Camera Workers, 1858-1950


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

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Young, William Bruce

Young, William Bruce[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42]

Male 1874 - 1956  (81 years)


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  • Name Young, William Bruce
    Birth 15 Sep 1874  Wentworth County, ON Find all individuals with events at this location  [43] 
    Gender Male
    Where Active (Non-Specific Address) 1906  Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [44] 
    Marriage 6 Jun 1906  Little Current, Algoma County, ON Find all individuals with events at this location  [44] 
    Bride: Patricia Magnar Foot or Foote 
    Business Address/Year 1918  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    412 View St.
    301-303, Union Bank Building
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1912-1930  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Business Address/Year 1931-1940  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    612 View St.
    501 (Graphic Arts)
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1941-1942  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Operated at this address as the Camera Exchange (1941) and Graphic Arts (1942) 
    Address:
    552 Yates St.
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1943-1949  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    1108 Broad St.
    Camera Exchange
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1950  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Continued past 1950 
    Address:
    1320 Broad St.
    Camera Shop
    Victoria, BC
    Canada 
    Death 28 Mar 1956  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [43] 
    Cremation 31 Mar 1956  Royal Oak Crematorium, Saanich, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [43] 
    Association Young's Photographic Studio (Relationship: Owner)
    Association Graphic Arts (Relationship: Manager)
    Association Victoria Professional Photographers Association (Relationship: Member)
    Association Camera Exchange (Victoria, BC) (Relationship: Proprietor)
    Association Camera Shop (Victoria, BC) (Relationship: Proprietor)
    Person ID I672  Camera Workers | Y, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 10 May 2024

  • Photos
    W.B. Young ID.    		W.B. Young ID.

    Documents
    Victoria Professional Photographers Association ad, <i>Daily Colonist</i>, 27 Nov 1921, p. 32.    		Victoria Professional Photographers Association ad, Daily Colonist, 27 Nov 1921, p. 32.
    W.B. Young news, <i>Victoria Daily Times</i>, 22 Jul 1922, p. 9.    		W.B. Young news, Victoria Daily Times, 22 Jul 1922, p. 9.

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: Following their marriage in June 1906, the couple appear to have moved to Brandon, MB, as they were enumerated in the 1906 census on Jul 6.

      In Victoria he operated under the name Young's Studio or Young's Photographic Studio (1918). Between 1931 and 1940 he operated under the name Graphic Arts. Between 1943 and 1949 he worked under the name Camera Exchange, then in 1950 renamed his business the Camera Shop.
    • IDENTIFYING MARKS: Blind-embossed on mount "Young Victoria, B.C."

  • Sources 
    1. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), 1913, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1933, Ref. NW 324.1 B862.
      Victoria

    2. [S798] HENVIC13, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1913).
      Unverified

    3. [S801] TREVIC14, (Victoria: Tregillus-Thompson Ltd., 1914).
      Unverified

    4. [S745] HENVIC14, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1914).
      Unverified

    5. [S802] HENVIC15, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1915).
      Unverified

    6. [S803] HENVIC17, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1917).
      Unverified

    7. [S804] HENVIC18, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1918).
      Unverified

    8. [S740] WRI18, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1918).
      Listed as Young's Photographic Studio

    9. [S738] WRI19, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1919).
      Unverified

    10. [S805] HENVIC20, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1920).
      Unverified

    11. [S739] WRI20, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1920).
      Unverified

    12. [S806] HENVIC21, (Victoria: Henderson Publishing, 1921).
      Unverified

    13. [S741] WRI21, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1921).
      Unverified

    14. [S742] WRI22, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1922).
      Unverified

    15. [S809] WRI23, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1923).
      Unverified

    16. [S757] WRI24, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1924).
      Unverified

    17. [S758] WRI25, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1925).
      Unverified

    18. [S759] WRI26, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1926).
      Unverified

    19. [S760] WRI27, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1927).
      Unverified

    20. [S761] WRI28, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1928).
      Unverified

    21. [S762] WRI29, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1929).
      Unverified

    22. [S763] WRI30, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1930).
      Unverified

    23. [S764] WRI31, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1931).
      Unverified

    24. [S765] WRI32, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1932).
      Unverified

    25. [S767] WRIVIC33, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1934).
      Not checked as of 31 Mar 2020.

    26. [S768] SUN34, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1934).
      Unverified

    27. [S769] SUN35, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1935).
      Unverified

    28. [S770] SUN36, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1936).
      Unverified

    29. [S771] SUN37, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1937).
      Unverified

    30. [S772] SUN38, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1938).
      Unverified

    31. [S773] SUN39, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1939).
      Unverified

    32. [S774] SUN40, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1940).
      Unverified

    33. [S775] SUN41, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1941), 1888.
      Victoria: Young Wm B (Patricia M) prop Camera Exch h 1164 Hilda

    34. [S776] SUN42, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1942), 1894.
      Victoria: Young Wm B (Patricia) prop Graphic Arts h 1164 Hilda

    35. [S777] SUN43, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1943), 2051.
      Victoria: Young Wm B (Patricia) prop Camera Exch h 1164 Hilda

    36. [S778] SUN44, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1944), 2036.
      Victoria: Young Wm B (Patricia) prop Camera Exch h 1164 Hilda

    37. [S779] SUN45, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1945), 2040.
      Victoria: Young Wm B (Patricia) prop Camera Exch h 1164 Hilda

    38. [S714] SUN46, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1946), 2180.
      Victoria: Young Wm B (Patricia) prop Camera Exch h 1164 Hilda

    39. [S715] SUN47, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1947), 3138.
      Victoria: Young Wm B (Patricia) prop Camera Exch h 1164 Hilda

    40. [S780] SUN48, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1948).
      Victoria: Young Wm B (Patricia) prop Camera Exch h 1164 Hilda

    41. [S991] SUNVIC49, (Vancouver, BC: Sun Directories, 1949), 515.
      Victoria: Young Wm B (Patricia) prop Camera Exch h 1164 Hilda

    42. [S992] BCVIC50, (Vancouver, BC: B.C. Directories, 1950), 727.
      Victoria: Young Wm B (Patricia) prop Camera Exch [i.e., Camera Shop] h 1164 Hilda

    43. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1956-09-003763 (microfilm B13227); digital facsimile URL (accessed 30 Jul 2017): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/f6c3b47b-84b4-47a1-b273-39b75bc00147

    44. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1785-1935