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George Alfred Gauvin
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Born at Burlington, Vermont on 8 August 1863, son of Leon Gauvin (1822-1896) and Rosella “Rose” Gilbert (?-1902), he was educated at Green Mountain Academy at Underhill, Vermont, then he taught school for two years, after which he opened a photography studio at Burlington with his brother.
Some time later, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts for further education in photography, then he moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he became a photographer with the studio of Kellie & Company. Within a year, he had purchased the business, and took on Adolphe E. Gentzel as a partner, to form the studio of Gauvin, Gentzel & Company. In 1905, Gentzel moved to Winnipeg to open a studio of Gauvin, Gentzel & Company here, sometimes called the “Elite Photographic Studio” at 492 Main Street. Gauvin remained in Halifax. They employed A. B. Spence as a photographer with the studio. The studio was still operating at the same location by 1912.
On 4 October 1892, he married Margaret Camilla “Maggie” Gough (1868-1923) of Halifax, Nova Scotia and they had three children.
He died at Halifax, Nova Scotia on 18 July 1933 and was buried in the Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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1905-?
492 Main Street, Winnipeg
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The Canadian Album : Men of Canada or Success by Example, Vol. III, Bradley, Garretson & Co., Brantford, ON, 1894.
George Alfred Gauvin, FindAGrave.
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This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 23 March 2024
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