Category Archives: history

readin, writing and ‘rithmetic

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Robert

Toronto  I can remember filmstrips and educational 16mm movies when I was kid. The filmstrips were shown with a tiny SVC projector and rather than a recording, a teacher spoke about each frame’s meaning. How did I know? I ran … Continue reading →

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cleaning up with Polaroid & Tide

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. As I mentioned in a few posts, advertising costs could be reduced by joining forces with a non-competitor. An example is the Polaroid-Tide ad in the November 29, 1970 issue of LIFE magazine. Enthusiasts – or anyone who saw … Continue reading →

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that Kodak girl again …

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. early last century, Kodak used the popular concept of sex to sell – in this case Kodak cameras. It was the rather wholesome ‘Kodak Girl‘ who became the central person in the  Kodak ads of the era. She illustrated … Continue reading →

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sad lady, sad song

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Such a pretty portrait; such a tragic situation. The girl is Evelyn Nesbit who saw her husband, Railway scion Harry Thaw, shoot and kill her lover, architect Stanford White, in the Big Apple on June 25, 1906. This portrait, … Continue reading →

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what’s supp?

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Did you ever hear of stamp cameras? The PHSA? Northlight? Then you must have started collecting photographic gear and photos after the 1970s. As a member of the PHSC you received a supplement Friday, the 4th on American Postage … Continue reading →

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old way of doing it

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. In the late 1960s to early 1970s a company called Synchronex Corporation in the Big Apple sold super 8 movie cameras, audio recorders and movie projectors with a twist. Home movie buffs using their products could record sound on … Continue reading →

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you think you have it tough ….

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Robert

. This photograph was taken in Appalachia way back in 1914 by William Barnhill. It shows impoverished women forced to be household drudges and field hands, aging to old hags within a few short years of the heavy labour. To … Continue reading →

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flowers in the attic

Posted on February 2, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. We often (at least I do) think about discovering historic artifacts during renovations, This happened just south of here at Geneva NY. Lawyer David Whitcomb discovered an old photographic studio during renovations to a commercial building he planned to … Continue reading →

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a tap in time

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. The old Kodak excelled at deciding what problems affected their customers and how to solve them. Ads like this LIFE ad in the issue of September 25, 1970 addressed one problem and silently showed how two others were solved. … Continue reading →

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how about photos in ten minutes?

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. 1941, war-time, and as the lawyers say, “time is of the essence”. Traditional photography took hours or days between the taking and the viewing of the results. But how do you get the results taken, and then viewed many … Continue reading →

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