Tag Archives: history

More Real than Reality: The Art of Canadian Composite Photography 1870-1930

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. The PHSC is delighted to be a Featured Exhibitor at this year’s CONTACT festival. The show More Real than Reality will be shown at Campbell House, which is centrally located at Queen and University in Toronto.  This year’s exhibition features photographs … Continue reading →

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PHOTOGRAPHY HISTORIANS: A NEW GENERATION?

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Robert

Ryerson Image Centre Symposium March 26 – 28 School of Image Arts Ryerson University 122 Bond St, Toronto Ryerson presents its fourth symposium on photography. Click here for a description of the topics and speakers. The speakers are well known … Continue reading →

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Bye-bye little Rollei

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. My friend Russ Forfar sent me this heads up today. Collectors the world over will be saddened at the demise of the familiar Rolleiflex line. When I was a kid,  the twin lens reflex made by Rollei was a famous alternative to a … Continue reading →

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Image Show, Sunday April 19th, 2015

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. PHSC announces its third annual Image Show. To be held at the Royal Canadian Legion 101 Hall on the Lake Shore just west of Brown’s Line. Admission is $7 (student’s with ID enter free). Admission includes the speakers (Anna Krentz … Continue reading →

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Krentz and Hubbell to speak at April 19th Image Show

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Robert

We are pleased to learn from our Vice President, Ashley Cook, that two speakers will be presenting at PHSC’s coming Image Show. If you have images for sale and haven’t yet arranged for a table, click here for the Vendor Form. Regular … Continue reading →

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The Ottawa that was: CMHC photo archive

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. My thanks to editor Bob Lansdale for pointing out that the CMHC has uploaded its complete photo inventory. The event was noted here in a column in the Ottawa Citizen. The article appeared on Feb 22, 2015 under the … Continue reading →

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Newsletter 14-9

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. NOTE: This issue has more details on the Harry Joy exhibit – and our meeting venue for this month’s Toronto meeting. Editor David Bridge serves up another interesting newsletter in this edition. We begin with a map and location … Continue reading →

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Toronto Observed Through Three Generations

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Robert

NEXT TORONTO MEETING: Wed, Feb 18, 2015. **NEW TIME & VENUE FOR THIS MEETING ** The  Market Gallery at South St Lawrence Market 95 Front Street East, Toronto M5E 1C2 from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm Take elevator to 2nd floor Toronto Observed … Continue reading →

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Photographic Canadiana 40-4

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. This is the final issue of our 40th year. We begin our 41st year with issue 41-1 this  coming May. For this issue, which hit the post office yesterday afternoon, there are a number of interesting items researched by … Continue reading →

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AGO mounts an exhibit of 1940/1 photos of a Jewish Ghetto

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Robert

Toronto. PHSC member and speaker Maia Sutnik narrates this brief video of an AGO exhibit of Polish life recorded quietly in the Jewish Ghetto at Lodz in Poland in 1940 and 1941 by photographer Henryk Ross. Ross was forced by the … Continue reading →

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