Dag-nab-it again

Part of the Isenberg collection – photo by Robert Lansdale

Toronto. In journal issue 38-2, an article titled, “MATTHEW ISENBURG’S Collection Comes to Toronto” penned by our late editor Bob Lansdale expands on the then recent press release. Bob writes, “The Matthew R. Isenburg Collection of early photography has been sold to the Archive of Modern Conflict (AMC) for a record $nn million. It has been removed to its new home in Toronto where a research facility is planned for future display.

“This is the most significant and historically important sale of photographic material of the last 50 years although there have been other higher-priced sales in the past. The sale was agreed in April but held under wraps until a press release by Rob McElroy revealed the secret in July. (See our PHSC E-Mail Newsletter for July, Vol. 12-5.)”

Matt was an occasional guest speaker at our meetings and Bob was well known to Matt as both belonged to the Daguerreian Society as did our past president Dr Mike Robinson of Toronto who became curator of the collection at one point (Matt and Mike have each been  president of the Daguerreian Society).

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