Tag Archives: photos

gold in them thar hills …

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Ahhh! The excitement of the  gold rush! When it hit the Yukon,  it became famous the world over. Movies were made; books were written (even poems); the centennial of the celebrated trail (Chilkoot) was recorded. Over six years ago, … Continue reading →

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January 19, 2022 Presentation via ZOOM

Posted on January 16, 2022 by Robert

Join us at 8pm on the 19th of January via ZOOM to see and hear Brandon Leung on “Asian Canadian Activism in the 1970s” The poster below designed for our January PHSC News, or the EventBrite link gives more details. … Continue reading →

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a really snowy white Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. On December 11, 1944 Toronto had its worst snowfall ever. Over a half metre of snow fell on the city. Nothing moved. A recently married future father-in-law and his friend traipsed blocks along the New Toronto streets to get … Continue reading →

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have you ever heard of typologies?

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Rita Godlevskis is just a wealth of ideas, keeping  PhotoED both current and interesting with her savvy and creativity! The latest issue (Winter 2021/2022) is on the newsstands and in the mail. And there is that word again ‘TYPOLOGIES’ … Continue reading →

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shining a light on an iconic American photographer

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. O Winston Link lived from late 1914 to early 2001. A number of his photographs are offered by the Atlanta, GA gallery, Jackson Fine Art. George Dunbar, also a photographer (and a retired industrial cinematographer) , saved Link’s obituary. … Continue reading →

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scoring in the frozen north

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Brrrr, it was real cold in 1905. Up in Dawson City, the guys put down their sticks and stopped flinging the rubber disk around long enough to let a local snap-shooter take this group photograph. David Shribman, published it … Continue reading →

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George snaps Manitoba

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. The ladies from the CHPF spoke to us recently via ZOOM. The other day, our society president, Clint Hryhorijiw kindly copied me on this email from Nicole Plaskett sent to him and Celio Barreto, our programme and ZOOM expert. … Continue reading →

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dating those tiny Photomatic photos

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. You can pick these little portraits up at one of our events. Nowadays, photo booths give us a few portraits in a short strip of prints. Sean Nolan has taken the time to date the Photomatic portraits using the … Continue reading →

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fine art photos at heritage auction house

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. As we sit out this pandemic and browse around the internet, we may discover a means to augment boredom and complement our image collection. For example, PHSC member Ian Archer discovered this interesting auction of historical photos online. Heritage … Continue reading →

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genealogy and photography

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Robert

Toronto. Have you ever wondered about your ancestors? The American company  Ancestry (with the Canadian link shown here), does a wonderful job of indexing an astonishing number of genealogical databases. Before Ancestry, one had to visit city directories, or government … Continue reading →

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