Tag Archives: photograph

cover shot – Niagara Falls c1891

Posted on August 15, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Editor Bob Lansdale went to great lengths to source the cover shot for each journal issue – giving precedent to Canadian content. For issue 25-2, Bob returned to Niagara Falls using one of a stereo card pair taken by … Continue reading →

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summertime ….

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … and the living is easy. As shown at left, our cat enjoys a pleasant snooze in the great outdoors. Image collectors often ‘categorize’ their collection. While the cat photo at left is a recent one, it represents the … Continue reading →

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pretty, pretty, pretty …

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … is what our budgie said when it wasn’t irritating our youngest by calling out her name over and over. In November, 1998 our speaker was Joan Severa. Her topic was “Dating Your Images”. As you can see from … Continue reading →

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sometimes a bit sketchy

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Being a small journal, we get/ask members to contribute. One fine contribution was that of the late Thomas Ritchie from Ottawa. His article on a photographic process is titled, “AUTOGRAPH ETCHINGS – John Ehninger’s New Application of Photographic Art”. Like … Continue reading →

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… meanwhile, back east …

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. For over a century, Montreal was our largest city per capital. And the most well known photographic studio in Montreal was operated by Notman with branches in Ontario and down the American east coast. The studio photograph at left … Continue reading →

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THE FRENCH-CANADIAN TRAPPER

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. It appears to me that many image collectors enjoy their finds briefly, then offer them at a bit higher price to the next collector. Some, like the owner of this image, and our own editor of the day, Bob … Continue reading →

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another archive for photo collectors

Posted on March 24, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. MiPHS member and good friend of many PHSC folk, Cynthia Motzenbecker, sent this copy of Anne Bennington-Helber’s email message to the PHSC and others: “I wanted to share the GREAT news that the real-photo postcard series from the David V. … Continue reading →

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crime and photography …

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … the Karsh Caper. In 1941, Karsh captured the essence of Churchill and called the portrait the “Roaring Lion”. In 1988, he donated the signed print to Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa. A different copy of the photograph was … Continue reading →

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remembering Christine Mackie …

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. Christine Mackie burst upon the PHSC scene a few brief years before her death. One of our more flamboyant members, she collected antique motorcycles and bicycles, stored back home in Hamilton. She leaped into camera collecting with unrivalled enthusiasm, … Continue reading →

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mr Curtis, you make good photos …

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Robert

Toronto. … with apologies to Mr Christie. Edward Curtis was a famous American photographer and author; an authority on Native American People (i.e. Aboriginals or First Nation People here). A few of his photographs are framed and hang in Barberian’s … Continue reading →

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