Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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Allen, James Hamilton[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Male 1878 - 1969  (91 years)


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  • Name Allen, James Hamilton 
    • VARIANT NAME: Allen, Jimmy.
    Born 17 Aug 1878  Walkerton, ON Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Business Address/Year 1920  Nelson, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    413 Ward
    Nelson, BC
    Canada 
    Where Active (Non-Specific Address) 1919-1969  Nelson, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 25 Dec 1969  Nelson, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Buried 29 Dec 1969  Nelson Memorial Park, Nelson, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I583  Camera Workers | A, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2017 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He worked at a variety of occupations in Nelson, the Okanagan Valley and Saskatchewan before settling in Nelson where he operated a retail store (1919-1923), a framing shop (1924-1936) and Allen's Art Shoppe (1937-1969), later the Art Shoppe, from which he sold photographs and gifts. His death registration record indicates his occupation as "photographer and merchant" from which he had retired in 1967 and that he had spent 50 years in this line of work. He was buried in Nelson Memorial Park, Nelson, BC.
    • FORMATS: postcards.
    • IDENTIFYING MARKS: Postcard surface may be titled along lower edge.

  • Sources 
    1. [S694] Postview, (Vancouver, B.C.: Vancouver Postcard Club), 1, vol. 23, no. 5, Nov 2005.
      "Biographies of B.C. Photographers: James Hamilton 'Jimmy' Allen, 1878-1969" compiled by M. Waddington

    2. [S738] WRI19, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1919).
      Nelson
      Not listed

    3. [S739] WRI20, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1920), 397.
      Nelson: "Allen J H stationery fancy goods and toys 413 Ward r YMCA"

    4. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), Ref. NW 324.1 B862., 1920.
      Nelson

    5. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), Ref. NW 324.1 B862., 1924.
      Nelson

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

    7. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), Ref. NW 324.1 B862., 1933.
      Nelson

    8. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1969-09-017732 (microfilm reel B13300); digital facsimile URL (accessed 21 Mar 2017): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/fb70f483-bf17-43c8-b291-1e5820ccb958