Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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

Commercial Photo Company[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17]



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  • Name Commercial Photo Company  
    • VARIANT NAME: Commercial Photographers.
    Gender Unknown 
    Business Address/Year 1918  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    739 West Hastings St., basement (Winch Building)
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1918  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    553 Granville St. (Central Building)
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1919-1927  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    533 Granville St., no. 44 (Leigh-Spencer Building)
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Association Rognon, Orville Jackson (Relationship: Co-proprietor) 
    Association Frank, Leonard Juda (Relationship: Proprietor; Co-proprietor) 
    Association Frank, Bernard (Relationship: Co-proprietor) 
    Association Blyth, Frederick William George (Relationship: Photographer) 
    Person ID I1639  Camera Workers | C, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 28 Apr 2020 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: Among the photographers associated with this firm are O.J. Rognon (1918-1919), F.W.G. Blyth (1924) and Leonard Frank (1918-1927). Leonard Frank renamed the business Leonard Frank Photos.

  • Sources 
    1. [S751] HENVAN18, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1918), 453.
      Vancouver: Commercial Photographers (L Frank and O J Rognon) basement 739 Hastings W

    2. [S740] WRI18, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1918), 581.
      Vancouver: Commercial Photo Co Leonard Frank and O J Rognon props commercial photographers Central Bldg 553 Granville
      Vancouver: Commercial Photo Co. Leonard Frank O J Rognon suite 5 Winch Bldg 739 Hastings west

    3. [S752] HENVAN19, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1919), 461.
      Vancouver: Commercial Photo Co (Leonard and Be[r]nard Frank) 44, 553 Granville

    4. [S738] WRI19, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1919), 753.
      Vancouver: Commercial Photo Co Leonard Frank mgr commercial and artistic photographers 44, 533 Granville

    5. [S753] HENVAN20, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1920), 496.
      Vancouver: Commercial Photo Co Leonard Frank mgr 44, 553 Granville

    6. [S739] WRI20, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1920), 757.
      Vancouver

    7. [S754] HENVAN21, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1921), 545.
      Vancouver

    8. [S741] WRI21, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1921), 787.
      Vancouver

    9. [S755] HENVAN22, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1922), 582.
      Vancouver

    10. [S742] WRI22, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1922), 853.
      Vancouver

    11. [S756] HENVAN23, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1923), 575.
      Vancouver

    12. [S809] WRI23, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1923), 1062.
      Vancouver

    13. [S757] WRI24, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1924), 739.
      Vancouver

    14. [S758] WRI25, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1925), 772.
      Vancouver

    15. [S759] WRI26, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1926), 817.
      Vancouver: Commercial Photo Co (L & B Frank) 44 553 Granville

    16. [S760] WRI27, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1927), 844.
      Vancouver: Commercial Photo Co (B Frank) 44-553 Granville

    17. [S761] WRI28, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1928).
      Vancouver: not listed