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describing those old collectibles consistently

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. a big headache to camera collectors was describing an old camera in way that let a prospective buyers figure out the value when sight-unseen. Our exchange member, the LHSA (Leica Historical Society of America) had a particular challenge since … Continue reading →

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the happy wanderer …

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. A couple of books are shown at left from an image in issue 23-4. At left is Watson’s 1922 book, Romantic Canada, and at right is Frances Rooney’s  1966 book about Watson titled, “Working Light: The Wandering Life of … Continue reading →

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remembering Jay

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Last century, one of the many members I enjoyed chatting wth at our monthly meetings (in person in those days) was Jay Jayavel. He was a quiet unassuming individual and easy to talk with. Sometime in 1998, I noticed … Continue reading →

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aptly chosen words …

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Various photographers have chosen to pick popular city locations which were photographed many decades ago, and show what they look like today given roughly the same field of view, etc. In our journal issue 22-1, the late Stan White … Continue reading →

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lets go to the parade …

Posted on February 17, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Ev Roseborough used this photograph as his cover shot on issue 21-4. Unfortunately he makes no other mention of the photograph in this issue ( eg. photographer (himself?), location, situation, etc.). Such a puzzle is common to Photograph Collectors … Continue reading →

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Graflex Journal 2-24

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. I sure hope the turkey and trimmings are all digested by now! Those of you who collect/use large cameras, especially those of the Graflex persuasion are in for a treat. The second issue of the Graflex Journal for 2024 … Continue reading →

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Little Pictures Difficult to See

Posted on December 28, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Ev and future editor Bob Lansdale visited the GEH in 1993 to join the Daguerreian Society’s 5th annual symposium. The symposium speakers were reviewed in issue 19-4 by Renaté Wickens-Feldman who taught photography in the Department of Visual Arts … Continue reading →

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Museum voor Fotografie …

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. … or getting in Dutch! In issue 19-2, an anonymous writer (editor Roseborough) writes about a famous museum in Antwerp. He begins, “Covering an area of more than 1000 square meters, the Antwerp Museum of Photography explores the fascinating … Continue reading →

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of collectors and columns

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Robert

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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d…d…d…double t…t…t…take

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Robert

Toronto.  Shades of George Dunbar and Mike Filey! These gentlemen too shot areas of Toronto matching archival photos for ‘then’ and ‘now’ images of the city as it grew. In issue 17-5, Randall Reid wrote an illustrated article about his … Continue reading →

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