Tag Archives: WW2

Graflex Advertising in LIFE Magazine

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Robert

Toronto. George Dunbar sent me these historic ads for the famous Graflex cameras used by Photo-jouralists back in the 1920s through 1950s. Both LIFE ads are from two August 1945 issues. By the time these issues were printed, the War … Continue reading →

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Remember the Japanese Internment in WW2?

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. During the second world war (WW2) after Hong Kong and Pearl Harbour were  attacked and Japan entered the war on the side of Germany, Many Asian Canadian and American families on the west coast were relocated inland. A deadline … Continue reading →

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Das Boot, Das Leica

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Robert

Toronto. I saw the film Das Boot in the Kingsway Theatre on Bloor in the west end of Toronto. Kingsway was by then a revival theatre. The building was musty and damp, fitting for this movie.  In March of 1983, … Continue reading →

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