Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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

Aber, Samuel John[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1897 - 1955  (57 years)


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  • Name Aber, Samuel John 
    Birth 9 Sep 1897  Toronto, ON Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    • Some sources give his birth date as 1898 (different months).
    Gender Male 
    Home Address/Year 1934-1937  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    1234 Robson St.
    24
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1938  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    1040 W. Georgia St.
    614
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1934-1940  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    933 West Georgia St.
    Aber Studio Ltd.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Death 27 Jun 1955  Los Angeles, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Burial Eden Memorial Park, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Association Aber Studio Ltd. (Relationship: Owner) 
    Person ID I561  Camera Workers | A, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2021 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: A 1923 U.S. immigration document indicates he was living and working in Toronto, ON, as a photographer. On a 1941 U.S. border crossing record it's noted he had lived between 1911 and 1930 in New York, California and Arizona. He also operated in Vancouver in the mid to late 1930s under the name Aber Studio Ltd. He immigrated permanently to the U.S. in 1946 and settled in Los Angeles, CA, where he continued to work as a photographer. He applied for U.S. citizenship in Mar 1949.

  • Sources 
    1. [S768] SUN34, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1934), 738.
      Vancouver: "Aber Sam J prop Aber's Studio h 24, 1234 Robson"

    2. [S772] SUN38, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1938), 642.
      Vancouver: "Aber Sam J pres Aber Studio h 614, 1040 W Georgia"

    3. [S774] SUN40, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1940), 456.
      Vancouver: Aber Sam J pres Aber Studio h ws (4600 blk) Capilano Rd N Van

    4. [S775] SUN41, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1941), 456.
      Vancouver: Aber Sam J h ws (4600 blk) Capilano Rd N Van

    5. [S776] SUN42, (Vancouver: Sun Directories, 1942).
      Vancouver: not listed

    6. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Calling or occupation: Photographer
      Source Citation
      National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1464; Roll Number: 461
      Source Information
      Ancestry.com. U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960

      Arrives on 24 Apr 1923 at Detroit, MI

    7. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Race: Magyar [Hungarian]
      Occupation: Photographer
      Source Citation
      The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien and Selected U.S. Citizen Arrivals at Anacortes, Danville, Ferry, Laurier, Lynden, Marcus, Metaline Falls, Northport, Oroville, Port Angeles, and Sumas, Washington, May 1917-Novembe; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A3403; Roll Number: 003
      Source Information
      Ancestry.com. U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960

      Arrives on 1 Mar 1941 at Laurier, WA, in transit to Trail, BC

    8. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      Samuel John Aber [family tree]
      URL (accessed 28 Jul 2021): https://www.ancestrylibrary.ca/family-tree/person/tree/49562237/person/392160655168/facts

    9. [S832] Find a Grave (Web site).
      Samuel Aber but grave marker is "Samuel J. Aber"
      URL (accessed 28 Jul 2021): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216906286/samuel-aber