c1922 family and older friend with her pet dog – taken with a trusty Kodak box camera
Toronto. In the late 1880s Eastman invented his famous Kodak and created the first roll film for it. The rest is history. Photography became easy enough and cheap enough to be attractive to everyone.
Suddenly families had shoe-boxes or albums of photos – family histories of events; children growing; friends; relatives; pets; and more. Carefully annotated photos captured memories that showed the people and places and times in a very personal way.
Many families seemed to have at least one ‘photographer’ always ready with box camera or folder to record momentous family occasions.
The idea of such memories is the theme of the latest PhotoEd magazine (Fall 2025), issued by editor Rita Godlevskis. This edition features many articles and photographs that show the importance of photography to help recall ‘memory’ of times past.
Visit the Hey Zine link to see the digital versions of the magazine. An example photograph by marielouphotography is shown below:
Feeling lucky? Then be sure to drop by our 2025 Events. Next event is the famous fall fair on October 19th, 2025. See Patrick Gunn’s PHSC News issue 25-7 for details.
