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PHSC Auction is March 15, 2015!

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. The PHSC is holding its annual auction on March 15, 2015 this year at the usual location in Toronto (Long Branch) at the Royal Legion Hall on Lakeshore just west of Brown’s Line. We are beginning to receive photographs … Continue reading →

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Chas Abel Photo Service “Photo Finish”

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Robert

Toronto, November 27, 2014. Thanks to PHSC member George Dunbar who spotted this obituary for a local legend. Charles Abel owned a Toronto  photo finishing company when I was a kid. His trademark was a horse race with a “photo finish”. … Continue reading →

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The Fall Fair is Over Now

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Robert

Toronto. A hectic few days resulted in a smooth transfer from the Soccer Centre, our home for the past few years, to the Trident Hall, our new home for the foreseeable future. Mark Singer bought and installed one ramp for … Continue reading →

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PHSC FAIR – May 31, 2015

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Robert

Toronto. The PHSC Spring Fair will be held May 31, 2015 at our new home in Etobicoke (Toronto) at the Trident Hall on Evans just east of Islington below the Gardiner. Click here to see a full size bookmark with … Continue reading →

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Mysterious Developments

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Robert

Toronto. One winter in the early 1960s, the brother of a buddy’s girl friend had the misfortune to lose his car through the ice in Kempenfeldt Bay, Barrie. Weeks later, my buddy called me to see what I could do … Continue reading →

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Instax & Impossible = Polaroid again?

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Robert

Toronto. I read with interest in the Globe and Mail this morning that a local camera chain, Henry’s, can’t keep the Fuji Instax film packs in stock due to such high demand. In the Netherlands a few years back, the Polaroid … Continue reading →

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Spring Photographica-Fair May 25, 2014

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Robert

Toronto, May 25, 2014. Come out and enjoy our 40th fair this spring.  We are at the same location as last year – the Soccer Centre on Martin Grove just a quarter mile south of Highway 7. Details are on … Continue reading →

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PhotoTree.com and old images

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Robert

Toronto, March 20, 2014. One of the Founders of the PHSC, John Linsky, called me this afternoon about a site called PhotoTree. This site says it is “dedicated to research, restoration, and preservation of 19th and early 20th Century Photographs”. … Continue reading →

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Obsolescence and Darkness

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Robert

Toronto, October 12, 2013. I have been a fan of the Globe and Mail for over a half century now. I spotted this  photography related item this morning  in a Globe column called “Week in Preview” under a heading “Visual Art“. … Continue reading →

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The BIG One – PHSC Fall Fair Oct 27, 2013

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Robert

WOODBRIDGE October 27, 2013. We will be holding our fall fair once again at the Soccer Centre just north of the city. To get you excited, Bob Lansdale has generously permitted many of his fair photographs to be shown in … Continue reading →

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