Abstract
This project focused on gathering information relevant to photography in British North America from the period of 1839-1889. It utilized the digitized newspapers available on the searchable Paper of Record database, beginning with Halifax, Toronto, St. Thomas, and Vancouver. The recorded information highlighted photographic service advertisements, studio location changes, photographic bookings, and new developments in photographic technology. This research allows for insight into how and for what purposes photography was being used in this time period. Through examining different newspapers across multiple locations, this project was able to track the speed at which news and technological developments were received in different areas. The project additionally tracked and mapped the location of artists and photography studios, in an effort to tie the movement of photographers from one city, town, or province, to one another. Several photographers were discovered to occupy the same photographic studios, passing off their studios to others, while in pursuit of a greater opportunity elsewhere. In executing this research, this project established a basis for on the archived information on early Canadian photography, and specifically, the connections between the movement of photographers.
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