Tag Archives: collecting

transportation photos are everywhere …

Toronto. … you just have to look carefully. The photo at left could just as easily fit the category family history; or  snap-shot; or child; or portrait; etc. etc.  Collectors of photos often categorize their collection and seek  special photos to … Continue reading

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a sad and tragic ending

Toronto. Every so often editor Ev Roseborough would reprint an article from others he felt would be of interest to PHSC members. In 20-5, he reprinted an article found in the PHSNE Journal. The article, by Jack Naylor, is titled, … Continue reading

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end of the line

Toronto. Pre WW2 activity started to replace steam engines in North America with diesel but progress was very slow given funds invested in steam.  Post WW2,  action slowly heated up. Change was well underway by the 60s and over in … Continue reading

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deepfake

Toronto. As Photo/Camera collectors, we have been bombarded with fakes over the years. Easy manipulation of cheap items to create very expensive ones are the rage. I once looked at ‘black’ Leicas that were so poorly painted they were obvious … Continue reading

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of collectors and columns

Toronto. When Ev became editor of Photographic Canadiana, he began changes that pushed our journal into the area of a true magazine. Each issue had an index of contents. Small items of interest to collectors peppered his column “Editor’s Notebook“. … Continue reading

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toy land, toy land, dear old …

Toronto. … girl and boy land … It’s that season once again. Some folk collect toy cameras. In the days of film, these cameras may or may not have worked. If they did, the result was even worse than a … Continue reading

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some thoughts on collecting

Toronto. It is sometimes said one person’s junk is another’s treasure. John Naslanic, past president and editor for MiPHS, suggests this in an 1990 article titled, “Collecting: This is not a museum- this junk is for sale.” John’s article is … Continue reading

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treasure in an attic

Toronto. Our society includes folks whose passion is photos. This is a story of a portrait, a very special portrait taken over a century ago using a special process. The image here at left was the cover photo for the … Continue reading

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MiPHS journal -The Photogram

Toronto. MiPHS is a photo collecting organization in Michigan. They  publish a quarterly journal (The Photogram) available to all MiPHS members in pdf file or hard copy versions. Please note that The Photogram is copyright 2022 by MiPHS as its … Continue reading

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dancing with mr stanhope

Toronto. Did you know that microfilm images have been around since the beginning of photography? The role of John Dancer is recorded on the Collectors Weekly website under an article called, “Royalty, Espionage, and Erotica: Secrets of the World’s Tiniest Photographs … Continue reading

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