Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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

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Francis, E.K.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

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  • Name Francis, E.K. 
    • VARIANT NAMES: Francis, E.W.
    Gender Male 
    Where Active (Non-Specific Address) 1891-1892  Revelstoke, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Where Active (Non-Specific Address) Nov 1894  Golden, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Where Active (Non-Specific Address) 1885-1899  Calgary, AB Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I542  Camera Workers | F, vol. 1, 1858-1900
    Last Modified 17 Jun 2023 

  • Documents
    O.B. Benson and E.K. Francis news, Revelstoke <i>Kootenay Star</i>, 1 Aug 1891, p. 1.    		O.B. Benson and E.K. Francis news, Revelstoke Kootenay Star, 1 Aug 1891, p. 1.
    It is unfortunate the newspaper did not name the other two photographers.
    E.K. Francis news, Revelstoke <i>Kootenay Star</i>, 15 Aug 1891, p. 4.    		E.K. Francis news, Revelstoke Kootenay Star, 15 Aug 1891, p. 4.
    E.K. Francis news, Revelstoke <i>Kootenay Mail</i>, 3 Nov 1894, p. 3.    		E.K. Francis news, Revelstoke Kootenay Mail, 3 Nov 1894, p. 3.
    E.K. Francis ad, <i>Calgary Herald</i>, 19 May 1896, p. 4.    		E.K. Francis ad, Calgary Herald, 19 May 1896, p. 4.

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial (itinerant).
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: Established in Calgary in 1885 with A.M. McKinnel (Francis and McKinnel), Francis used the city as a base from which to operate in the communities along the Canadian Pacific Railway line into BC.

  • Sources 
    1. [S30] WIL92, (Victoria, B.C.: R.T. Williams, 1892).

    2. [S32] Williams' B.C. Directory Co., comp., WIL93, (Victoria, B.C.: Printed by the Victoria Printing Company, 1893).

    3. [S33] Williams' B.C. Directory Co., comp., WIL94, (Victoria, B.C.: Williams' B.C. Directory Co., 1894).

    4. [S669] (Revelstoke) Kootenay Star, 15 Aug 1891, 4.

    5. [S879] Revelstoke Kootenay Mail, 3 Nov 1894, 3.

    6. [S8] Dempsey, Hugh, Dempsey (1978), (Calgary: Glenbow-Alberta Institute, 1978).

    7. [S397] Glen C. Phillips, Phillips (1997), (London, Ont.: Iron Gate Publishing, 1997; 2nd printing, 2002), 6.
      Calgary: Francis, E.K. 1898-1899