After extensive research, the Stratford-Perth Archives suspects the photo was taken by Thomas James Smith
Do you recognize any of the people in this photograph?
The image is a quite recent addition to the Stratford-Perth Archives that we don’t know much about. The large 8-inch-by-10-inch negative for the photo arrived in an envelope labelled 60 Bay St. with the date July 17, 1935, etched in the lower left-hand corner. Using the research resources available here, I learned that 60 Bay St. in Stratford was once the home of a photographer named Thomas James Smith. The large format of the negative and the fact that the word FLASH was also on the envelope makes it seem likely that it is a family portrait including Smith’s mother and other relatives, taken by Smith. (Plus, one of the men in the back row seems to be holding a remote shutter release.) But, of course, that is only a guess. If you can identify anyone in the photograph, please contact Stratford-Perth........