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PHSC News 26-2 (April) issued

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Spring may be here …  and editor Gunn has prepared another tasty issue to delight the eye – all 17 pages.  This issue is the April 2026 issue. Issue 26-2 articles and posters cover: The 1858 Molson Brewery fire … Continue reading →

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PHSC News 26-1 (Mar – plus Jan/Feb) now available

Posted on March 10, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Springish weather …  and another issue to delight the eye – all 18 pages. Editor Gunn out did himself again, this time covering a slow news period of January and February 2026 in this March 2026 edition. Issue 26-1 … Continue reading →

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ghost of fairs past …

Posted on December 28, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … with apologies to Dickens and his short story, “A Christmas Carol”. Our spring 2000 fair offered fodder for a photo essay in issue 26-2 of our journal. The camera at right is just one of the items offered … Continue reading →

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a man and his collection …

Posted on December 26, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. We collectors often seem too busy to notice others. In issue 26-2, editor Bob Lansdale used this photo of past president Les Jones and just some of his collection at the time. Les was a professional sports photographer specializing … Continue reading →

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November 2025 PHSC News 25-11

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Wow! What a snazzy cover! Christmas is on the horizon and The old ad should make Kodak blush with pride. This 17 page issue is a delight to the eye. Editor Gunn out did himself on this fine issue! … Continue reading →

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reflections of the past

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. We all have memories of how we became involved in photography. Sometimes a camera or cameras are gifted and our innate  curiosity takes over. The late Dr Robert Wilson, for many years very active in the PHSC – you … Continue reading →

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September 2025 PHSC News 25-9

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. A 15 page issue in the usual fine upscale style we have come to enjoy from editor Gunn. I got a chuckle from the cover- any Torontonian knows the challenge of downtown travel and parking these days! Click on … Continue reading →

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autumn leaves

Posted on September 15, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Fall is here once again. The boys of summer are working hard to win the race for the pennant and possibly enter the ‘World Series’. If you watch baseball, you know the Jays are leading their division at the … Continue reading →

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…read all about it …

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … hurricane Hazel devastates Southern Ontario. Even before Hazel hit in October of that year, 1954 was becoming a special memorable year for me. I left high school at the end of term in June, not to return to … Continue reading →

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what’s the telegraph got to do with it?

Posted on May 24, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. American Sam Morse planned to be an artist. He was in France in the late 1830s pursuing his artistry when he met Louise Daguerre in 1838. The following year, he enthusiastically embraced the Daguerreotype technology and brought the new … Continue reading →

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