{"id":30813,"date":"2025-02-18T01:03:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T05:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=30813"},"modified":"2025-02-17T02:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T06:49:49","slug":"member-number-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/member-number-5\/","title":{"rendered":"member number 5"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Harol McNutt 1907 – 1995<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. In the late 1960s\/early 1970s, camera collecting and photo history became the rage. Societies were being formed, fairs held, books written, etc. Our society and its Toronto branch were founded in the fall of 1974. Amongst other things members were needed. Harold was one of the founding members and the first treasurer. His image at left was upscaled and cleaned up with Topaz AI and Focus Magic from a small image in the journal.<\/p>\n

I lived in Montreal at the time. When I joined the PHSC in 1975, it had less than 100 members. My introduction to Harold came when I was asked to audit the Society books. The bills were very few and well organized. The whole task took about an hour. Harold once offered me a Leica and four lenses plus some filters, etc. in a camera case for $100. I declined at the time, only to catch the collecting bug a few years later and buy similar items for many times more.<\/p>\n

On his death, the late Bill Belier wrote the following ‘in memoriam’ to Harold in issue 21-4: “H<\/span>arold <\/span>M<\/span>cN<\/span>utt, <\/span>on<\/span>e of <\/span>th<\/span>e fou<\/span>n<\/span>d<\/span>in<\/span>g\u00a0me<\/span>mbers of the <\/span>P.<\/span>H.<\/span>S<\/span>.C. <\/span>(<\/span>me<\/span>mbers<\/span>hip No. <\/span>5)\u00a0<\/span>d<\/span>i<\/span>ed <\/span>p<\/span>eacefull<\/span>y in <\/span>T<\/span>oront<\/span>o on <\/span>Novem<\/span>be<\/span>r\u00a0<\/span>1<\/span>2t<\/span>h [1995]<\/span>. i<\/span>n <\/span>hi<\/span>s 89th <\/span>year.\u00a0<\/span>It <\/span>would <\/span>b<\/span>e alm<\/span>ost <\/span>im<\/span>poss<\/span>i<\/span>b<\/span>l<\/span>e t<\/span>o\u00a0att<\/span>empt <\/span>t<\/span>o chr<\/span>onicl<\/span>e H<\/span>arold<\/span>‘s\u00a0<\/span>co<\/span>ntributio<\/span>ns a<\/span>nd <\/span>acco<\/span>mplis<\/span>hm<\/span>e<\/span>n<\/span>ts <\/span>as <\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>m<\/span>em<\/span>ber <\/span>of <\/span>our <\/span>S<\/span>oci<\/span>ety.<\/p>\n

“W<\/span>e ar<\/span>e f<\/span>ortun<\/span>ate<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>ind<\/span>eed. <\/span>th<\/span>at <\/span>B<\/span>ob L<\/span>an<\/span>sdal<\/span>e int<\/span>er<\/span>v<\/span>i<\/span>ewed\u00a0<\/span>H<\/span>ar<\/span>old <\/span>on<\/span>l<\/span>y si<\/span>x year<\/span>s ago [1990] an<\/span>d produced\u00a0<\/span>an <\/span>excell<\/span>ent <\/span>articl<\/span>e entit<\/span>l<\/span>ed ‘P<\/span>ortr<\/span>ait <\/span>of <\/span>a\u00a0Coll<\/span>ector’ [issue 15-2] <\/span>in <\/span>whi<\/span>ch <\/span>H<\/span>arol<\/span>d <\/span>re<\/span>mini<\/span>sc<\/span>es\u00a0<\/span>about <\/span>hi<\/span>s ear<\/span>l<\/span>y da<\/span>ys <\/span>in N<\/span>ova Scot<\/span>i<\/span>a, <\/span>hi<\/span>s\u00a0car<\/span>eer <\/span>with <\/span>I<\/span>m<\/span>pe<\/span>ria<\/span>l <\/span>O<\/span>il, <\/span>an<\/span>d <\/span>h<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>fasc<\/span>in<\/span>at<\/span>i<\/span>on <\/span>with <\/span>ph<\/span>ot<\/span>ogr<\/span>ap<\/span>h<\/span>y in <\/span>ge<\/span>n<\/span>er<\/span>al\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>d <\/span>with <\/span>ca<\/span>m<\/span>era<\/span>s in <\/span>pa<\/span>rti<\/span>cul<\/span>ar.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“H<\/span>e was b<\/span>orn <\/span>in <\/span>Truro <\/span>N.<\/span>S. <\/span>and pr<\/span>i<\/span>or\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>o j<\/span>oinin<\/span>g Imp<\/span>eri<\/span>al <\/span>Oi<\/span>l<\/span>, <\/span>about <\/span>1<\/span>927, <\/span>h<\/span>ad\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>au<\/span>ght <\/span>in <\/span>on<\/span>e r<\/span>oom <\/span>sch<\/span>ool <\/span>ho<\/span>u<\/span>ses in\u00a0<\/span>r<\/span>em<\/span>ot<\/span>e Nova Sco<\/span>ti<\/span>a fis<\/span>hin<\/span>g p<\/span>ort<\/span>s<\/span>. <\/span>Hi<\/span>s\u00a0career <\/span>w<\/span>ith <\/span>Im<\/span>pe<\/span>ri<\/span>a<\/span>l <\/span>Oil<\/span>, <\/span>not <\/span>s<\/span>urprisin<\/span>g<\/span>l<\/span>y,\u00a0<\/span>wo<\/span>ul<\/span>d <\/span>l<\/span>ead <\/span>him <\/span>int<\/span>o m<\/span>an<\/span>agem<\/span>ent. <\/span>H<\/span>aro<\/span>l<\/span>d\u00a0<\/span>was very proud <\/span>of <\/span>h<\/span>av<\/span>in<\/span>g ser<\/span>ve<\/span>d <\/span>th<\/span>e war\u00a0effort <\/span>by <\/span>sup<\/span>ervi<\/span>sin<\/span>g t<\/span>h<\/span>e hi<\/span>ghl<\/span>y secret\u00a0<\/span>l<\/span>oa<\/span>ding of <\/span>A<\/span>lli<\/span>e<\/span>d tanke<\/span>rs a<\/span>t Da<\/span>rtm<\/span>o<\/span>uth\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>at <\/span>were sch<\/span>edu<\/span>l<\/span>ed <\/span>to <\/span>sail <\/span>with <\/span>th<\/span>e\u00a0At<\/span>l<\/span>a<\/span>nti<\/span>c <\/span>convoys <\/span>to <\/span>Britain during <\/span>WW2.<\/span><\/p>\n

” <\/span>B<\/span>y 1<\/span>948 h<\/span>e was tran<\/span>sf<\/span>err<\/span>ed <\/span>t<\/span>o Imp<\/span>eri<\/span>al<\/span>‘<\/span>s\u00a0T<\/span>oront<\/span>o oper<\/span>ati<\/span>on <\/span>and <\/span>was in<\/span>strum<\/span>ental\u00a0<\/span>in <\/span>en<\/span>cou<\/span>raging <\/span>th<\/span>e Compan<\/span>y, as <\/span>earl<\/span>y as\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>e mi<\/span>d <\/span>1<\/span>950‘<\/span>s, t<\/span>o ent<\/span>er <\/span>th<\/span>e ‘c<\/span>om<\/span>puter\u00a0<\/span>age’\u00a0<\/span>wh<\/span>en <\/span>el<\/span>ectroni<\/span>c r<\/span>ecord <\/span>keep<\/span>i<\/span>n<\/span>g was\u00a0still <\/span>in <\/span>it<\/span>s in<\/span>fa<\/span>n<\/span>cy. <\/span>Af<\/span>t<\/span>er <\/span>42 <\/span>year<\/span>s ser<\/span>vi<\/span>ce\u00a0with <\/span>Im<\/span>per<\/span>i<\/span>a<\/span>l<\/span>, <\/span>H<\/span>arold <\/span>reti<\/span>r<\/span>ed <\/span>in <\/span>1<\/span>970.\u00a0H<\/span>ar<\/span>old <\/span>will <\/span>be <\/span>r<\/span>em<\/span>em<\/span>bered <\/span>as <\/span>one of\u00a0<\/span>our <\/span>m<\/span>ost av<\/span>id <\/span>co<\/span>ll<\/span>ec<\/span>t<\/span>or<\/span>s of <\/span>p<\/span>h<\/span>otogr<\/span>ap<\/span>hi<\/span>ca\u00a0<\/span>and <\/span>for <\/span>h<\/span>i<\/span>s pa<\/span>in<\/span>s<\/span>t<\/span>ak<\/span>in<\/span>g r<\/span>estorati<\/span>on pr<\/span>ojec<\/span>ts<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

“H<\/span>arol<\/span>d <\/span>h<\/span>ad <\/span>oth<\/span>er <\/span>p<\/span>u<\/span>rsu<\/span>i<\/span>ts. <\/span>H<\/span>e\u00a0was <\/span>an <\/span>av<\/span>id <\/span>garden<\/span>e<\/span>r <\/span>and <\/span>t<\/span>ook prid<\/span>e in <\/span>hi<\/span>s\u00a0fl<\/span>ower gard<\/span>en<\/span>s an<\/span>d <\/span>sh<\/span>rubs.\u00a0H<\/span>e was an\u00a0<\/span>awa<\/span>rd <\/span>w<\/span>inning a<\/span>ma<\/span>te<\/span>ur <\/span>s<\/span>till-lif<\/span>e <\/span>pa<\/span>in<\/span>ter,\u00a0<\/span>h<\/span>e t<\/span>r<\/span>avell<\/span>ed ex<\/span>t<\/span>en<\/span>si<\/span>ve<\/span>l<\/span>y after r<\/span>etir<\/span>em<\/span>ent\u00a0<\/span>and <\/span>p<\/span>rod<\/span>u<\/span>ced <\/span>sli<\/span>de <\/span>trave<\/span>l<\/span>ogu<\/span>e p<\/span>rogr<\/span>am<\/span>s\u00a0for <\/span>th<\/span>e e<\/span>nj<\/span>oy<\/span>me<\/span>nt <\/span>of <\/span>s<\/span>hut-in<\/span>s. <\/span>H<\/span>e <\/span>rea<\/span>d\u00a0exten<\/span>si<\/span>ve<\/span>l<\/span>y and <\/span>enj<\/span>oyed <\/span>h<\/span>and<\/span>ym<\/span>an\u00a0<\/span>pr<\/span>ojects around <\/span>hi<\/span>s h<\/span>om<\/span>e. <\/span>H<\/span>arol<\/span>d <\/span>simpl<\/span>y\u00a0did n<\/span>ot \u00a0<\/span>h<\/span>ave th<\/span>e ti<\/span>m<\/span>e to <\/span>grow <\/span>old.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Alth<\/span>ou<\/span>gh <\/span>h<\/span>e continu<\/span>ed t<\/span>o r<\/span>esid<\/span>e in\u00a0<\/span>T<\/span>oront<\/span>o aft<\/span>er r<\/span>eti<\/span>re<\/span>m<\/span>ent <\/span>h<\/span>e n<\/span>ever <\/span>l<\/span>ost\u00a0<\/span>to<\/span>u<\/span>ch <\/span>with N<\/span>ova Sco<\/span>t<\/span>ia<\/span>. <\/span>Th<\/span>e M<\/span>cN<\/span>utt<\/span>s\u00a0were <\/span>freque<\/span>nt <\/span>v<\/span>is<\/span>it<\/span>o<\/span>rs <\/span>to <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>Maritime\u00a0<\/span>provinces a<\/span>nd <\/span>were <\/span>ju<\/span>s<\/span>t<\/span>l<\/span>y <\/span>p<\/span>ro<\/span>ud <\/span>of <\/span>th<\/span>e<\/span>ir\u00a0<\/span>h<\/span>er<\/span>i<\/span>tage.<\/p>\n

“Th<\/span>ose of <\/span>u<\/span>s wh<\/span>o k<\/span>n<\/span>ew H<\/span>arol<\/span>d we<\/span>ll\u00a0<\/span>are ri<\/span>c<\/span>h<\/span>er f<\/span>or <\/span>t<\/span>h<\/span>e ex<\/span>p<\/span>eri<\/span>en<\/span>ce. It <\/span>was my\u00a0<\/span>pr<\/span>i<\/span>vil<\/span>ege t<\/span>o be <\/span>numb<\/span>er<\/span>ed <\/span>am<\/span>on<\/span>gst hi<\/span>s\u00a0<\/span>friends. H<\/span>e w<\/span>ill <\/span>be mi<\/span>ssed, <\/span>but <\/span>l<\/span>o<\/span>n<\/span>g\u00a0<\/span>rem<\/span>e<\/span>mb<\/span>ered<\/span>.\u00a0H<\/span>arol<\/span>d i<\/span>s sur<\/span>vi<\/span>ve<\/span>d b<\/span>y <\/span>hi<\/span>s <\/span>wif<\/span>e. <\/span>Hild<\/span>a,\u00a0<\/span>hi<\/span>s da<\/span>u<\/span>ght<\/span>er B<\/span>arbar<\/span>a, <\/span>an<\/span>d <\/span>hi<\/span>s t<\/span>wo\u00a0<\/span>grand<\/span>childr<\/span>en,<\/span>\u00a0Alli<\/span>son <\/span>and <\/span>D<\/span>av<\/span>i<\/span>d B<\/span>ooz.”<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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