Camera Workers, 1858-1950


The British Columbia, Alaska and Yukon Photographic Directory, 1858-1950

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Williams, Miss Violet Dora[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

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  • Name Williams, Violet Dora
    • VARIANT NAME: Williams, Dora; Williams, Dora B.V.
    Title Miss
    Gender Female
    Business Address/Year 1930  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    517 Granville St.
    Chapman Studio
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1931-1932  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    517 Granville St.
    Lund Williams Artists
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1933  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    517 Granville St.
    Academy of Portrait Art
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Association Lund Williams Artists (Relationship: Partner)
    Association Williams, Elwick Bingham (Relationship: Undetermined)
    Association Academy of Portrait Art, Ltd. (Relationship: Helper)
    Person ID I1215  Camera Workers | W, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2018

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: The year before she partnered with Rachel Lund to open Lund Williams Artists, she was a receptionist at the Chapman Studio. The address at which Lund Williams Artists opened was the same as that of the Chapman Studio; the later in 1930 was operated by Elwick B. Williams who lived at the same address as Miss Dora Williams.
      In 1933 Thomas Howard was operating out of the Granville St. address as the Academy of Portrait Art with Dora V. Williams listed as a helper.

  • Sources 
    1. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), 1933, Ref. NW 324.1 B862.
      As Miss Violet Dora Williams
      Vancouver

    2. [S763] WRI30, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1930), 1434.
      Vancouver: "Williams Dora B V receptionist Chapman Studio r 2975 Turner"

    3. [S764] WRI31, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1931), 1410.
      Vancouver: "Williams Dora of Lund Williams Artists r 2975 Turner"

    4. [S765] WRI32, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1932), 1387.
      Vancouver: "Williams Dora prop Lund Williams Artists r 2975 Turner"

    5. [S766] WRIVAN33, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1933), 867.
      Vancouver: "Williams Dora V hlpr Academy of Portrait Art r 2961 W 15"

    6. [S768] SUN34, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1934).
      Vancouver: not listed