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jimmy’s back in town

Toronto. In issue 22-5, Part 1 of Dr Reichstein’s article on James Inglis appeared. Issue 23-1 continues the story with Part 2. Part 2 begins, “The decade of the eighties [1880s] was to be one of extraordinary activity for Inglis. … Continue reading

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Jimmy Inglis of Montreal

Toronto. One of the Canadian photographers in the mid 1800s was Inglis. The photo at left carries the cut-line, “This photograph by James Inglis of Montreal, appeared as a tipped-in frontispiece in the Philadelphia Photographer of November 1866. Editor E.L. Wilson suggested the title “Right still, … Continue reading

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Brodie’s Machine

Toronto. Brodie Whitelaw (photographer) was well known to professional photographers in Ontario, especially past-editor Ev Roseborough. Brodie spoke at our May, 1989 meeting displaying a sampling of his skill via many beautiful prints. Born in 1910, Brodie died decades later … Continue reading

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1995 was not nice to us in the big smoke

Toronto. In 1995 we lost three from the photographic community: a collector, a store owner, and a professional photographer. The ‘in memoriam’ for Harold McNutt (Bill  Belier) and Erik Olesen (Ev Roseborough) are already posted. The third loss that year … Continue reading

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mystery man

Toronto. In issue 20-2, Ev draws on his experiences in the PPO for a captivating article on a truly eccentric character – photographer, Brodie MacPherson. His issue 20-2 article begins, “Tall. opinionated, reclusive and clever are all adjectives applicable to one … Continue reading

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a soggy spring

Toronto. Springtime in 1865 was a bit wet as shown by this century and a half plus photograph by Henderson. Photographer Alexander Henderson was born in Scotland in 1831, immigrated to Montreal, and died there in 1913. Along the way, … Continue reading

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the art of Courtney Milne

Toronto.  The lead article in issue 19-2 is by Verlyn J Rush and is titled. “The great exhibition and book  – The Sacred Earth – by Courtney Milne” The exhibition was held in the ROM’s Institute for Contemporary Culture, at … Continue reading

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remembering Iris …

Toronto. In the article. “IRIS MCCAIG AND THE PORTRAIT OF CHARLES G. MILNE” the late Bob Lansdale relates his chat with Iris at 82 in the early fall 1992 journal issue 18-2. Iris is famous not only as a long … Continue reading

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Official Photographers …

Toronto. “… The Work of Arthur Beales, Arthur Goss and Alfred Pearson” is a topic for an article in issue 18-2 announcing an exhibition at The Market Gallery of the City of Toronto Archives (Second Floor, South SI. Lawrence Market, … Continue reading

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doing the things we had to do …

Toronto. In issue 17-4, Ev wrote an article about a Toronto photographer, John Crawford, and his boss Nelson Hutchinson (Hitch). In part Ev writes, “Digressing for a moment, John related a humorous occurrence during his time with Hitch. Previously mentioned … Continue reading

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