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

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Seligman, Paul[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]

Male 1865 - 1945  (79 years)


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  • Name Seligman, Paul 
    • VARIANT NAME: Seligmann, Paul. [10]
    Birth 29 May 1865  Paris, Île-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 13] 
    Gender Male 
    Business Address/Year 1915?-19?  Portland, OR Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 21 May 1902  Kansas City?, Jackson County, MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [14, 15] 
    Bride: Florence Josephine Ellison 
    • Their Missouri marriage license states they were both living in Kansas City, MO. The license was recorded in Independence, Jackson County, MO, but does not state where the marriage occurred. They had an 8 year old daughter, Pauline, at the time of the 1911 Canada census.
    Business Address/Year 1911  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    440 Main St.
    Brown, Seligman and Brown
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1913-1914  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    424 Main St.
    Western Studio
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Burial 1945  Fir Lawn Memorial Park, Hillsboro, Washington County, OR Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Death 7 Apr 1945  [13] 
    Association Western Studio [Vancouver] (Relationship: Proprietor) 
    Association Brown, Seligman and Brown (Relationship: Partner; Co-proprietor) 
    Person ID I1866  Camera Workers | S, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2021 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He was a partner in Brown, Seligman and Brown (1911) and then owner of the Western Studio (1913-1914). He immigrated to the United States in Mar 1914 and declared his intention to become a naturalized citizen in Dec 1918 while living and working as a photographer in Portland, OR.

  • Sources 
    1. [S339] Voters List, (Victoria, B.C.: Province of British Columbia, 1874-), 1913, Ref. NW 324.1 B862.
      Vancouver

    2. [S791] HENVAN09, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1909).
      Vancouver: not listed

    3. [S698] HENVAN10, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1910), 1109.
      Vancouver: Seligman Paul h 103 Broadway E

    4. [S732] HEN10, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1910).
      Vancouver: not listed

    5. [S795] HENVAN11, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1911), 1083.
      Vancouver: Seligman Paul of Brown, Seligman & Brown lvs 2, 103 Broadway W

    6. [S797] HENVAN12, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1912), 1182.
      Vancouver: Seligman Paul h 2 103 Broadway E

    7. [S746] HENVAN13, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1913), 1273.
      Vancouver: Seligman Paul prop Western Studio h 2, 103 Broadway E

    8. [S747] HENVAN14, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1914), 1218.
      Vancouver: Seligman Paul prop Western Studio r 873 20th Av E

    9. [S748] HENVAN15, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1915).
      Vancouver: not listed

    10. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Florence Josephine Ellison [family tree]
      URL (accessed 21 Feb 2021): https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/26367534/person/12768128406/facts
      He signed himself Seligmann on his marriage license.

    11. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; (Roll 02) Declarations of Intention, 1914-1919; #401-2396, 1919-1920; #1901-2350; NAI Number: 2; Record Group Title: Naturalization Records for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, 1859-1941; Record Group Number: M1540; no. 1503, p. 103

    12. [S722] Census of Canada 1911.
      Province of BC, District no. 12, Enumeration district no. 40 in Vancouver City, p. 29, line 34

    13. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Paul Seligman [family tree]

    14. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Florence Josephine Ellison [family tree]
      URL (accessed 21 Feb 2021): https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/26367534/person/12768128406/facts

    15. [S722] Census of Canada 1911.
      Province of BC, District no. 12, Enumeration district no. 40 in Vancouver City, p. 29, line 35

    16. [S832] Find a Grave (Web site).
      Paul Seligman
      URL (accesed 21 Feb 2021): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20867476/paul-seligman