Croton Studio

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Croton Studio

Parallel form(s) of name

  • Croton Studios Ltd.

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

Identifiers for corporate bodies

Description area

Dates of existence

1947-[1970s?]

History

Croton Studio was a commercial photography firm located in New Westminster, BC and Burnaby, BC. It was the official municipal photographer for New Westminster, and had a variety of clients, including CKNW Radio, the Finning Tractor Company, and the Vancouver Sun Newspaper. Croton Studio was established by brothers Don F. and Roy M. LeBlanc. In 1947, Don LeBlanc and his wife Dorothy arrived in New Westminster and took up residence at 1011 Eighth Avenue. Croton Studio first appears in 1949, located at 911 Twelfth Street. One or both of the brothers were owners of the business at this time. Around 1960, the studio moved to 7155 Kingsway in Burnaby. By 1967, the business had been incorporated and the name changed to Croton Studios Ltd. Don LeBlanc was owner and had moved his residence to 116 East Sixth Avenue. In 1972, a Croton photographer, Bob Dibble, bought the business when Don LeBlanc retired. Dibble owned the business until his death in 1979.

Places

New Westminster, BC
Burnaby, BC

Legal status

Functions, occupations and activities

Photography studio

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Internal structures/genealogy

General context

Relationships area

Related entity

LeBlanc, Don F. (fl. 1960s-)

Identifier of related entity

CA-BC-LDF001

Category of relationship

associative

Dates of relationship

Description of relationship

Access points area

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Occupations

Control area

Authority record identifier

CA-BC-CRO-001

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

RAD, July 2008 version. Canadian Council of Archives.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Catalogued December 2021.
Revised March 2023.

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Maintenance notes

  • Clipboard

  • Export

  • EAC

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