Category Archives: history

An 1836 Letter on Stereo Vision

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. A few years before successful photographic processes were formally announced, Reverend Maynard wrote his first letter letter on stereo vision to the Toronto Royal Standard. It was reproduced in issue 18-3 courtesy of Dr Robert Wilson of the PHSC. … Continue reading →

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get cha news here … read all about it ….

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. In the days before – long before – the digital era, we learned of new photographic processes and apparatus through magazines. In the 1950s – 1980s, I bought every photography magazine in sight. These magazines were kept for a … Continue reading →

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in the dark of the night …

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. First off, please take a minute today in silence to think about those brave souls who gave up their lives that we could enjoy this great country of ours. November 11th each year we commemorate all our fallen soldiers. … Continue reading →

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remembering Iris …

Posted on November 10, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. In the article. “IRIS MCCAIG AND THE PORTRAIT OF CHARLES G. MILNE” the late Bob Lansdale relates his chat with Iris at 82 in the early fall 1992 journal issue 18-2. Iris is famous not only as a long … Continue reading →

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Vera in 1930 …

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Members of a certain age group (old coots like me) remember the movie Laura and the haunting song of the same name. Nearly a century ago, John Vanderpant of Vancouver took this then fashionably soft focus portrait of a … Continue reading →

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what a mouthful …

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Alldyn Clark was a fan of stereo. He concocted various pieces to create his stereo gems. In issue 18-2, Alldyn tackled a Kodak Monitor with amazing results. His article is titled, “Res[s]urrection of a Kodak Monitor 620 Camera”. The … Continue reading →

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Official Photographers …

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. “… The Work of Arthur Beales, Arthur Goss and Alfred Pearson” is a topic for an article in issue 18-2 announcing an exhibition at The Market Gallery of the City of Toronto Archives (Second Floor, South SI. Lawrence Market, … Continue reading →

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ur a Dorf my dear ….

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Issue 18-1, back in 1992, featured a lengthy copyrighted article by Ken Hough called, “Deardorff Designed Cameras, A Short History”. Ken’s fully illustrated article gives a fine overview of this famous name in photographic history. He begins his article … Continue reading →

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anthotype? what is that?

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. The PHSNE has a zoom meeting tonight featuring Jesseca Ferguson, ‘JESSECA FERGUSON’S ANTHOTYPES: NEW WORK IN “GREEN PHOTOGRAPHY” – NOVEMBER 3 @ 7:30 PM’. Until I saw the email from the PHSNE Saturday, I was unaware of the Anthotype … Continue reading →

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hunt for the Nikon in darkest Toronto

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. The late Fred Hunt was a professional photographer, a college teacher, a member of the PHSC, and a good friend of one of our co-founders, Larry Boccioletti. In issue 17-5 Fred wrote an interesting article titled, “On an expedition … Continue reading →

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