Tag Archives: Old Photos

lighting up the night …

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. A decade or two after Edison invented the first practical electric light and Westinghouse won the idea for electricity distribution, a world’s fair was held in Buffalo NY close to Niagara Falls – the prime source of electricity in … Continue reading →

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Photographic Canadiana 51-3

Posted on April 2, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Editors David Bridge and Louise Freyburger have issued Photographic Canadiana 51-3 to members in pdf format via a MailChimp notification. The issue contains a number of well researched and illustrated articles – “Photographers, Retailers, and Manufacturers: The Toronto Photographic … Continue reading →

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time to talk of many things …

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. … of SLRs and TLRs and whether pigs have wings (with apologies to Lewis Carroll). In an earlier post, I noted the introduction of film stopped the use of ground glass in the focal plane to frame and focus … Continue reading →

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paradise

Posted on February 7, 2026 by Robert

Toronto. Our events are ‘paradise’ for photographic collectors – hardware and images alike. Our first event for 2026 is the February 15 auction. A sampling of lots is already available in an earlier post (see above link) now pinned to … Continue reading →

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a pocket full of poses

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Robert

Toronto.  Around the time when the northern part of British North America established  itself as the Dominion of Canada (1867), a Toronto photographer, Robert Carswell, created these CdVs which became part of the late Robert Wilson’s collection. Twenty-five years ago, … Continue reading →

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wedding bells coming soon

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Robert

  Toronto. With the chilly weather, it’s a great time to think ahead to June brides … In issue 26-3 of our journal, editor Bob Lansdale wrote and illustrated an article titled, “Wedding Photography …”. The images are from the … Continue reading →

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patronage and photography

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. As an old photo collector, you may have noticed that the back of some CdVs and cabinet cards have an elaborate design stating the photographer’s special relationship with British royalty. Continuing our 25th anniversary theme, in issue 25-5 of … Continue reading →

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cool water

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Old photo collectors value outdoor scenes, work environment, etc. An unusual category might be desert scenes. We learn in school the various desert areas in the world. While the USA has a number of them, the only one I … Continue reading →

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asleep in the deep …

Posted on September 24, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Fall is here and it’s time to go to the fair. Our next 2025 event is our famous fall fair, October 19, 2025. Details are in the July PHSC News newsletter (issue 25-7). There will be lots of interesting … Continue reading →

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Autochrome and fashion.

Posted on August 28, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. From the beginnings of photography until the early 1900s, photographic processes were all monochrome – unless the image was hand coloured! Around the turn of the 20th century, a variety of additive colour processes were invented, the best of … Continue reading →

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