a c1912 General Store interior in the Canadian prairies
Toronto. Issue 15-5 has a few columns including Dr Wilson’s Image of the Month. Bob ‘s text accompanies an interior shot of a retail general store most likely in Saskatchewan. In his article, Bob discusses the various collecting categories favoured by photo collectors.
His article for the early spring of 1990 begins, “Collectors seek out and value early photographs for a number of reasons – for the photographic processes used, for the photographer of the image, for the location (town or country) or for the subject matter.
“Photographic collectors particularly like images showing photographers at work. Other collectors relate to their interest in cars, fire engines, oil lamps, dolls etc. Some collect early photographic images for the way that they document life in earlier times. This image tells a lot about life in a general store in the early twentieth century.
“In the centre is a large stove, with a coal bucket beside it. The image was taken at a time of year when the stove was being used, or the bucket would be stored away until fall.”
Part of the collecting excitement is researching the find whether it is an image or a piece of hardware. Members can read Bob’s article in full in the pdf file version of issue 15-5 on the free ‘members only’ DVD. You can join the society (it’s cheap and easy) by using the ‘MEMBERSHIP’ menu item above (sending a cheque) or the membership material at right (using a credit card or personal PayPal account). Any questions should be addressed to our Membership Secretary, Lilianne Schneider, at member@phsc.ca.
Of course our fall events will feature lots of collectibles. Come and see while meeting friends old and new. The next event is our annual fall fair (October 20th).
