George Herbert Stocks was born in Sheffield, England on April 21, 1901 and came to Revelstoke in November of 1939, when he took over the photographic studio of Frank W. Barnes. In November of 1946, he moved into his newly built studio at 306 Mackenzie Avenue. Stocks operated his photo studio until 1968 when he sold the business to Hans Geisen. Stocks died in Revelstoke on November 17, 1995.