Palmos' Photo Studio^{[1, 2, 3]}

• Name	Palmos' Photo Studio
  	VARIANT NAMES: Palmos Photo Studio; Palmo's Photo Studio.
  Gender	Unknown
  Business Address/Year	1904	Nanaimo, BC
  Association	Meyer, Edward L. (Relationship: Proprietor)
  Person ID	I1058	Camera Workers | P, vol. 2, 1901-1950
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2022

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		E.L. Meyer's Palmos' Photo Studio ad, Nanaimo Daily News, 13 May 1904, p. 8. He celebrated the grand opening of his studio with a public reception. The Nanaimo Free Press ran the same ad, along with the same news item, about the studio's reception (May 13, 1904, p. 7 and 8).
  		E.L. Meyer news, Nanaimo Daily News, 12 Apr 1904, p. 2. While this article claimed he was altering premises formerly occupied by J.H. Good in Nanaimo's Green Block, another article indicated it was E.C. Brooks' old studio that was being renovated.
  		E.L. Meyer's Palmos' Photo Studio news, Nanaimo Daily News, 20 Apr 1904, p. 4, part 1. In this article it is the former premises of E.C. Brook's photo studio in Nanaimo's Green Block which Meyer's new business is occupying.
  		E.L. Meyer's Palmos' Photo Studio news, Nanaimo Daily News, 20 Apr 1904, p. 4, part 2. In this article it is the former premises of E.C. Brook's photo studio in Nanaimo's Green Block which Meyer's new business is occupying.
  		Palmos' Photo Studio news, Nanaimo Daily News, 12 May 1904, p. 4. E.L. Meyer's took advantage of Nanaimo's proximity to Ladysmith and placed some of his studio's photos in a Ladysmith book and stationery store operated by J.A. Knight.
  		E.L. Meyer and Palmos' Photo Studio news, Nanaimo Daily News, 13 May 1904, p. 7, part 1. He holds a public reception on Saturday, May 14, 1904, to officially launch the Nanaimo branch of his Seattle photography business.
  		E.L. Meyer and Palmos' Photo Studio news, Nanaimo Daily News, 13 May 1904, p. 7, part 2. He holds a public reception on Saturday, May 14, 1904, to officially launch the Nanaimo branch of his Seattle photography business.

  
  

• Notes

  STATUS: Studio. BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: This firm was owned by E.L. Meyer, who briefly operated it as a branch of his Seattle photography business. The studio was in a space in the Green Block formerly occupied by E.C. Brooks' studio. The studio name may reflect the popularity of the Palmos camera brand from the early 1900s. Meyer's officially launched the studio with an evening reception on Saturday, May 14, 1904.

  
  

• Sources

  [S782] HEN03, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1903). Nanaimo: not listed [S783] HEN04, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1904), 386. Nanaimo: "Palmo's Photo Studio, (E. L. Meyer, Proprietor.) Commercial." [S785] HEN05, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1905). Nanaimo: not listed