Category Archives: history

some thoughts on collecting …

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. I noticed over the years different kinds of people collect photographica (cameras, accessories, photographs, memorabilia, etc.). Some collectors researched their possessions and often sold items either to fund new purchases or after a better quality version was acquired. Others … Continue reading →

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bunch of Klapp

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. In English, we say a camera is a folder if it has a bellows that can be folded so the body and lens are more compact – like Kodak folders. In German, the term is klapp, not folder. The … Continue reading →

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an archives to remember

Posted on February 18, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. The Yukon Archives pulled together a nifty little illustrated pdf covering their history from 1972 to 2012 including a selection of photographs and memorabilia from its fonds. Like other provinces and territories, the Yukon has many lakes. To the … Continue reading →

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Lewis Frissell movie maker 1903 – 1931

Posted on February 17, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. My good friend George Dunbar noticed this article on the late Lewis Frissell while browsing the Dictionary of Canadian Biography website. While Frissell was born in NYC, his thirst for adventure and doing something meaningful with his life brought … Continue reading →

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a different tank

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Did you ever wonder about tanks – military, not photographic? The tanks of WW1 were much different from those of WW2. And again, without photography we would have to rely on words and sketches. The Canadian War Museum has … Continue reading →

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Anton Vogee, photographer, Yukon

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. For some years Scott Rickard was our programme director (and a speaker in the fall of 2015).  Scott and his wife had recently moved south after operating a photo studio up in Dawson. Scott joined the re-enactment of a … Continue reading →

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BHM – British Columbia’s Black Pioneers

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. My good friend, George Dunbar, discovered a site managed by Digital Museums Canada. This site, Community Stories, offers a timely story titled, “British Columbia’s Black Pioneers: Their Industry and Character Influenced the Vision of Canada“. “Their story is unlike … Continue reading →

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a bar walks into an archive …

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. … well, you may know the story. If not, my good friend, George Dunbar, offers this wording from the LAC up in Gateaux, QC (once called Hull), “Library and Archives Canada (LAC) – 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of … Continue reading →

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a day in the far north …

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. I received an email a few weeks ago from my good friend and fellow PHSC member, George Dunbar, about the late Canadian Photographer Richard Harrington. A book of his Arctic photographs taken around 1948-1953 was featured in Canada’s History … Continue reading →

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I, said the photo, beginning to fade …

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Digital technology brought with it many amazing changes to the photo industry. One of which is the plethora of software tools available today to improve and resurrect old photographs – along with an ethical issue. My long time contributor … Continue reading →

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