Tag Archives: photos

niagara

Toronto. The mighty Niagara Falls straddle the American and Canadian borders with the Canadian side full of parks and many areas of interest including rides like ‘the Maid of the Mist’ and walks like that under the massive Horseshoe Falls. … Continue reading

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merrie melodies

Toronto. As a kid at the movies, Merrie Melodies meant a cartoon short from Warner Bros. This brought to mind another subset of photos for collectors – a section on music. In November, 2003, we had a talk by a … Continue reading

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November 2025 PHSC News 25-11

Toronto. Wow! What a snazzy cover! Christmas is on the horizon and The old ad should make Kodak blush with pride. This 17 page issue is a delight to the eye. Editor Gunn out did himself on this fine issue! … Continue reading

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space shots

Toronto. Hey! You photo collectors out there. I know space shots are too new for your consideration at this time. BUT think ahead and start looking for photos taken beyond earth. In 2022, an American auction house, Rago Wright LLC … Continue reading

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a timely canal and lock

Toronto. As  youth, the news of creation of the St Lawrence Seaway was big news. As usual, the USA declined to pay for construction or host part of the project, but happily made use of the Seaway once completed. The … Continue reading

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the good old soccer game …

Toronto. Collectors of sports photos should consider soccer photos like the one at left of our 1888 team that wowed fans by beating the British team. Member (and past president, author, photographer, collector etc.) Les Jones wrote a book review … Continue reading

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a very special old photo contest

Toronto. In the early years of the PHSC, we ended the ‘year’ with a summer picnic and photo contest – but with a difference. The locale was noted for featuring the olden days (like Black Creek Pioneer Village here in … Continue reading

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curiouser and curiouser …

Toronto. The good reverend Dodgson (a.k.a. Lewis Carroll) was both a photographer and author (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland , anyone?). He was a  contemporary of  Julia Margaret Cameron, who he took in a portrait. Unfortunately, few of his photographs survive. … Continue reading

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October 2025 PHSC News 25-10

Toronto. A 20 page issue in the usual fine upscale style we have come to enjoy from editor Gunn (Patrick had to cut back – he had enough material for twice the number of pages). The cover gives away the … Continue reading

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buzzing about …

Toronto. Bees and flowers seem to go together. At left a bee extracts nectar from a blossom and leaves some pollen behind. While this photo is obviously too recent to be a collectible, the idea of a collection sub-group of … Continue reading

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