Contax photo with John’s article in issue 16-5 (spring 1991)
Toronto. John Alldredge was charter member number 8, joining the PHSC in early 1975. He served in a number of positions on the Toronto Branch Executive including President, Vice-President, and Treasurer. John assisted in the annual auction as a ‘gate-keeper’ for the walk-in lots of the day.
John was our Zeiss go-to guy at the time and wrote an extensive article on the Contax, “A Brief Survey and Bibliography of Printed Material of Interest to Collectors of the Zeiss Ikon Contax Rangefinder 35mm Camera.” in issue 16-5 of our journal.
Issue 13-1 had this sobering announcement: “PHSC member John Alldredge has suffered a seriously broken hip as a result of a motorcycle accident last October 1st [1986] in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He has three pins embedded in his hip to help it mend. John, our resident Zeiss expert, is in Kalamazoo working on a Masters degree in Occupational Therapy. He is now out of the hospital, has graduated from a wheel·chair to crutches and is quickly catching up on his course work. If you can spare a minute, drop John a line or card … .”
John returned to Ontario in late 1989 and took on the task of ‘Promotions’ for a few years. He disappeared from the PHSC and I seem to have lost track of him. This is John in May, 1991 cut from a group shot by Bob Lansdale. Unfortunately John was part of the society before Bob became our (unofficial) photographer and religiously recorded all executive members and speakers.
