This Gallery showcases a number of Scott Studio photographs. Schools, businesses, weddings, portraits and government are just a few types of photographs that the studio took. The negatives are stored at the Elgin County Archives.
Myrtle Street School
St. Thomas Colliegate Institute
Port Stanley School ca 1920s
Dresden Classroom
Alma College
Alma Girls Ski Club
Alma Girls at Scott Studio
Young Alma girls on lawn
Alma College celebrations
Talbot Club Picnic
Family at home
Portrait photograph
F. Lemon of Lemon Drugstore
Woman with Umbrella
Ken Verrell ca. 1960s
Mrs. Duncan McKillop's Children
Bolt baby studio shot
Soldier with boy
Kennedy Family
Reg Corbin
Johnson Family
Talbot Street looking west ca. 1930s
Empire Hotel found on the corner of Ross and Talbot Street.
Kent's Shoe Store
Andersons Department Store
Hartz Mountain Pet Supplies
Phibbs Printing
Sheridan Inn Dining Room
The Wine Shop on Talbot Street
The Staff of Karleens Beauty Salon
Dolphin at the Stork Club, Port Stanley
Building with Fire Escape
Auto Wreak
Psychiatric Hospital
Psychiatric Hosptial under construction
Rail Road Crossing ca. 1920s or 30s
MCRR Shops in St. Thomas
Athletic Park Railway Bridge
1890 Elgin County Council and Officials
1908 Elgin County Council
1911 Elgin County Council
1925 Elgin County Council
1933 Elgin County Council
1944 Elgin County Council
1952 Elgin County Council
Pineo Wedding 1927
Sharp Wedding 1938
Sharp Wedding 1938
McClaws Wedding 1950
Miss Maynard 1940s
Dog with Cape
Lakeview Lodge
Maj. Nipper Scott
Murray Scott playing cards
T.H. Scott took pictures for many southern Ontario classrooms, note the stove in the centre of the room.
The Scotts were always out in the community taking photographs of clubs, groups and everyday events.
The drugstore was located at 587 Talbot Street and it was known for its showcases, soda fountain, and their own patent medicinal formulas
This photograph is an early one done in T.H. Scott's time
Mr. Verrell as the Chair of the Elgin Photographic Heritage Society was one of the driving members behind the processing of the Scott-Sefton Collection
Note the cat cuddled up on the chair with the children
Pre 1918
Pre 1918
ca. 1918
Note City Hall, Penhale Boot Shop and the Colombia Theatre
Known as Hotel Empire from 1915-1925 and the Empire until the mid 1980s. This building became Burty Bobs in the 1990s, and burned down shortly there after.
Product shots would be taken and during the development the background would be eliminated or painted out. This would produce a photograph just highlighting the product, an aquarium starter kit, and nothing else.
These types of photographs were taken for insurance purposes
ca 1939. Taken for insurance purposes
Murray Scott took hundreds of photographs documenting the construction of the hospital in the 1930s
The Scotts had contracts with many of the railway company's in the area, and one of the jobs was to take photographs of all of the crossings in the area.
Thomas and Murray took all of the offical Council photographs
A large part of the business was taking wedding photographs
Artistic photographs were also done at the Scott Studio
Unknown location, could have been taken during Murray Scott's travels in Northern Ontario.
This is Murray's brother, he was a fighter pilot in WWI
This shot shows Murray surrounded by mirrors, giving an illusion that he is playing with 4 other people
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Myrtle Street School