Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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

Kals, William S.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]

Male 1910 - 1994  (83 years)


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  • Name Kals, William S. 
    • VARIANT NAMES: Kals, Wilhelm Stefan (birth name); Kals Photographer.
    Birth 19 Dec 1910  Vienna, Austria Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Gender Male 
    Business Address/Year 1941  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    198 West Hastings St., no. 414
    Color-Photo Company
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1942-1946  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    933 West Georgia St.
    Color-Photo Company
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Death 25 Apr 1994  Lake Worth, Palm Beach, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Association Archer, Tony S. (Relationship: Succesor) 
    Association Color-Photo Company (Relationship: Proprietor) 
    Person ID I1016  Camera Workers | K, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2021 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: Kals operated under the firm name Color-Photo Company from 1941 to 1946. He was also listed in the business directories from 1942 to 1946 as Kals Photographers. In 1942 the Vancouver Art Gallery exhibited his colour photographs, the first such display by a major BC gallery. He was succeeded in his business by Tony Archer.

  • Sources 
    1. [S729] Pakasaar, Helga, Presentation House Gallery (1986), (North Vancouver, BC: Presentation House Gallery, 1986).

    2. [S773] SUN39, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1939).
      Vancouver: not listed

    3. [S774] SUN40, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1940), 763.
      Vancouver: Kals Wm S (Maria T) h 1711 Drummond

    4. [S775] SUN41, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1941), 767.
      Vancouver: Kals Wm S (Maria T) prop Color-Photo h 1711 Drummond

    5. [S776] SUN42, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1942), 788.
      Vancouver: Kals Photographer W.S. Kals. Natural Color and Black and White Photography. (Only Color Studio in Western Canada.) 933 W. Georgia (Medical-Dental Bldg.) Phone MA9047.

    6. [S777] SUN43, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1943), 815.
      Vancouver: Kals Wm S (Maria T) prop Color Photo h 1711 Drummond

    7. [S778] SUN44, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1944), 775.
      Vancouver: Kals Photographers (W S Kals) 933 W Georgia
      Vancouver: Kals Wm S (Maria T) prop Color Photo r 1711 Drummond

    8. [S779] SUN45, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1945), 783.
      Vancouver: Kals Photographers (W S Kals) 933 W Georgia
      Vancouver: Kals Wm S (Maria T) prop Color-Photo h 1711 Drummond

    9. [S714] SUN46, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1946), 868.
      Vancouver: Kals Photographers (W S Kals) 933 W Georgia
      Vancouver: Kals Wm S (Maria T) prop Color-Photo h 1711 Drummond

    10. [S715] SUN47, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1947), 779.
      Vancouver: Kals Wm S (Maria T) h 1711 Drummond

    11. [S780] SUN48, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1948), 612.
      Vancouver: Kals Wm S (Maria T) h 1711 Drummond

    12. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Wilhelm Stefan Kals [family tree]
      URL (accessed 20 Aug 2021): https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/28039199/person/27551140862/facts