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  • Name Charleston and Company  
    • VARIANT NAME: M.E. Charleston and Company.
    Gender Unknown 
    Business Address/Year 1910  Seattle, WA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Address:
    1303 First Ave.
    Seattle, WA
    USA 
    Business Address/Year 1910-1911  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    118 East Hastings St.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1920-1924  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    612 Davie St.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Association Charleston, Mace Earl (Relationship: Proprietor) 
    Association Charleston, Earl Dodds (Relationship: Photographer; Employee; Finisher) 
    Association Charleston, Homer Mace (Relationship: Photographer) 
    Association Charleston, Beulah Mabel (Relationship: Employee) 
    Association Charleston, Jack Lee (Relationship: Employee) 
    Association Charleston, Grace Linna (Relationship: Employee; Finisher) 
    Person ID I2141  Camera Workers | C, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2024 

  • Photos
    Charleston and Company studio portrait, 1910-1911.    		Charleston and Company studio portrait, 1910-1911.
    The photograph, printed on postcard stock, depicts three male, possibly members of the same family.
    Charleston and Company postcard back, 1910-1911.    		Charleston and Company postcard back, 1910-1911.
    The photograph is a studio portrait of three males, possibly members of the same family. In the upper left hand corner of the postcard back is a studio logo with its Vancouver and Seattle addresses.
    Charleston and Company logo, 1910-1911.    		Charleston and Company logo, 1910-1911.
    The logo is on the back of a postcard whose photograph depicts three males, possibly members of the same family. The logo contains a Vancouver and a Seattle address.

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Studio.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: First noted in the Vancouver street directories of 1910 and 1911, this was owned by M.E. Charleston. A logo on the back of a photo postcard shows a Hastings St. address and the Seattle address.
      E.D. Charleston may also have operated the studio in competition with his father M.E. Charleston's Elite Studio operation; M.E. Charleston took over the operation.
    • FORMATS: Postcards.
    • IDENTIFYING MARKS: Postcard back may contain a logo with the phrase "Foto by Charleston & Co." and a Vancouver and Seattle address.

  • Sources 
    1. [S698] HENVAN10, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1910), 374.
      Vancouver Street Directory: 118 [East Hastings] Charleston & Co photo

    2. [S795] HENVAN11, (Vancouver: Henderson Publishing, 1911), 327.
      Vancouver Streets: 118 [East Hastings] Charleston & Co

    3. [S752] HENVAN19, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1919).
      Vancouver: not listed

    4. [S738] WRI19, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1919).
      Vancouver: not listed

    5. [S753] HENVAN20, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1920), 480.
      Vancouver: Charleston & Co photogrs 612 Davie

    6. [S739] WRI20, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1920).
      Vancouver: not listed

    7. [S754] HENVAN21, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1921), 528.
      Vancouver: Charleston & Co Mace E Charleston prop photogrs 612 Davie

    8. [S741] WRI21, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1921).
      Vancouver: not listed

    9. [S755] HENVAN22, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1922), 564.
      Vancouver: Charleston & Co (Mace E Charleston) photogrs 612 Davie

    10. [S742] WRI22, (Vancouver, BC: Wrigley Directories, c1922).
      Vancouver: not listed

    11. [S756] HENVAN23, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1923), 553.
      Vancouver: Charleston & Co (Mace E Charleston) photogrs 612 Davie

    12. [S809] WRI23, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1923), 1046.
      Vancouver: Charleston & Co M E Charleston mgr photog fnshrs 612 Davie

    13. [S757] WRI24, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1924), 715.
      Vancouver: Charleston M E & Co M E Charleston mgr photog 612 Davie

    14. [S758] WRI25, (Vancouver: Wrigley Directories, 1925).
      Vancouver: not listed

    15. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      "Charleston Mace E photogr 1303 1st av h 1620 1st av N"
      Seattle city directory, 1910.