Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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

Reford, Robert Wilson

Reford, Robert Wilson[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1867 - 1951  (84 years)

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  • Name Reford, Robert Wilson 
    Birth 19 Aug 1867  Montreal, PQ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Where Active (Non-Specific Address) BC  1889-1891 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 15 Nov 1951  Montreal, PQ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I72  Camera Workers | R, vol. 1, 1858-1900
    Last Modified 3 May 2023 

  • Photos
    R.W. Reford and his son R. Bruce S. Reford, 29 May 1896.
    R.W. Reford and his son R. Bruce S. Reford, 29 May 1896.
    Photographed in the Montreal studio of Wm. Notman & Son. Courtesy of McCord Stewart Museum, object no. II-115436.
    Charles Macmunn, Masset, 1890.
    Charles Macmunn, Masset, 1890.
    He was photographed with his camera equipment by Robert W. Reford. Both men were on an excursion to Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) on the Islander out of Victoria. Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada, C-060823.

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Amateur.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: The son of a Montreal shipping magnate, he resided at times in Victoria for business reasons. He visited several locales and towns along the coast, including Haida Gwaii (Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands), Port Simpson, Port Essington, and Metlakatla.

  • Sources 
    1. [S152] COLLECTION: OOA.

    2. [S379] Lilly Koltun, Koltun (1980), (Ottawa: Public Archives of Canada, 1980).

    3. [S210] Blackman, Margaret B., Blackman (1981-82), (BC Studies no. 52 (Winter 1981-82):86-112), 100-102 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S429] Richard J. Huyda, Huyda (1983), (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 1983).

    5. [S380] Lilly Koltun, ed., Koltun (1984), (Markham, Ont.: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 1984).