Tag Archives: cameras

merry bag-o-wheels

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Robert

B Toronto. The automobile has been with us for over a century and a quarter now, replacing the bicycle on the road over 100 years ago. Collectors find old auto photos of particular interest and often add a category of … Continue reading →

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come fly with me

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Functional “Heavier than Air” machines have been around for about a century and a quarter now making the machines a logical sub category of old photos for collectors. The pivotal flight was by the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk … Continue reading →

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celebrations

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Old Photo collectors are fortunate. There are so many categories of old photos to choose from – or collections can be eclectic! One such category could be tagged as “celebrations” – national events, country based events, corporate events, anniversaries, … Continue reading →

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bugs galore …

Posted on October 11, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. The photo at left was taken on Toronto Island in September about 50 years ago during the annual migration of Monarch butterflies to the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. These tiny insects survive some four or more weeks. They prefer … Continue reading →

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city streets

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. An old image category for photo collectors is city streets. Photos outdoors are always of interest, and they offer scenes of the work, the people,  and the places of yesteryear. The photo at left of a car getting a … Continue reading →

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rhymes with snap-shot …

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … how about pet-shot? Collectors of old photographs sometimes specialize and sometimes do not. Those who don’t might categorize or group photos with similarities – portraits, work, religion, pets, etc. The photo at left from the late 1970s may … Continue reading →

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on collecting old medical photos

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. One of the earliest medical photos around seems to be this re-enactment of the first operation at the Massachusetts General Hospital under ether (taken by  Southworth & Hawes). According to the Massachusetts General Archives, a second re-enactment was taken … Continue reading →

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Our Fall Fair Oct 19th

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Robert

Toronto.  Treasurer John Morden created this tasty poster for our fall fair this month. Details should be clear but if you do have any questions, drop Mark or Clint a line at fair@phsc.ca.

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chasing storm photos …

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. One interesting category of old photos are those displaying storms. For all the 1800s and early 1900s, Our sensitive media were likely far too slow to capture storms as they occurred. More often the aftermath was captured. At left … Continue reading →

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my lord …

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. I often thought a sub-set of old photo collections could be religion – buildings, people, artifacts, etc. An example is this c1968 shot of St Joseph’s Oratory on Queen Mary Road at Cote des Neiges in Montreal. This remarkable … Continue reading →

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