Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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

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Chow, Peter

Chow, Peter[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]

Male 1915 - 1996  (80 years)


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  • Name Chow, Peter 
    Birth 5 Feb 1915  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Gender Male 
    Business Address/Year 1942-1943  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    He worked at the Vogue Photo Studio. 
    Address:
    518 Main St.
    Yucho Chow Studio
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1945-1950  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Continued past 1950; he took over management of the Yucho Chow Studio following his father's death in 1949. 
    Address:
    518 Main St.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Ethnicity Chinese 
    Death 8 Jan 1996  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Burial 13 Jan 1996  Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Association Yucho Chow Studio (Relationship: Photographer; Proprietor) 
    Association Chow, Yucho (Relationship: Father) 
    Association Vogue Photo Studio (Relationship: Photographer) 
    Person ID I2272  Camera Workers | C, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 9 Jun 2023 

  • Photos
    Peter Chow portrait, 1930s.    		Peter Chow portrait, 1930s.
    A hand-coloured photograph. Courtesy of City of Vancouver Archives, 2021-034.562.

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: The son of Yucho Chow, he worked as a photographer at his father's studio and took over management of the Yucho Chow Studio following his father's death in 1949.
      His death registration record notes that his occupation was a photographer.

  • Sources 
    1. [S775] SUN41, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1941).
      Vancouver: not listed

    2. [S776] SUN42, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1942), 572.
      Vancouver: Chow Pete photog Y Chow r 1671 Frances

    3. [S777] SUN43, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1943), 581.
      Vancouver: Chow Pete photog Y Chow r 1671 Frances

    4. [S778] SUN44, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1944).
      Vancouver: not listed

    5. [S779] SUN45, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1945), 569.
      Vancouver: Chow Pete photog Y Chow r 1671 Frances

    6. [S714] SUN46, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1946), 629.
      Vancouver: Chow Pete photog Y Chow r 1671 Frances

    7. [S715] SUN47, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1947), 597.
      Vancouver: Chow Pete photog Y Chow r 1671 Frances

    8. [S780] SUN48, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1948), 448.
      Vancouver: Chow Pete photog Y Chow r 1671 Frances

    9. [S811] BCVAN49, (Vancouver: B.C. Directories, [1949?]), 131.
      Vancouver: Chow Pete photog Y Chow r 1671 Frances

    10. [S808] BCVAN50, (Vancouver : B.C. Directories, 1950), 132.
      Vancouver: Chow Pete photog Y Chow r 1671 Frances

    11. [S1025] BCVAN51, (Vancouver, BC: B.C. Directories, 1951), 130.
      Vancouver: Chow Pete photog Y Chow r 1671 Frances

    12. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1996-09-000500; digital facsimile URL (accessed 11 Sep 2021): http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/40088fed-92f3-4f78-bb3b-670fa348fdd4