Camera Workers, 1858-1950

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

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Vinson, Willis Weldon[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Male 1883 - 1945  (61 years)

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  • Name Vinson, Willis Weldon 
    • VARIANT NAME: Vinson, Win W.
    Birth 5 Aug 1883  Butte, MT Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Gender Male 
    Home Address/Year 1913  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    619 Granville St.
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Business Address/Year 1913-1915  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    619 Granville St.
    Progress Studio
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Home Address/Year 1914-1915  Vancouver, BC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    13th Ave. E.
    1350
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada 
    Death 22 Jan 1945  Washington County, OR Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Association Vinson, Bruffet Thomas (Relationship: Father) 
    Association Vinson, Harry Hubert (Relationship: Brother) 
    Association Vinson, Valient Vivian (Relationship: Brother) 
    Association Progress Studio [Vancouver] (Relationship: Manager) 
    Person ID I907  Camera Workers | V, vol. 2, 1901-1950
    Last Modified 16 May 2017 

  • Notes 
    • STATUS: Commercial.
    • BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: A son of B.T. Vinson and brother of V.V. Vinson, he managed the Progress Studio between 1913 and 1915. He left Vancouver and moved to Oregon where he taught at the University of Oregon and in Portland where he operated an X-ray lab.

  • Sources 
    1. [S746] HENVAN13, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1913), 1379.
      "Vinson Win W mgr Progress Studio r 619 Granville"

    2. [S747] HENVAN14, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1914), 1309.
      "Vinson Willis W prop Progress Studio h 1350 13th Av E"

    3. [S748] HENVAN15, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1915), 1030.
      "Vinson Willis W mgr Progress Studio h 1350 13th Av E"

    4. [S749] HENVAN16, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1916), 955.
      Not listed

    5. [S750] HENVAN17, (Vancouver: Henderson Directory Co., 1917), 823.
      Not listed

    6. [S832] Find a Grave (Web site).
      URL (accessed 16 Mar 2017): https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Vinson&GSfn=Willis&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=140556433&df=all&