Tag Archives: Photographs

casting away

Posted on June 5, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. When I was a kid around the end of WW2, my dad took me to visit a relative who had a metal casting business, Bill made sailing ship lights, ‘doggie’ banks, souvenir lights, etc. like the sailing ship light … Continue reading →

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for the record

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. One very special use of photography is recording problems for insurance or police. We often think of portraiture, street scenes and landscapes, but this important function gives visual detail not easily conveyed by the written word. Disasters like this … Continue reading →

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to do or not to do …

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. In the vast number of antique photos in archives, libraries, collections, or available for purchase, many have suffered the slings and arrows of time – fading, foxing, bent, broken, torn or worse.  When modern digital technology came along, it … Continue reading →

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what the heck is THAT?

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Today, we take automobiles (a.k.a cars) for granted. But at the beginning of the last century cars were a novelty seldom seen outside cities.  Around 1902, an automobile visited Ancaster Township in Ontario (Hamilton area).  It was the first … Continue reading →

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a fair day in May

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. I know it’s cold and wet this week, but in a few weeks the weather here will be warm and dry (hopefully). With warmer times in mind, we are looking forward to our spring fair this year. The really … Continue reading →

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keen photos

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. TMU (a.k.a. Ryerson) has an innovative gallery called, “The Image Centre“. Their exhibition until this summer features many photographers. Their collections include a Canadian mother-daughter team, “Minna Keene and Violet Keene Perinchief“. Shown at left is an example of … Continue reading →

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a list of firsts

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. When first announced few photographs were readily available. In short order however, the number of photographs (and photographers) mushroomed as the new phenomena sped ’round the world. Today, we see literally millions of photographs. Some History of Photography books … Continue reading →

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Auction Sunday April 30, 2023

Posted on April 16, 2023 by Robert

Toronto.  Spring is here and it’s Auction time again! Our spring INDOOR AUCTION is on TODAY, April 30th, 2022 down in the Long Branch area of Toronto at the usual venue BUT at a slightly later time (see poster) – … Continue reading →

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we’ve been everywhere

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Today photography is everywhere. So much so that we take it for granted. The Moon, Mars, wars, famine, poverty, art, portraits, books, magazines, television, smartphones, medical, and on it goes. Without photography we would have no visual record of … Continue reading →

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now a b-i-i-i-i-i-i-g smile

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. Group photos were often taken over the years to show the team players in a school, plant, or factory for a given year. Smiths Falls pre-WW2 was a very active Canadian factory town with  a number of impressive industries. … Continue reading →

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