Series consists of photographs taken by Brodie Macpherson including self-portrait and numerous portraits of others; amateur photography and commercial work including furniture, baby food labels, Loblaws coffee, Rose Brand mixed pickles, Addis brushes, Christies biscuits and cookies; a sample book of Brodie Macpherson work; price lists; sheets used in colour printing, ca. 1938-1958, predominant 1940s; commercial colour photography by Brodie Macpherson for perfume products, metal drinking cups and trays, unidentified female figure skater, 1940-ca. 1955; dye transfer colour prints and some colour separation negatives done for various commercial advertising accounts including: Yardley's (cosmetics), Christies (biscuits), Schwartz (condiments),Neilson's (chocolate bars), Kellogg's (corn flakes), Old Vienna Beer, Dominion Royal tires, various paint companies, various pieces of luggage, various furniture, china, small appliance, household utensil and toy companies, some portraits, group portraits and general views, ca. 1945-1959. Fonds also contains general files including advertisements for the Brodie Macpherson studio, correspondence with Ron Clare, correspondence with and minutes of the Commercial and Press Photographers' Association of Canada, correspondence concerning the Ontario Society of Photographers, and articles for periodicals, certificate of merit from the Photographers' Association of America, correspondence and reports relating to the Colour Print Group of the Toronto Camera Club, and clipping concerning the University Camera Club of Toronto, 1930-1965.
