Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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

R.F.L. Brown and Company[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]



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  • Name R.F.L. Brown and Company  
    • VARIANT NAME: Brown and Company
    Gender Unknown 
    Business Address/Year 1924-1930  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    343 West Pender St.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1935-1937  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    343 West Pender St.
    Brown and Company
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1942-1946  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    343 West Pender St.
    Brown and Company
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Association Brown, Robert Frederick Lyons (Relationship: Proprietor) 
    Association Silver Finish Snapshots (Relationship: Predecessor) 
    Association Brown, Edith D. (Relationship: Proprietor) 
    Person ID I1610  Camera Workers | R, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2020 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Photo finisher.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: This was the business name under which R.F.L. Brown operated a photo finishing service. Between 1931-1934 he used the name Silver Finish Snapshots. In the 1935 business directory he began calling the business Brown and Company. Following Brown's death in 1944, his widow, Edith D. Brown, ran the business. In the 1947 business directory, the address was home to the Silver Finish Photo Service operated by W.G. Wright and G. Barr.

  • Sources 
    1. [S757] WRI24, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1924), 667.
      Vancouver

    2. [S758] WRI25, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1925), 707.
      Vancouver

    3. [S759] WRI26, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1926), 761.
      Vancouver

    4. [S760] WRI27, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1927), 791.
      Vancouver

    5. [S761] WRI28, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1928), 908.
      Vancouver

    6. [S762] WRI29, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1929), 757.
      Vancouver

    7. [S763] WRI30, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1930), 1590.
      Vancouver Streets: Pender W. 343 Brown R F L & Co

    8. [S764] WRI31, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1931).
      Vancouver: not listed

    9. [S769] SUN35, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1935), 897.
      Vancouver: Brown & Co (R F L Brown) photo fnshr 343 W Pender

    10. [S770] SUN36, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1936), 590.
      Vancouver

    11. [S770] SUN36, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1936).
      Vancouver: not listed

    12. [S771] SUN37, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1937), 531.
      Vancouver

    13. [S772] SUN38, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1938).
      Vancouver: not listed

    14. [S776] SUN42, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1942), 535.
      Vancouver

    15. [S777] SUN43, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1943), 541.
      Vancouver

    16. [S778] SUN44, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1944), 528.
      Vancouver: Brown & Co (Mrs E D Brown) photo fnshng 343 W Pender

    17. [S779] SUN45, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1945), 533.
      Vancouver: Brown & Co (Mrs E D Brown) photo fnshg 343 W Pender

    18. [S714] SUN46, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1946), 590.
      Vancouver: Brown & Co (Mrs E D Brown) photo fnshg 343 W Pender

    19. [S715] SUN47, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1947), 1003.
      Vancouver: Silver Finish Photo Service(W G Wright & G Barr) 343 W Pender