 and thanked them for 30 years of business or since 1862. | 20 Apr 2024 | |
 | Dr. J. Calder ad, Victoria Colonist, 23 Aug 1878, p. 1. This dentist utilized Spencer's studio address on Fort St. to better describe his office location. Spencer's studio was on the second floor of the Hayward and Jenkinson Block near Broad St., opposite Fell and Company's Grocery store. | 16 Apr 2024 | |
 | Mrs. R. Maynard's ad, Victoria Colonist, 23 Oct 1874, p. 2. She moved to this location following the construction of Richard's new boot and shoe store in the spring 1874 which he occupied in May 1874. Richard added to the building a purpose-built photographic gallery for his wife which she moved to from Johnson St. in the fall 1874. This ad was still being published in the Colonist in Jun 1875. | 15 Apr 2024 | |
 | Uren and Hoyt's ad, Colonist (Victoria), 2 May 1874, p. 2. | 15 Apr 2024 | |
 | W.B. Young news, Victoria Daily Times, 22 Jul 1922, p. 9. | 11 Apr 2024 | |
 | A.H. Maynard ad, Victoria Daily Times, 9 May 1908, p. 9. | 11 Apr 2024 | |
 | Harold Mortimer-Lamb ad, Victoria Times, 28 Nov 1904, p. 6. In 1904 Mortimer-Lamb became a professional, portrait photographer. | 10 Apr 2024 | |
 | Portrait Supply Company ad, Victoria Times, 25 Apr 1902, p. 8. | 8 Apr 2024 | |
 | R. Maynard ad, Victoria Times, 9 Dec 1890, p. 3. While late in his career as a photographer, this ad placed that role first, followed by his boot and shoe business. | 7 Apr 2024 | |
 | Mrs. R. Maynard and O.C. Hastings news, Victoria Times, 17 Jul 1886, p. 4. The individual described in this news item has not been identified. | 6 Apr 2024 | |
 | Spencer and Hastings news, Victoria Tiimes, 22 Dec 1885, p. 1. | 6 Apr 2024 | |
 | Mrs. Lavinia McCrea news, Victoria Daily Times, 2 Jul 1924, p. 6. In a talk to the Kumtuks Club of Victoria she described her experience photographing for five years the inside of the second largest steel plant "in America". | 2 Apr 2024 | |
 | W.D. Simmonds ad, Victoria Daily Times, 14 May 1919, p. 12. Simmonds advertised that he occupied the photographer Skene Lowe's former place of business at the corner of Yates and Douglas streets. Simmonds also indicated he was a World War One veteran. | 31 Mar 2024 |
Individuals
| ID | Last Name, Given Name(s) | Born/Christened | Location | Tree | Branch | Last Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I2375 |
 Cuthbert, Herbert |
b. 16 Sep 1865 | Wakefield, Yorkshire, Eng., UK  | Camera Workers | 25 Apr 2024 |
| I147 |
Kelly, Millard Filmore |
b. Jul 1851 | OH, USA | Camera Workers | 24 Apr 2024 |
| I446 |
Eyres, Edmund James |
b. ca. 1834 | London, Eng., UK | Camera Workers | 24 Apr 2024 |
| I15 |
Zimmerman, A.K. |
b. 1874 or 1875 | Camera Workers | 24 Apr 2024 | |
| I2374 |
Moore, Bert |
Camera Workers | 24 Apr 2024 | ||
| I2373 |
Preston's Art Studio |
Camera Workers | 24 Apr 2024 | ||
| I91 |
Preston, George |
b. 27 Feb 1855 | Bristol, Eng., UK | Camera Workers | 24 Apr 2024 |
| I434 |
Maynard, Hannah Hatherly |
b. 17 Jan 1834 | Bude, Cornwall, Eng., UK | Camera Workers | 20 Apr 2024 |
| I2372 |
Portrait Supply Company |
Camera Workers | 8 Apr 2024 | ||
| I2371 |
Harris, H. |
Camera Workers | 8 Apr 2024 | ||
| I1805 |
Farmer, Lavinia |
b. 1867 | Westminster Township, Middlesex County, ON | Camera Workers | 2 Apr 2024 |
| I1804 |
McCrea, Lavinia |
b. 1867 | Westminster Township, Middlesex County, ON | Camera Workers | 2 Apr 2024 |
| I310 |
Coltart and Hatherley |
Camera Workers | 2 Apr 2024 | ||
| I2045 |
Simmonds, William De Lasaux |
b. 31 Jan 1879 | London, Eng., UK | Camera Workers | 31 Mar 2024 |
| I492 |
Hatherley, James Thomas |
b. 3 Aug 1865 | Hartlepool, Eng., UK | Camera Workers | 28 Mar 2024 |