CdVs by Robert Carswell c1866-70 taken in his Toronto studio.
Toronto. Around the time when the northern part of British North America established itself as the Dominion of Canada (1867), a Toronto photographer, Robert Carswell, created these CdVs which became part of the late Robert Wilson’s collection. Twenty-five years ago, editor Bob Lansdale chose this quartet of CdVs for the cover shot of issue 26-4.
Inside the issue, Bob describe this cover photograph as follows, “We feature a sample of carte de visite portraits from the 1866-70 time period when Canada was just entering its Confederation.
“Like so many others, twenty-eight year old Robert Carswell operated a photographic enterprise for a short while then was removed from the listings in photographic history.
“We tell the story on pages 6 to 8 of how ‘A Surprising Find!’ led to the discovery of his true success in life.”
Members saw the photos and read the “A Surprising Find!” story in the pdf file for issue 26-4 on the free members-only DVD/memory stick. Check above and at right (Membership) to see the many ways to join. Any questions? Email them to member@phsc.ca.
