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CORNELIUS JOHN SOULE
Photographing and designing on the Prairies

cjch05s
updated 2006/01/12

Sources

From Brandon Weekly Mail
1883 April 2 - 1883 July 13.

After that microfilm of the paper is missing until 1883 Sept 16.  But the advertisement does not appear then.  So he must have left Brandon during that period.

From a letters from Robert Hill
1993 May 13,17. RH6-8,9

also from Catching the Sun
Phillipe Maurice
from an email from David Mattison
2000 January 16th

CORNELIUS JOHN SOULE
       ARCHITECT.
                LATE OF GUELPH, ONT.
11th St., 2 Doors South of Merchant's Bank
     73-d

 
Calgary Herald
1883 November 2nd until at least 1884 January 2

the author found this reference at the Glenbow Archives.

The Highland Studio
Photographic Tent next door to Dr.
Henderson's Office.
Groups Taken at Short Notice
Has now a fine series
OF   V I E W S!
CORNELIUS J. SOULE
CALGARY, N. W. T.

 
Calgary Weekly Herald
August 31, Nov 2, 9, 1883

the author found this reference at the Glenbow Archives.

first issue of the Calgary Herald was August 31, 1883

Donald Luxton also discovered the Calgary Herald Vol. 1 No. 1 1883 Aug. 31 reference 2002 July while on a visit to Calgary and Southern Alberta.

Cornelius J. Soule
Architect and Building Superintendent
office next to Dr. henderson's office
CALGARY, N. W. T.

 
Henderson's Gazeteer and directory of Manitoba and the Northwest 1884 p207

from the Glenbow Archives

Soule, C. J. , photographer

 
Henderson's North West Gazetteer & Directory, 1884  Calgary SOULE, Cornelius J., photographer, 1884, Calgary  
Edmonton Bulletin, May 31, 1884 Photographs-The undersigned will be at the Hudson's Bay Co.'s Fort for a few weeks only, for the purpose of taking Portraits, Groups, Buildings, views, etc. and will be happy to see all who call. CORNELIUS J. SOULE, photographer. Edmonton, May 26, 1883(sic)"  
[Battleford] Saskatchewan Herald
September 20, 1884

also from Catching the Sun
Phillipe Maurice
also from an email from David Mattison
2000 January 16th

C.J. Soule, photographic artist, who has been taking photographs and views up the river arrived down per skiff on the 8th, and has opened a studio in town, where he will remain for a few weeks.  
[Battleford] Saskatchewan Herald
October 17, 1884

photocopy of the article from Nadine Small, Saskatcewan Archives Board , 1994 December 15

also from Catching the Sun
Phillipe Maurice
also from an email from David Mattison
2000 January 16th

Mr. Soule, photographic artist, has been very busy since he came here, and besides a large number of likenesses and views for private parties he has secured a series of stereoscopic and other views of Battleford as seen from various points, and a number of places of interest in the neighborhood. He has two admirable views of the town--one showing the main street on the north, and the other the town and the hill on the south side of Battle River, besides a couple showing the town in the distance. He also has a fine series of stereoscopic views taken from the big hill to the south of the town, showing the lakes at its base, and the Eagle Hills and the plains in the distance. His collection also contains a good collection of pictures of points along the railway, in the Rockies, at Edmonton, St. Albert, Fort Saskatchewan, Fort Pitt, and other points on the Saskatchewan. The views are admirably taken and should meet with a ready sale.  
[Battleford] Saskatchewan Herald
November 14, 1884

photocopy of the article from Nadine Small, Saskatcewan Archives Board , 1994 December 15

also from Catching the Sun
Phillipe Maurice
also from an email from David Mattison
2000 January 16th

Mr. Soule, photographic artist, who has been here for a couple of months, and whose views will do much to make known the beauties of this district, will leave for the east next week, spending a few days at Carlton on his way. He has taken a great many likenesses here, and his work has given universal satisfaction.  
[Battleford] Saskatchewan Herald
November 28, 1884

also from Catching the Sun
Phillipe Maurice
also from an email from David Mattison
2000 January 16th

Mr. Soule, photographer, leaves for the east today by the Qu-Appelle stage.  He will winter at Regina.  
[Manitoba] Daily Free Press
April   8, 1885
April 27, 1885

also from Catching the Sun
Phillipe Maurice
from an email from David Mattison
2000 January 16th

Forts on the Saskatchewan
PHOTOGRAPHS
                      ---of---
            FORT CARLTON
            "       BATTLEFORD
            "       PITT
            "       SASKATCHEWAN
             "       EDMONTON

  Also views of each town.  Taken during 1884.
Price $1.00 each; sent on receipt of money to
any address.

       C. J. SOULE Photographer,
                              Regina, N. W. T
.

 
November 16, 1885
Louis Riel was hanged.
The entire Soule family is presumed to be in Regina.  One of CJ's daughters, Annie, told of a man coming to their door and trying to sell them pieces of the rope that had hanged Louis Riel.  Anna Robertson, Annie's daughter, also mentioned having been told that the family had spent quite a bit of time in Regina.  And there is a picture of Annie and her sister Ethel taken in Regina in 1885.
1884

Henderson's North West Gazetteer & Directory, 1884 Calgary

SOULE, Cornelius J., photographer, 1884, Calgary  

Manitoba Daily Free Press
October 28, 1887, ad (scanned).

 

from Catching the Sun
Phillipe Maurice
from an email from David Mattison
2000 January 16th

'THE EARTH TREMBLED'
           The latest by E. P. Roo.
        'SCHEHRAZADE,'
By the author of "The House on the Marsh"
    'ANALGONYAN MAIDEN'
               By a Canadian Author
   NEW BOOKS RECEIVED DAILY AT
    UGLOW'S
  Beautiful new stock of Fine Fancy Goods
Just received.  Novelties in Fina China Goods
Just received an immense line of Rocky Mount-
tain Views by Soule
.
  The largest selection of
Books, Stationary, and Fancy Goods in the
city
                 W. UGLOW,
                       480 Main St., Winnipeg.
 
Henderson's 1904 Directory

from the Edomonton Archives

Soule, C. J., architect; Jasper Ave., Johnson-Walker Block  
Edmonton Bulletin 1903 November 14

from the Edmonton Archives

                TO BUILDERS
                    ------------
  Tenders are requested by noon, of
Friday, November 20th, for the
erection of a brick and stone building
for the Bank of Commerce.  Plans to
be seen at the office of the under-
signed.
   The lowest, or any tender, not ne-
cessarily accepted.
                CORNELIUS J. SOULE
d-259-258-a                          Architect

CJ may have only been the superintending architect for this project.  Darling & Pearson of Toronto were the architects finally credited with it's construction.  
Edmonton Bulletin 1903 November 21

from the Edmonton Archives

C. J. Soule was called to Victoria, B. C., this morning owing to the serious illness of his wife.  He does not expect to be back before Christmas.