Date:  June 6, 1909

Image Number:  DB17cdDB04

Comments:  Idylwood was the home and photo studio of William E. Burgess, an accomplished photographer of Scottsville and Virginia.  It was located near Driver's Hill east of Scottsville near Rt. 6, and this Burgess photo of Idylwood was featured in the Richmond Times Dispatch on June 6, 1909.  As shown in the photo below, his studio was located on the second floor, directly under the glass skylight.   Burgess washed his photo prints in a special box he made to immerse in the shallow waters of the Hardware River near his home.  After Burgess died in 1935, Idylwood became a private residence which unfortunately was destroyed by fire in the 1960's.

The above photo was provided by Edward Douglas Burgess of Charlottesville, Virginia;  Doug is the great grandson of William E. Burgess and an accomplished photographer in his own right.