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He moved to Nome, Alaska by 1907, where he advertised his services as a photographer and photoengraver. In 1910 he was again living in Vancouver, where he was employed by Bullen's Photo Company as a photographer.
The City Directory for 1911 lists Bell as an engraver, working for the Dominion Illustrating Company at 331 Seymour Street.
Bell began working for the Cleland-Dibble Engraving Co. as a photoengraver around 1914. He was exempted from service in World War One, and by 1918 he was listed as President of Cleland-Dibble Engraving Company. In 1919 he became a partner and the firm's name was changed to Cleland-Bell.
In 1920 Bell became one of the 13 founders of the B.C. Art League, of which at least half were prominent local artists.
In the early 1920s Bell had two motor yachts, the Cawarra and the Arrawac. In 1925 he was reported to be "living on the Arrawac with a companion." In March 1926 Bell apparently left Cleland-Bell, with Harry Kent becoming the new partner.
Bell moved to Refuge Cove on West Redonda Island by 1929, and became Managing Director of the Wingrove Fur Farm (Wingrove was his mother's maiden name). In 1940 he moved to New Westminster, living on "Rural Route 3" and from 1941 to 1943 he was listed in the City Directories as an engraver and photoengraver, working for his old company Cleland-Kent Engravers. Presumably the younger staff had gone off to fight in World War Two, and he was asked if he could come and help them out.
He later established Bell's Mink Ranch. In 1950 and 1951 he is listed as the "operator" of Hammond Furs in North Burnaby, although the City Directory does not list that as a business. His death certificates notes that he retired in 1949 after 30 years of employment as a "printer" and moved to Langley, where he died single. He was living at 8814 - 216th Street in Langley.
| EDITOR'S NOTE: I decided to put together this biography file after receiving the email from Deborah T. Haynes. Creating a new file is fairly easy, but it encourages further research to see if the person is noted in other documents. I went through the City Directories from 1905 to 1952 (so far, some years not checked) and compiled the following information: |
| YEAR | NAME | EMPLOYMENT | RESIDENCE | COMMENTS |
| 1905 - 1907 | - | - | - | not found in Directory |
| 1908 | Bell, Arthur J. | clerk Thompson's Studio | 629 Cambie St. | note middle initial J. |
| 1909 | Bell, Arthur J. | clk S.J. Thompson | 2133 Pine | residence of Peter Archdekin, teamster |
| 1910 | Bell, Arthur L. | photogr Bullen Photo Co. | 772 Richards St. | residence of Alfred L. Jeffreys, bartender |
| 1911 | Bell, Arthur | engraver 331 Seymour | 991 West Pender | residence of Fred S. Whiteside 331 Seymour = "Empire Block Side Entrance Dominion Illustrating Co." |
| 1912 - 1913 | - | - | - | not found in Directory |
| 1914 | Bell, Arthur | engrav Cleland-Dibble Engraving Co. | No Van | residence North Vancouver |
| 1915 | Bell, Arthur | engrav Cleland-Dibble Engraving Co. | 38 Manvers Lodge | Manvers Lodge = 1516 Powell St. |
| 1916 | Bell, Arthur L. | engrav Cleland-Dibble Engraving Co. | 977 Cardero St. | residence of Fred S. Whiteside |
| 1917 | Bell, Arthur | engrav Cleland-Dibble Engraving Co. | 977 Cardero St. | residence of Fred S. Whiteside |
| 1918 | Bell, Arthur L. | President Cleland-Dibble Engraving Co. | 977 Cardero St. | residence of Fred S. Whiteside |
| 1919 | Bell, Arthur L. | President Cleland-Dibble Engraving Co. | 977 Cardero St. | residence of Fred S. Whiteside |
| 1920 | Bell, Arthur L. | of Cleland-Bell Engraving Co. Ltd. | 977 Cardero St. | residence of Fred S. Whiteside |
| 1921 | Bell, Arthur L. | pres Cleland-Bell Engraving Co. Ltd. | 500 Beatty St. | 500 Beatty = Tower Building |
| 1922 | Bell, Arthur L. | pres Cleland-Bell Engraving Co. Ltd. | 500 Beatty St. | |
| 1923 | Bell, Arthur L. | pres Cleland-Bell Engraving Co. Ltd. | 300 - 500 Beatty St. | |
| 1923 | (Whiteside, Fred S.) | (bkpr Van Breweries) | (977 Cardero St.) | |
| 1924 | Bell, Arthur L. | pres Cleland-Bell Engraving Co. Ltd. | - | no residential address |
| 1925 | Bell, Arthur L. | pres Cleland-Bell Engraving Co. Ltd. | - | business address 300 - 500 Beatty St. |
| 1926 | Bell, Arthur L. | - | 534 Cambie St. | business address Cleland-Bell |
| 1927 | Bell, A.L. | electrician | Burnaby | not Arthur |
| 1928 | Bell, A.L. | telegraph opr | Burnaby | not Arthur |
| 1929 | Bell, A.L. | laborer Trixie Mine (gold) | Refuge Bay | may not be Arthur |
| 1930 | Bell, A.L. | fur farming | Refuge Cove | population 200 |
| 1931 | Bell, A.L. | mng dir Wingrove Fur Farms Ltd. | Refuge Cove | |
| 1932 | Bell, A.L. | mng dir Wingrove Fur Farms Ltd. | Refuge Cove | |
| 1933 - 1934 | not checked | |||
| 1935 | Bell, Arth L. | mgr Wingrove Fur Farms | Refuge Cove | |
| 1936 - 1938 | not checked | |||
| 1939 - 1940 | - | - | - | no listing Refuge Cove or Lower Mainland |
| 1940 | Bell, Arth L | farmer | Brighouse, Richmond | |
| 1941 | Bell, Arth L. | engr Cleland-Kent | RR 3 Bby/New West | Burnaby/New Westminster |
| 1942 | Bell, Arth L. | photo engr Cleland-Kent Engrav | RR 3 Bby/New West | |
| 1943 | Bell, Arth L. | engr Cleland-Kent | RR 3 Bby/New West | |
| 1944 | Bell, Arth L. | - | RR 3 Bby/New West | |
| 1945 | Bell, Arth L. | - | RR 3 Bby/New West | |
| 1946 | - | - | - | no listing found in Lower Mainland |
| 1947 - 1949 | not checked | |||
| 1950 | Bell Arth L | opr Hammond Furs | 4156 Frances N. Bby | |
| 1951 | Bell Arth L | opr Hammond Furs | 4156 Frances N. Bby | |
| 1952 | - | - | - | no listing found in Lower Mainland |
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CAMERA WORKERS web site by David Mattison
https://cameraworkers.davidmattison.com/getperson.php?personID=I1955&tree=cw18581950
B.C. VITAL STATISTICS ON-LINE death (refer to BCVS)
CITY & PROVINCIAL DIRECTORIES 1905 - 1932 (refer to DIR)