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Spring Fair May 26, 2013

TORONTO (WOODBRIDGE) May 26, 2013. Every Spring we host the largest fair around featuring photographica – cameras, books, ephemera, images. This year our fair is on Sunday May 26, 2013 and features an exhibit of the works of the late … Continue reading

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Newsletter 13-1

Our newest editor David Bridge is definitely getting the hang of things with this marvellous 12 page opus. In it, we learn about LIFT (our May program), the Spring Fair, a report on the April Business meeting and Movie Night … Continue reading

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Photographic Canadiana 39-1

Bob Lansdale finished another major issue of our journal. This issue, 39-1, hit the post office this week. Bob had to add another 4 pages to squeeze it all in. This issue reports on the mysterious Flotmar camera discovered by … Continue reading

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The Death of Kodak Heights

TORONTO, April 21, 2013.  My dad lived in Weston in the late 20s and early 30s when he first married my mom. He and his older brother ran an auto wreckers/garage there at the time. A few years later dad moved … Continue reading

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Chris Kennedy and LIFT

NEXT TORONTO MEETING: Wednesday, May 15, 2013. CHRIS KENNEDY on LIFT.  Our first meeting under President Mark Singer will feature Chris Kennedy, Executive Director of the “Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto”. Come out and hear Chris talk on this … Continue reading

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What’s in a name, Eh Kodak?

TORONTO April 30, 2013. “Dat your Kodak?”, asked Quebecois farmer Plouffe who lived on his farm across the road from my friend Yves Tessier up in rural La Chute Quebec. It was not a Kodak that I had with me … Continue reading

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In View: Moments from Canadian Photographic History

TORONTO May 2, 2013. Toronto Pearson International Airport invites you to  join us for a reception to celebrate In View: Moments from Canadian Photographic History. The exhibition features items from the collections of members of the Photographic Historical Society of Canada. … Continue reading

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George Hunter Memorial

Mississauga, April 26, 2013. Carol and I attended the memorial for George Hunter last Saturday along with a large number of other friends and family. A slide show gave attendees a look back over George and his accomplishments. This show is … Continue reading

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Mystery Program and Business Meeting

NEXT TORONTO MEETING: Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 A Mystery Program and our Annual Business Meeting. We are back at the MEMORIAL HALL VENUE.  Come and join in the friendly chatter and tables of interesting items. The public is welcome. Go to … Continue reading

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George Hunter – Dead at 92

Mississauga, April 10, 2013. It was with sadness that I learned of George’s death last Wednesday, April 10, 2013. He died peacefully in the Credit Valley Hospital. Doing a Google search will bring up a wealth of information on George … Continue reading

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