Tag Archives: WW1

oh! what a wonderful war

Posted on August 30, 2024 by Robert

Toronto.In issue 15-5, another fine article by Andrew Rodger was reproduced from ‘Archivaria’, the magazine of the NAC up Ottawa way. The photo at left, adjusted in Topaz AI and Affinity Photo. is from Andrew’s article. Andrew begins the article … Continue reading →

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a different tank

Posted on February 15, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. Did you ever wonder about tanks – military, not photographic? The tanks of WW1 were much different from those of WW2. And again, without photography we would have to rely on words and sketches. The Canadian War Museum has … Continue reading →

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studio daze

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Robert

Toronto. When it took some skill to capture an image for a special event, many folk chose to visit a studio. This image was shot in just such a studio in Southern England around 1917 – over a century ago. … Continue reading →

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hot pix, it’s a phoney; hot pix it’s a phoney …

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Robert

Toronto.  … with apologies to Karen Shopsowitz and her family. You couldn’t live here 60 years ago without hearing the jingle, “hotdog, it’s a Shopsy” or visit the city without buying one of those delicious hot dogs from her father’s … Continue reading →

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a KODAK moment

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Robert

Toronto.  From the very beginning, the sine qua non of any portrait photographer or artist was capturing the very essence of his subject. Some images succeeded and some did not. The successes, such as the famous Karsh portrait of  Churchill, … Continue reading →

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PHSC News newsletter for January 2023

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. The Camera Obscura shown here is from the right top of page 1 in this month’s PHSC News newsletter. The ‘Giant Camera’ once in San Francisco, California, was coloured like a huge Ektachrome box. What do you know? It’s … Continue reading →

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brave new camera

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Robert

Toronto. In the 1920s after losing the great war (WW1), Germany suffered a massive bout of inflation and depression. The Ernst Leitz optical house in Wetzlar had mainly made microscopes, objectives, eye pieces, accessories, and the occasional other optical item … Continue reading →

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Christmas a century ago

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Our erstwhile historian and good friend, George Dunbar, discovered this photo from the LAC in ‘The Lake Report‘ and shared it with us. It shows the two sides in WW1 taking a break and celebrating Christmas together. One soldier … Continue reading →

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history in photos

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. Our co-editor of the Photographic Canadiana journal, David Bridge,  recently sent me a link to a CTV news item called,”Rare photos of 44 Toronto First World War soldiers discovered“. The glass slides are professional portraits of WW1 soldiers in … Continue reading →

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winging it

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Robert

Toronto. This month we meet in person at the PHSC monthly meeting – that’s the good news! However, we are meeting at a NEW VENUE on a NEW DATE and a NEW TIME this month only! We are meeting at … Continue reading →

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