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Howard King photographs
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the creator of the photographs.
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[ca. 1900] (Creation)
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- King, John Howard Havelock
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- Date estimated to be at the beginning of Howard Kings' career as a photographer in British Columbia.
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22 photographs
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Biographical history
Born in Enniskillen, Ontario Aug. 31, 1873, Howard King moved with his family to Walkerton, Ontario in 1894 and learned photography there from a Mr. Rawe about 1894. He then came to the West Coast and was employed as a picture framer by S.J. Thompson. He operated under his own studio, King Photo Studio, from 1899 to 1905. He also worked in New Westminster and Nanaimo as a photographer. He died march 20, 1963.
Custodial history
Donn Williams purchased the glass negatives during the time he operated Williams Bros. Photographers Ltd.
Scope and content
Series consists of 22 glass plate negatives and prints of Cree and Blackfoot people in Alberta.
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Donated by Donn B.A. Williams in 1987
Arrangement
Photographs in this series have been assigned catalogue numbers in the range CVA 586-1 to CVA 586-22.