Edwards, Edgar Herbert^[1]

1869 - 1947  (77 years)

• Name	Edwards, Edgar Herbert
  	VARIANT NAMES: Edwards, Edward Herbert or Herbert E.
  Birth	27 Nov? 1869	Brighton?, ON   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Home Address/Year	1894	Vancouver, BC
  	Address: 523 Hornby St. Vancouver, BC Canada
  Home Address/Year	1895-1900	Vancouver, BC
  	Address: 1028 Melville St. Vancouver, BC Canada
  Business Address/Year	1891-1911	Vancouver, BC
  	see Edwards Brothers for addresses
  Where Active (Non-Specific Address)	1880s	Waterloo, ON
  Death	11 Jun 1947	Vancouver, BC   [2]
  Burial	13 Jun 1947	Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC   [2]
  Association	Edwards, George William (Relationship: Brother)
  Association	Edwards Brothers (Relationship: Partner)
  Person ID	I440	Camera Workers | E, vol. 1, 1858-1900
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2017

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Edwards Brothers news, Vancouver Daily World, 18 Nov 1891, p. 2. This news item specifies the name of their studio as the Pioneer Art Gallery.
  		Edwards Brothers news, Vancouver Daily World, 17 Jul 1892, p. 8. When the Doering and Marstrand Brewery opened in the Mount Pleasant neighbourhood of Vancouver, the Edwards Brothers photographed the building.
  		Edwards Brothers ad, Vancouver Daily World, 16 Mar 1893, p. 4. This ad notifies the public of the move of their studio from 622 Cordova St. to 534 Cordova St.
  		Edwards Brothers ad, Vancouver Daily World, 9 Dec 1893, p. 4. Like many other photographers, the Edwards Brothers targeted Christmas shoppers.
  		Edwards Brothers news, Vancouver Weekly World, 19 Jul 1894, p. 9, part 1. This item was from a supplement to the newspaper titled "Canadian Pacific Review."
  		Edwards Brothers news, Vancouver Weekly World, 19 Jul 1894, p. 9, part 2. This item was from a supplement to the newspaper titled "Canadian Pacific Review."
  		Edwards Brothers news, Vancouver Weekly World, 19 Jul 1894, p. 9, part 3. This item was from a supplement to the newspaper titled "Canadian Pacific Review."
  		Camera Club (Vancouver, 1897) news, Vancouver Daily World, 7 Jan 1897, p. 5. The first organizational meeting was held at the Edwards Brothers studio.
  		Camera Club (Vancouver, 1897) news, Vancouver Daily World, 8 Jan 1897, p. 8. A report of the first organizational meeting of the 1897 Vancouver Camera Club and the election of its executive.
  		Edwards Brothers news, Vancouver Daily News-Advertiser, 4 Dec 1897, p. 8. The Edwards Brothers published their own souvenir album of photographic views, British Columbia Illustrated, just in time for the local Christmas trade of 1897
  		Edwards Brothers news, Vancouver Semi-Weekly World, 20 Dec 1898, p. 7. This item highlights amateur photography products, in particular, Kodak equipment, at their store.
  		Edwards Brothers ad, Vancouver Daily News-Advertiser, 29 Jan 1899, p. 5. In this ad the partnership guarantees the permanency of their platinum photographs. Other Vancouver photographers who used this process were R.H. Trueman and S.J. Thompson.

  
  

• Notes

  STATUS: Commercial. BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He was a partner in the Edwards Brothers studio. REFERENCES: WIL94; WIL95; HEN97; WIL97; HEN99; WIL99; HEN00; Voters List, 1898; Province, 1947 06 12 (obit.); Sun, 1947 06 13 (obit.).

  
  

• Sources

  [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), 1933, Ref. NW 324.1 B862. Vancouver [S652] BVIPA death registration index. Registration no. 1947-09-005353 (microfilm reel B13194); digital facsimile URL (accessed 7 Jan 2017): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/7412ac46-2c45-4a15-8a99-fdf346720754