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The Yates Photographic Studio was founded at Annapolis Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia circa 1906 by Paul Yates. Yates was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1863. He began working in the U.S. as a commercial photographer. During this period he married Dorothy Sailer, a widow, who had one son, William. The couple had one son together, Paul Yates Jr. In 1908 Yates began a studio in Digby, called 'The Little Art Gallery.' He continued to operate both studios until the Annapolis shop was destroyed by fire in March 1921. Then he continued to work in the Digby studio, which provided a variety of services. Yates took portraits on location and at the studio, scenic photos and he offered the use of the studio dark room to amateurs. He also offered free instruction. For a time the studio also served as a shop for sheet music, instruments and music books. Yates was closely involved in the music community of the area. Yates' photographs were sold through local hotels in the form of post cards. The Studio employed several assistants. They included Edna McMorgan, Edith James, Jeannette Yates, Gordon Mounty, Eldred Thibbidao and William Sailer. Yates' wife Dorothy died in the 1920s and in remarried Jeannette W. Van Tasselll, who had been an assistant in the Digby studio. Yates died in 1946 and his wife Jeannette continued to operate the studio until circa 1968 and she closed to Digby studio.