William Notman^{[1, 2]}

• Name	William Notman
  Gender	Unknown
  Business Address/Year	1856-1882?	Montreal, PQ
  	In or around 1882 the firm became William Notman and Son, and then William Notman and Sons.
  Association	Baltzly, Benjamin (Relationship: Photographer)
  Person ID	I2343	Camera Workers | W, vol. 1, 1858-1900
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2024

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Benjamin Baltzly stereo verso, 1871. The photograph depicts part of Moose Lake, BC and was issued by the William Notman firm.
  		Benjamin Baltzly stereo, 1871. The photograph depicts part of Moose Lake, BC and was issued by the William Notman firm.
  		William Notman firm imprint, 1871. Verso of a stereograph by Benjamin Baltzly depicting part of Moose Lake, BC.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		W. Notman ID. On the verso of a carte de visite, this compact piece of art advertises the Notman studio locations, its exhibition wins for photography and the studio's royal patronage. Various photographers who visited BC worked for the Notman studio branches. William Notman (the father) never visited BC for photographic purposes.
  		William Notman and Son ad, Montreal Gazette, 9 Mar 1887, p. 3. This ad provides pricing and availability of Stanley Dry Plates, as well as the fact that they are manufactured in Montreal, QC.
  		William Notman and Son news, Manitoba Free Press, 21 Oct 1887. This article reports on their return from a trip on the CPR to the Rocky Mountains and British Columbia. Richard and Hannah Maynard made a similar trip from Vancouver in May 1887.

  
  

• Notes

  STATUS: Stereo publisher. BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: William Notman (1826-1891) opened a photographic studio in Montreal, PQ, in 1856 which eventually became the most prestigious portrait studio in Canada. Branch studios were operated in other Canadian and US cities. By the early 1870s the firm of William Notman was issuing stereographs, including those taken by Benjamin Baltzly in BC in 1871 who had accompanied a Geological Survey of Canada expedition. Notman had partnerships as Notman and Fraser, and Notman and Sandham. After Notman's sons joined the business, the name was changed to William Notman and Son, then William Notman and Sons. FORMATS: Stereographs. IDENTIFYING MARKS: Studio imprint on verso of stereograph mount.

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] COLLECTION: QMMMCMN. Negatives and prints. [S1221] Sarah Bassnett and Sarah Parsons, Bassnett and Parsons (2023), (Toronto, ON: Art Canada Institute, 2023). "Key Photographers", see p. 206-209.