Morris, John

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Morris, John

John Morris was an amateur photographer, first in Grimsby, (his birthplace), then in Toronto, where as a member of the Toronto Camera Club he became actively involved in salon exhibition work during the 1920s and exhibiting in such salons as the Toronto International, the Pittsburgh, and the Buffalo. In the 1930s, he worked in several Toronto professional studios; during the Second World War he was responsible for the RCAF, Ontario Command photographic operations; and after the War he settled in Hamilton where he operated his own professional studio until the early 1970s. He died in 1978.
In 1980, the bulk of his collection (approximately 3330 photographic prints and negatives dating from the 1920s to the 1970s, including glass plate negatives, salon prints and some colour negatives and slides, representing John Morris’ artistry and interests as an amateur and professional photographer) was transferred to the National Archives in Ottawa.