Tag Archives: cameras

Blake Chorley visits the Rockies

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Robert

  Toronto, February 11, 2014. Our January speaker was photographer Blake Chorley. Blake embarked last summer (2013) on a driving vacation in the Canadian Rockies with a big difference. Blake took along a huge 11 x 14 view camera, two … Continue reading →

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Auction March 23, 2014

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Robert

Toronto, February 3, 2014. Doug Napier announces the next PHSC auction this coming March 23rd, 2014 at the Legion Hall in Long Branch just west of the foot of Brown’s Line (Highway 27). This is a very popular auction featuring … Continue reading →

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To the moon, Alice

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Robert

Toronto, February 2, 2014. For those of you who watch television these days, many of the old serials run on some channels. Ralph Kramden and his wife Alice (Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows) were favourites as the Honeymooners when I … Continue reading →

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Photographic Canadiana 39-4

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Robert

Toronto, January 31, 2014. It’s coming, it’s coming. Editor Bob Lansdale has completed the last issue before our 40th anniversary year begins (how time flies…) and will have it ready to mail shortly.

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Report on December 2013 Show and Tell

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Robert

I was a bit late arriving at the December meeting but I had an enjoyable evening. Doug Napier’s wife provided some home baked cookies – delicious! Oscar Li attended to the coffee machine in the absence of Bob Wilson and … Continue reading →

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Newsletter 13-8

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Robert

Toronto, January 12, 2014. Happy New Year everyone. Editor David Bridge has done another superb job on the January edition of our popular newsletter. In the nine page letter is a notice on our January Speaker and his modern 11×14 tintypes of the … Continue reading →

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Joe A. Bailey 1929 – 2013

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Robert

Rochester: December 22, 2013. We sadly report the passing of Dr Bailey. I met Joe in May of 1996 when he spoke with us at a Toronto meeting on “Little Known Things about Unknown People – the history of the 35 … Continue reading →

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Tintypes in the Rockies

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Robert

NEXT TORONTO MEETING: Wed, January 15, 2014. TINTYPES IN THE ROCKIES: Blake Chorley.  Blake Chorley bought an old 11×14 view camera and decided to go out to the Rockies and photograph like the 1850s wet plate photographers once did, lugging … Continue reading →

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Newsletter 13-7

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Robert

Toronto, December 12, 2013. Merry Christmas everyone. Our very own David Bridge has done a super job on the Christmas edition of our popular newsletter. In this issue, we announce our traditional Christmas program – an annual favourite. I spell … Continue reading →

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The Ubiquitous Camera

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Robert

Toronto, December 1, 2013. Got your Christmas shopping done yet? Another season is roaring down the rails! George Dunbar sent this picture along showing viewers at a race in England, possibly the Ascot this year. What is remarkable, besides the … Continue reading →

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