Again, this is a photography my cousin bought. S. J. Dixon Photography at 249 Yonge Street in Toronto and was founded in 1872 by S. J. Dixon. the year 1893, Dixon's wife Sarah took over for unspecified reasons (perhaps Dixon died?). By clicking that hyperlink above, you can see a newspaper advertisement put out by this photograph company stating what they do in their shop. Along the side, you can see their insignia as well as multiple other ads.
Just an extra bit of information for you: here are their listings in the Toronto directory...
There is no note of who the two people in this photograph are, although I believe the picture was taken in the very late 1800s or very early 1900s due to their attire.
Hi Emily, I live in the UK and have an old family group photo that has an embossed trade mark on the mount, like the one you show, but mine has : J Dixon, 301 Yonge Street, Toronto. Do you know if this company exported these mounts? I do not have evidence for this family having travelled to Toronto in the early 1900s. Thank you, Ed Jones.
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