Comments on: The photographs of Jan de Haas (1914-1967) https://evelazarus.com/the-photographs-of-jan-de-haas-1914-1967/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:33:45 +0000 hourly 1 By: John de Haas https://evelazarus.com/the-photographs-of-jan-de-haas-1914-1967/#comment-41326 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 21:59:31 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=5254#comment-41326 I did not know this site existed. I am John de Haas, Jan’s son and Wiebe’s brother. Wiebe passed away a few years ago. As a teen-ager I remember helping my father in the darkroom at the back of the studio developing black & white film and photographs. My grandfather (also a Jan) was also a photographer back in Hillegom in the Netherlands. My father carried on with that studio until we came to Canada in 1952. So great to see my father’s work on this site. Thank you.

]]> By: John Haugen https://evelazarus.com/the-photographs-of-jan-de-haas-1914-1967/#comment-5201 Sun, 16 Feb 2020 05:55:31 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=5254#comment-5201 I acquired in Nanaimo a Jan de haas black and white photo of the centre aisle and altar of a church decorated for Christmas it is a beautiful well balanced photo that captures the unique feature of the ceiling cross pieces. I would sure like to know if church is still there and where the church is?
On the back it shows:

De Haas Studio
Modern photography
4439 West 10th Avenue Alma 2174
Vancouver 8 B.C.

Any help, kindly appreciated

]]> By: Frank Esaw https://evelazarus.com/the-photographs-of-jan-de-haas-1914-1967/#comment-4804 Sun, 28 Apr 2019 11:25:10 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=5254#comment-4804 I am currently sorting through my parents photo collection and just noted one of their wedding portrait photos was taken by Jan de Haas in Hillegom, Netherlands. His details are embossed in the bottom corner of the photo, the embossing being quite small, which I had not noticed before
Mum was born in Rotterdam in 1924 and later grew up in German occupied Holland before moving to the UK, where she married in 1948. I know she visited family and friends in Holland shortly after the wedding, as they couldn’t afford to visit the UK so soon after the war. One of her aunts lived in Hillegom, when I suspect the photo taken.
While I live in the UK I have visited Vancouver many times and still have friends living there, so I was very interested to see Jan’s photos from Vancouver. In fact one of my retired Vancouver friends is a keen amateur photographer.

]]> By: Sarah Phoebe Worfolk https://evelazarus.com/the-photographs-of-jan-de-haas-1914-1967/#comment-3421 Wed, 01 Feb 2017 20:13:30 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=5254#comment-3421 I found a photo taken by Jan de Haas of 2 young women and would like to know of any possibility of finding out the names of the women. My great grand parents, Heram & Phoebe Dixon, lived and worked in Fraser Mills. Would love to know who the women are.

]]> By: Raymond Parker https://evelazarus.com/the-photographs-of-jan-de-haas-1914-1967/#comment-1749 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 23:22:02 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=5254#comment-1749 Very interesting bit of Vancouver photographic history. Thanks for sharing this. I will too.

]]> By: Jeannie https://evelazarus.com/the-photographs-of-jan-de-haas-1914-1967/#comment-1748 Mon, 23 Feb 2015 04:59:16 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=5254#comment-1748 I’m familiar with Poncie and Herzog, but these photos of De Haas seem to have an almost mythical quality. Thanks for sharing them and the back story. I love the ones of the Van. buildings in the 50’s.

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