Identity area
Reference code
CA MAO 1990-12 72
Title
Erected by Biehn Mennonite Congregation in 1870.
Date(s)
- 1930 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
photograph : 18 x 13 cm
Context area
Name of creator
(1883-1957)
Biographical history
Born in Manchester, England, Denton began his photography career at age 16. He traveled around the world,and established a photography business in New Zealand in the early 1900s. It is believed that Ernest and his brother Samuel established Denton Brothers Photography in Berlin (Kitchener) in 1913. He owned one of the first panoramic cameras in Canada. From 1924-1925, he ran a studio, Denton & Gifford, in partnership with another photographer. Following this venture, he ran a studio on his own.
Repository
Archival history
Mennonite Conf. of Ont.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Erected by Biehn Mennonite Congregation in 1870. Rebuilt in 1904. Two copies. (L.J.Burkholder collection).