Tag Archives: Vancouver

Oh to be in Van now fall is here!

Toronto. I heard from Tonchi the other day. The fall camera swap meet out in Vancouver will be held on October 6th this year. If you are looking to visit BC or will be in the Vancouver area early next … Continue reading

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feel like going to Vancouver?

Toronto. Tonchi Martinic out on the west coast  sent me an email announcing the next Vancouver camera show this April 28th. Tonchi writes, “Dear sisters and brothers in the camera collecting community, I am happy to announce that April 28th marks … Continue reading

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are you going to Scarborough fair?

Toronto. Simon and Garfunkel had an LP with this song on it. I used to listen to the LP in the mid 1960s when I was in the Western Area Engineering department. The LP became a large part of the … Continue reading

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Vancouver BC swap meet this April

Toronto. Tonchi Martinic out in BC sent me a note on Tuesday saying “I am very happy to remind you about our spring camera show. There is big interest in the show, and tables are already selling. Regards to you and … Continue reading

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Vancouver fall swap meet

Toronto. My friend Tonchi Martinic on the west coast sent me an email last Tuesday the 8th telling me that the fall Vancouver Swap Meet takes place on October 1st this year at the Croatian Cultural Centre on 16th Avenue … Continue reading

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Kels of Vancouver in 1946 Pop Photography Ad

Toronto. My thanks to my friend George Dunbar for bringing this to my attention. According to an ad for Graflex in the June 1946 issue of Popular Photography, William Kels of Vienna emigrated to Vancouver BC in 1940 and became … Continue reading

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WCPHA April 2017 Newsletter Published

Toronto. We often swap notes with the good folks in BC at the Western Canada Photographic Historical Association (WCPHA). I was pleased to hear that their recent show went  quite well. My thanks to Bob Lansdale for sending the latest … Continue reading

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Vancouver panoramas

Toronto. George Dunbar found this link to a number of old Vancouver panoramas in the City of Vancouver Archives and sent it to me last Tuesday. While I have done a few posts on the panoramas (Clocks for Seeing,Groupies,W. J Moore … Continue reading

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Vancouver Camera Swap Meet Nov 6, 2016

Toronto. Rolf Eipper sent a note to editor Bob Lansdale that the fall camera meet in Vancouver will be held on November 6 this year from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Admission is $5 P/P Antique, Vintage, Digital Cameras and Optics and everything … Continue reading

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Vancouver Show April 24, 2016

Toronto. Siggi Rohde (noblexcanada@shaw.ca) out in Coquitlan B.C. tells us that the next camera show and swap meet to be held by the WCPHA group is this coming April 24th. If you are out in Vancouver later this April. drop in … Continue reading

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