Tag Archives: museum

a trip to Europe over 30 years ago

Posted on September 22, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Back in 1991, three PHSC members decided to visit photographic collections in European museums. Willi Nassau, John Durst, and Bill Belier did the tour while Bill wrote a rather detailed article that spanned two journal issues (16-5 and 17-1). … Continue reading →

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Triumph of the Image

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. My good friend, George Dunbar, recently dropped me a line mentioning a NY Times article about at a Museum in Belgium. The article, titled, “Triumph of the Image” is an archived writing by Luc Sante. George writes, ”  A … Continue reading →

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a man from Kinmount

Posted on April 1, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. My good friend and fellow photo historian, George Dunbar, sent me a note the other day about Keith Stata and his Kinmount theatre/museum. George writes, “A wonderful documentary featuring Keith Stata, a movie fan who built his own cinema … Continue reading →

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a different tank

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Did you ever wonder about tanks – military, not photographic? The tanks of WW1 were much different from those of WW2. And again, without photography we would have to rely on words and sketches. The Canadian War Museum has … Continue reading →

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BHM – British Columbia’s Black Pioneers

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. My good friend, George Dunbar, discovered a site managed by Digital Museums Canada. This site, Community Stories, offers a timely story titled, “British Columbia’s Black Pioneers: Their Industry and Character Influenced the Vision of Canada“. “Their story is unlike … Continue reading →

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six things to know

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. In the course of browsing the web for photo history, George Dunbar came across the American “National Gallery of Art” website in Washington DC. Included on the site was this article on Dorothea Lange, “Who Is Dorothea Lange? 6 … Continue reading →

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creating a buzz

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar sent me an email recently regarding another source of photo-history. George writes, “Another unique online archive gallery here. The site uses eHive which is a CMS (Collection/Content Management System) like WordPress. In fact there is a plug-in … Continue reading →

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golden rule days

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Remember your grade school days? My dad went to a little one room country school. At his school, children couldn’t attend unless they could walk the miles from farm to school house. He was seven when he started school. … Continue reading →

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bare ruin’d choirs

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Anyone who studied Shakespeare will recognize the title of  this post as part of a line from one of his sonnets (#73). It is fitting to use it in a post noting the importance of photography and photographers in … Continue reading →

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a find in old New Brunswick

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Our president, Clint Hryhorijiw, found the time to send me a wonderful link that reminds us that museums are great resources for photographic historians one and all. The New Brunswick Museum posted an article back on May 2, 2022 … Continue reading →

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