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Brock, John Allan[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

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  • Name Brock, John Allan 
    Gender Male 
    Where Active (Non-Specific Address) ca. 1882-ca. 1883  Belleville, ON Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Where Active (Non-Specific Address) ca. 1883-ca. May 1886  Brandon, MB Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Business Address/Year 1-13 Jun 1886  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Cordova and Abbott Sts.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 23 Jul-Aug 1886  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    13 Cordova St.
    Horne Block
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Where Active (Non-Specific Address) Aug 1886-1890s  Brandon, MB Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Association J.A. Brock and Co. (Relationship: Partner) 
    Association Devine, Harry Torkington (Relationship: Partner) 
    Person ID I443  Camera Workers | B, vol. 1, 1858-1900
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2021 

  • Documents
    J.A. Brock ad, <i>Vancouver News</i>, 1886 07 23.    		J.A. Brock ad, Vancouver News, 1886 07 23.
    The first ad by this company appeared in the 1 Jun 1886 issue of the same paper.

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He established himself in Belleville, ON, about 1882, then moved to Brandon, MB, about 1883. His next move took him to Vancouver around May 1886 where he ran J.A. Brock and Company in partnership with H.T. Devine. Brock apparently returned to Brandon on 17 Aug 1886 where he ran his old studio until the late 1890s.

  • Sources 
    1. [S950] Brandon Mail, 1883-1886.

    2. [S673] Vancouver News, May-Aug 1886.

    3. [S969] Vancouver Daily Advertiser, Jun 1886.

    4. [S692] Correspondence, David Mattison.
      Letter, Joan Schwartz to Mattison, 1978 01 04

    5. [S582] Mattison (1979 11-12), David Mattison, (Photo Communique 1, no. 5 (November-December 1979):16-21).

    6. [S651] (Vancouver) Sun (Newspaper), 18 Dec 2021.
      Mackie, John. "This Week in History, 1938: The Brief Career of Pioneer Vancouver's First Photographer"
      URL (accessed 19 Dec 2021): https://vancouversun.com/news/this-week-in-history-1938-the-brief-career-of-pioneer-vancouvers-first-photographer