F. W. Micklethwaite

Frank William Micklethwaite (1849–1925) was a Canadian photographer, professionally known as F. W. Micklethwaite, whose photographs of Toronto and the Muskoka area form an important and unique photographic record of the province of Ontario's history in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Micklethwaite specialized in outside views and landscapes, as well as architectural and commercial photography, and he was one of Toronto's best known photographers.

Background Photograph of Yonge Street by F.W. Micklethwaite, circa 1885 Micklethwaite was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, on 13 March 1849. The younger Micklethwaite studied photography while in Ireland, and emigrated to Toronto around 1875. After working for three years as a proof reader for The Mail newspaper, he opened a commercial photography business at 22 Queen Street West in 1878.

Death and legacy Micklethwaite died on 5 December 1925, and he was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery next to his wife, Ruth. and a volume of his Muskoka photographs was published in 1993.