Tag Archives: ephemera

Museum Auction November 9, 2025

Toronto.  Coming fast – our Fall 2025 Museum Auction, Sunday, November 9, 2025 in Long Branch (south west Toronto) at the usual venue BUT at the slightly later time (see poster) – free parking [OVERFLOW AT GO TRAIN LOT JUST … Continue reading

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for want of a nickel …

Toronto. … a camera is lost. Our PHSC fall auction is coming up fast (November 9th) and we will be posting photos and possibly a lot list when received from our auctioneer. Meantime, don’t forfeit a desired lot next month … Continue reading

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last run …

Toronto. Old image collectors sometimes have photos that are railway related. Perhaps they are kept in a separate group, or just lumped into a transportation category. The photo at left is just slightly out of focus (perhaps due to the … Continue reading

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come fly with me

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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bugs galore …

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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rhymes with snap-shot …

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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a phoenix moment …

Toronto. Past president, author, sports photographer, etc., etc., Less Jones, sent me an email the other day noting Kodak’s ‘Phoenix‘ moment. The article was recently published in the NYT International Weekly, but since I do not have a current account, … Continue reading

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on collecting old medical photos

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

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 …

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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