Title: Wrathall Photo Finishing Ltd. fonds

This record describes the Wrathall Photo Finishing Ltd. fonds.

Creator: Wrathall Photo Finishing

Date: 1906 - 1982

Physical Description: ["ca. 20,000 negatives", "ca. 5000 photographs"]

History/Biography: William Walker Wrathall worked as a telegraph operator and in 1908 opened a photography business in Hazelton, B.C. The Wrathall family moved to Prince Rupert in 1912, and William operated a photography and stationary store with his children, Jack, Vivian, and Audrey helping in the store. John (Jack) Richmond Wrathall, who was born in Hazelton on December 6, 1910, and his sister, co-owner Vivian Comadina, carried on the family business in 1948 as Wrathall Photo Finishing Ltd. William died April 11, 1957 at the age of 72 years. The store was located at 322 3rd Ave West from 1925 to 1950 and then moved to 205 3rd Ave West from 1950-1972. Jack married Lorna Christy on February 25, 1937 and had one daughter, Lynn. Jack was in the RCNVR and then the Army Reserve. He was stationed with the 102nd RCA in Prince Rupert during the Second World War. He was active in the Elks and Moose Lodges and was also a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Jack's brothers Dick and Ken Wrathall live in Prince Rupert. Jack died July 28, 1995 in Prince Rupert.

Scope & Content: The fonds consists of photographs of the Wrathall photography business in the Prince Rupert and Hazelton area. Photographs depict people (including natives), buildings, railways, sternwheelers, schools, fire department, City Hall, and industry in settlements on the northern coast of B.C. and southern coast of Alaska.

Note: Title based on the content of the fonds.

Name Access:
Wrathall Photo Finishing Ltd.
Wrathall, William Walter
Wrathall, John (Jack) Richmond
Comadina, Vivian (nee Wrathall)

Geographic Access:
Prince Rupert, B.C.
Hazelton, B.C.

Accession Number: WP993-3; P986-022-3035 to 3038;P986-23-3039 to 3041.

Record ID: 667


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