Category Archives: activities

all in a row

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Many collectors specialize in various kinds of old photos. Some like group photos and the gear used to take them. A cropped wide angle shot, a panoramic shot etc can record a large group of people. A great source … Continue reading →

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camera art

Posted on August 29, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Collectors search diligently for pristine copies of select cameras. Other versions and less pristine versions are also collected and later sold to upgrade the collection. Some collectors – not just camera folk –  also like a piece for display, … Continue reading →

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horses

Posted on August 24, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. collectors search diligently for old photos to complement their collection. One sub group could be animals, or pets, or horses. While the example at left is much too recent to be collectible, it is a good example of the … Continue reading →

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a splash of colour

Posted on August 12, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Our late editor, Robert Lansdale, had a soft spot for early colour processes and cameras. In issue 28-2, Bob wrote a lengthy article on the topic titled, “COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY  IN THE EARLY 1900s”. Bob begins the article, “From the … Continue reading →

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a window on things

Posted on August 7, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. The PHSC welcomes all photographica collectors. While we focus on Canadian studios and contributions to photography, we are world wide in our interests. The society was formed in the fall of 1974 and became active the following year filling … Continue reading →

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open invite

Posted on August 6, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Members of the PHSC have at least one thing in common: they collect photographica. If you too collect or have an interest in photographica and photographic history but are not a member, we encourage you to join this like … Continue reading →

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freedom

Posted on August 5, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Today in Canada we often take freedom for granted. Sadly, not so in Europe in the late 1930s and during WW2. The late George Gilbert spoke to the PHSC a few times, in one case, about the Freedom Train. … Continue reading →

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brushing up on things …

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. … like collections. Summer is a great time to reorganize a collection and weed out dups, no longer interesting things, etc. If there are only a few, they might  end up in one of our auctions; if there are … Continue reading →

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lady bug, lady bug …

Posted on August 3, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. … fly away home … As we used to say as children when ever we spotted this tiny beetle with its obvious markings. Collectors often search for old photographs. An ancient version of the photo at left might be … Continue reading →

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moon shot

Posted on August 1, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. The heavenly bodies have been around for millions of years from what we can tell. Some old photo collectors relish at discovering old photographs of the night skies, planets, moon, etc. At left is a very recent photograph of … Continue reading →

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