Tag Archives: photograph

picture perfect petite princess

Toronto. As often mentioned, photo collectors are either eclectic in their collection, or specialize in process, studio, country, famous folk, work, etc. By far the majority of earlier photos are studio portraits. Others are more challenging to find. Besides famous … Continue reading

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disastrous 1904 fire

Toronto. In 1904, a disastrous fire consumed much of the business district in Toronto. The fire was visible as far away as other cities both here and in the States. Help arrived from places like Hamilton, and Buffalo. The city … Continue reading

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disaster shown in stereo

Toronto. In issue 17-3, Bob Wilson’s ‘image’ column features his article titled, “Terrible Accident on the Great Western Railway” and shows a stereo view of the 1876 wreck (see left). Bob begins his tale, “The above title is the main … Continue reading

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fine feathers

Toronto. Issue 15-4 includes an Image of the Month column by the late Dr Wilson. The photo, featuring a couple birds of prey stuffed and mounted, may attract those folk who collect images of nature (birds being a sub-set). Bob … Continue reading

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let it snow! let it snow! let it snow!

Toronto. Collectors of photographs are a friendly bunch. Photos tend to be grouped in sub categories like, snow, storm, trains, etc. The photo at left by Harry Palmer hits all three of these sub-categories. It was selected as the cover … Continue reading

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going to market in stereo

Toronto. Stereo cards vary in quality – some are even fakes without stereo at all. The real McCoys give a great insight into the history of an area around the late 1800s/early 1900s. This example is from the late Dr … Continue reading

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quint essential tash

Toronto. Attention all image collectors! In yesterday’s post (q.v.)we commented on the life of Canadian Movie maker Roy Tash. In the same issue (14-5), Bob Wilson in his column Image of the Month writes, “On May 28,1934, five identical girls, … Continue reading

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this art triumphant

Toronto. Many of our members specialize in the collection of photographs. To cater to this audience, Ev Roseborough published detailed articles on exhibitions of the day such as the exhibition, “This Art Triumphant – A Photographic Portrait of Peel 1860-1930” … Continue reading

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treasure in an attic

Toronto. Our society includes folks whose passion is photos. This is a story of a portrait, a very special portrait taken over a century ago using a special process. The image here at left was the cover photo for the … Continue reading

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simply de-vine, my dear

Toronto. Continuing on with issue 14-2, another article by Ev discusses an old print tool – the Vignetter. Ev’s article is called, “An old friend, nearly forgotten, THE VIGNETTER”. The basic idea of this tool is to block out a … Continue reading

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