Campbell, Edward James^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]}

1869 - 1936  (67 years)

• Name	Campbell, Edward James
  Birth	19 Mar 1869	Brantford, ON   [18, 19, 20]
  Gender	Male
  Business Address/Year	1903	Winnipeg, MB
  	He may have been at this address earlier than 1903.
  	Address: 300 Main St. Winnipeg, MB Canada
  	Henderson's Winnipeg City Directory (1903), p. 250: "Campbell, Edward, photographer, 300 Main, h 47 Dagmar".
  Business Address/Year	1908	Winnipeg, MB
  	He relocated to Nelson, BC, in 1909.
  	Address: 254 Main St. Winnipeg, BC Canada
  	Henderson's Winnipeg City Directory (1908), p. 460: "Campbell Edward J photo 254 Main h same".
  Business Address/Year	1912	Nelson, BC
  	Address: 306 1/2 Baker St. Popular Studio Nelson, BC Canada
  Business Address/Year	1909-1924	Nelson, BC
  	Address: 715 Baker St. Campbell's Art Gallery Nelson, BC Canada
  Home Address/Year	1910-1924	Nelson, BC   [18]
  	Address: 718 Baker St. Nelson, BC Canada
  Business Address/Year	1924-1936	San Diego, CA   [21]
  Death	11 Sep 1936	San Diego, CA   [20]
  Burial	15 Sep 1936	Glen Abbey Memorial Park, Bonita, San Diego County, CA   [20, 22]
  Association	Campbell's Art Gallery (Relationship: Proprietor)
  Association	Popular Studio (Nelson, BC) (Relationship: Proprietor)
  Person ID	I2177	Camera Workers | C, vol. 2, 1901-1950
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2024

  
  

• Photos

  E.J. Campbell photograph, Brilliant, BC, ca. 1921. The scene is a group portrait of Doukhobors. The print is blind-embossed in the lower-right corner with "Campbell Nelson, B.C."

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		E.J. Campbell obituary, San Diego Sun, 14 Sep 1936, p. 14
  		Campbell's Art Gallery news, Nelson Daily News, 30 Apr 1912, p. 8. Thankful not to have his studio completely destroyed by a fire on 16 Apr 1912, E.J. Campbell made a donation to the fire department.
  		Campbell's Art Gallery news, Nelson Daily News, 12 Oct 1909, p. 5, part 1. A vivid description of the studio's space, along with E.J. Campbell's background as a photographer.
  		Campbell's Art Gallery news, Nelson Daily News, 12 Oct 1909, p. 5, part 2. A vivid description of the studio's space, along with E.J. Campbell's background as a photographer.
  		Campbell's Art Gallery news, Nelson Daily News, 12 Oct 1909, p. 5, part 3. A vivid description of the studio's space, along with E.J. Campbell's background as a photographer.
  		Campbell's Art Gallery news, Nelson Daily News, 12 Oct 1909, p. 5, part 4. A vivid description of the studio's space, along with E.J. Campbell's background as a photographer.
  		Campbell's Art Gallery news, Nelson Daily News, 12 Oct 1909, p. 5, part 5. A vivid description of the studio's space, along with E.J. Campbell's background as a photographer.

  
  

• Notes

  STATUS: Commercial. BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He operated under the name Campbell's Art Gallery. In the 1921 Canada census he was married and had a son and a daughter. On 30 Sep 1924, accompanied by his son Jefferson Campbell, he entered the United States at Eastport, ID, with the idea of a permanent relocation with the intention of becoming a citizen. He had $8,000 with him. He gave his sister-in-law's name, Mrs. J.W. Campbell, and address in Hollywood, CA, as a relative he was going to join. According to his obituary he had moved to San Diego, CA, in 1924 and worked there as a studio photographer until the year of his death. FORMATS: Postcards. IDENTIFYING MARKS: Print surface may be blind-embossed "Campbell Nelson, B.C."

  
  

• Sources

  [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), 1920, 1924, Ref. NW 324.1 B862. Nelson [S732] HEN10, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1910), 882. Nelson: Campbell Edward J photographer 715 Baker [S1034] JEFNELSON13, (Nelson, BC: W.A. Jeffries and Company, 1913?), 53. Nelson: Campbell Edward J (Helena) photogr 715 Baker h same [S1033] JEFNELSON14, (Nelson, BC: W.A. Jeffries and Company, 1914?), 54. Nelson: Campbell Edward J (Helena) Photographer 715 Baker h same (See page 10) [S1019] JEFNELSON15, (Nelson, BC: W.A. Jeffries and Company, 1915?), 43. Nelson: Campbell Edward J (Helen) photogr 715 Baker h same [S740] WRI18, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1918), 307. Nelson: Campbell E J prop Campbell's Art Gallery [S738] WRI19, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1919), 403. Nelson: Campbell E J prop Campbell's Art Gallery [S739] WRI20, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1920), 400. Nelson: Campbell E J prop Campbell's Art Gallery r 715 Baker [S741] WRI21, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1921), 407. Nelson: Campbell E J prop Campbell's Art Gallery r 715 Baker [S742] WRI22, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1922), 453. Nelson: Campbell E J prop Campbell's Art Gallery 715 Baker [S809] WRI23, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1923), 375. Nelson: Campbell E J prop Campbell's Art Gallery 715 Baker [S757] WRI24, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1924), 211. Nelson: Campbell Edw J prop Campbell's Art Gallery 715 Baker [S758] WRI25, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1925). Nelson: not listed [S759] WRI26, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1926). Nelson: not listed [S760] WRI27, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1927). Nelson: not listed [S761] WRI28, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1928). Nelson: not listed [S762] WRI29, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1929). Nelson: not listed [S917] Census of Canada 1921. Province of BC, District no. Kootenay West 18, Enumeration sub-district no. 23 in Nelson City, page 8, line 42 [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site). U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960 [S832] Find a Grave (Web site). Edward James Campbell URL (accessed 1 Jun 2024): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119878084/edward-james-campbell [S912] United States Census, 1930. State of California, San Diego County, San Diego Township, San Diego (City), Enumeration district no. 37-109, Supervisor's District no. 21, sheet 10A, line 2 [S1048] Newspapers.com (Web site), 14 Sep 1936, 14. "Edward Campbell Rites Tomorrow" San Diego Sun