Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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

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Frost, Percival Howard[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29]

Male 1876? - 1956

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  • Name Frost, Percival Howard 
    • VARIANT NAME: Frost, Percy.
    Birth 1876?  Eng., UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [30] 
    Gender Male 
    Business Address/Year 1918  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    1230 Government St.
    Mrs. S.B. Taylor
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1920  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    609 Yates St.
    Colpitts Studio
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1921-1922  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    1230 Government St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1921-1922  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    126 Douglas St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1925  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    152 West Hastings St.
    Dollar Studio
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1925-1926  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    612 West Pender St.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1927-1928  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    152 West Hastings St.
    Arcade Studio
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1927-1928  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    152 West Hastings St.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1931  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    135 West Hastings St.
    Broadway Photo Company
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1932  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    135 West Hastings St.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1932  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    116 West Hastings St.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1938 
    Address:
    149 West Hastings St.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1943-1945  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    328 West Hastings St.
    Green's Photo Studio
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1947-1948  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    549 Howe St.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Death 30 Jul 1956  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [31] 
    Burial 1 Aug 1956  Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [31] 
    Association Taylor, Mrs. Sarah Annie (Relationship: Photographer) 
    Association Arcade Studio (Relationship: Proprietor) 
    Association Broadway Photo Company (Relationship: Manager) 
    Association Green's Photo Studio (Relationship: Photographer) 
    Association Dollar Studio (Relationship: Proprietor) 
    Association Victoria Professional Photographers Association (Relationship: Member) 
    Person ID I1311  Camera Workers | F, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 18 Aug 2018 

  • Documents
    Victoria Professional Photographers Association ad, <i>Daily Colonist</i>, 27 Nov 1921, p. 32.    		Victoria Professional Photographers Association ad, Daily Colonist, 27 Nov 1921, p. 32.

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Retoucher; Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: According to the 1921 Canada census he immigrated in 1914. He worked for the following photographic firms: Mrs. S. Taylor (1918); Colpitt's Studio (1920); the Dollar Studio (1925-1926); the Arcade Studio (1927-1928); and the Broadway Photo Company (1931-1932).
      He was listed as a musician in the 1938 business directory, then returned to photography in 1943 at Green's Photo Studio. He was retired by 1948.

  • Sources 
    1. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), 1920, 1924, 1928, Ref. NW 324.1 B862.
      Victoria

    2. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), 1928, Ref. NW 324.1 B862.
      Vancouver

    3. [S803] HENVIC17, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1917).
      Victoria: not listed

    4. [S804] HENVIC18, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1918), 248.
      Victoria: "Frost P photogr Mrs S Taylor r 624 Battery"

    5. [S740] WRI18, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1918).
      Victoria: not listed

    6. [S738] WRI19, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1919).
      Victoria: not listed

    7. [S805] HENVIC20, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1920), 296.
      Victoria: "Frost P retoucher Colpitts Studio r 624 Battery"

    8. [S739] WRI20, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1920).
      Victoria: not listed

    9. [S806] HENVIC21, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1921), 322.
      Victoria: "Frost Percival photogr 1230 Government r 126 Douglas"


    10. [S741] WRI21, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1921), 1072.
      Victoria: "Frost Percy photogr 1230 Govt"

    11. [S742] WRI22, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1922), 1089.
      Victoria: "Frost Percy photogr 1230 Govt"

    12. [S809] WRI23, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1923).
      Vancouver: not listed
      Victoria: not listed

    13. [S757] WRI24, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1924).
      Vancouver: not listed
      Victoria: not listed

    14. [S758] WRI25, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1925), 845.
      Vancouver: "Frost Percival H mgr Dollar Studio r 612 W Pender"

    15. [S759] WRI26, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1926), 899.

    16. [S760] WRI27, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1927), 931.

    17. [S761] WRI28, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1928), 1055.

    18. [S762] WRI29, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1929).
      Vancouver: not listed

    19. [S763] WRI30, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1930).
      Vancouver: not listed

    20. [S764] WRI31, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1931), 862.
      Vancouver: "Frost Percy W mgr Bway Photo"

    21. [S765] WRI32, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1932), 843.

    22. [S766] WRIVAN33, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1933).
      Vancouver: not listed

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

    24. [S776] SUN42, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1942).
      Vancouver: not listed

    25. [S777] SUN43, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1943), 696.

    26. [S779] SUN45, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1945), 674.

    27. [S714] SUN46, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1946).
      Vancouver: not listed

    28. [S715] SUN47, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1947), 686.
      Vancouver: "Frost Percy r 549 Howe"

    29. [S780] SUN48, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1948), 528?.
      Vancouver: "Frost Percy retired r 549 Howe"

    30. [S917] Census of Canada 1921.
      Province of BC, District no. 24, Enumeration sub-district no. 11 in Victoria City, p. 24, line 46

    31. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1956-09-008166 (microfilm B13229); digital facsimile URL (accessed 16 Aug 2018): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/e4cb7fd6-848e-4040-942f-61bba5c885fb