Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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

Vinson, Bruffet Thomas[1, 2]

Male 1853 - 1919  (66 years)


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  • Name Vinson, Bruffet Thomas 
    Birth 2 Jul 1853  Bloomfield, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Home Address/Year 1914  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    2615 Keith Dr.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1917  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    619 Granville St.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1917  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    840 Nelson St.
    46
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Death 2 Jul 1919  West Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Association Progress Studio [Vancouver] (Relationship: Manager) 
    Association Vinson, Harry Hubert (Relationship: Son) 
    Association Vinson, Valient Vivian (Relationship: Son) 
    Association Vinson, Willis Weldon (Relationship: Son) 
    Person ID I902  Camera Workers
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2017 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: He managed the Progress Studio.

  • Sources 
    1. [S747] HENVAN14, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1914), 1309.
      No occupation listed

    2. [S750] HENVAN17, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1917), 823.

    3. [S924] Ancestry.ca (Web site).
      He states that he left the U.S. in May 1912 for Vancouver, BC, and was working as a photographer for himself at the Progress Studio, 619 Granville St. His legal residence was Portland, OR. His son is Valiant V. Vinson and he has taken out Canadian naturalization papers.
      U.S. Consular Registration Application no. 1530

    4. [S652] BVIPA death registration index.
      Registration no. 1919-09-248550; digital facsimile available via Ancestry.ca