Camera Workers, 1858-1950


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

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Atkins, Bernard H.[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male 1928 - 2009  (81 years)

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  • Name Atkins, Bernard H.
    • VARIANT NAME: Atkins, Bernie.
    Birth 16 Jul 1928  Beckenham, Kent, Eng., UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Where Active (Non-Specific Address) 1940s-1980s  BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Various locations throughout 
    Death 21 Nov 2009  Victoria, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I617  Camera Workers | A, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2017

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Government; Cinematographer (government).
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: Evacuated in Sep 1940 from London, Eng., along with his brothers, Maurice and Michael, they travelled by the ship SS Nerissa and train to Victoria. Bernie was adopted by Major and Mrs. C. Wilson of Gordon Head, Saanich. He attended Brentwood College for a few years. He joined the BC Government Travel Bureau Photograph Department in Apr 1947 and remained with it until his retirement. Several of his films, the bulk of which are preserved by the BC Archives (Royal BC Museum) won awards.

  • Sources 
    1. [S46] COLLECTION: BVIPA.
      Negatives, prints and motion picture film elements

    2. [S666] BVIPA archival records.
      "Bernard Atkins interview"; interviewer, David Mattison; 1983
      Call no. T4077:0001 and 0002

    3. [S586] David Mattison, Mattison (1985b), (Victoria, BC: Camera Workers Press, 1985).

    4. [S935] Times-Colonist, 28 Nov 2009.
      Obit.; URL (accessed 26 Mar 2017): http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?n=bernard-atkins&pid=136566031