D. Will McKay, Photographer
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McKay in His Studio, 1889 |
David William McKay was the most important photographer in the history of St. Andrews. I have tried to do as much justice to his work as possible in St. Andrews: An Historical Scrapbook, but that is just a small sample. McKay had an excellent eye, was on hand to record many local events, both large and small, and seems to have had a sense of history, of the importance of record keeping. He kept two offices: one in St. Stephen and one in St. Andrews. His St. Andrews office adjoined the County Building on King Street, just around the corner from Water. That building is long gone. McKay started off with glass negatives. I include a photograph of the Windsor House taken from a glass negative. I have both the print and the scan of the glass plate. Although the print is excellent, compared to the image quality obtainable from glass, it pales by comparison. McKay died in 1937 of senility. His place was taken by Archie Shirley.
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