{"id":30890,"date":"2025-02-28T01:03:21","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T05:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=30890"},"modified":"2025-02-26T00:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T04:39:09","slug":"a-visit-to-the-great-yellow-father-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/a-visit-to-the-great-yellow-father-north\/","title":{"rendered":"a visit to the great yellow father (north)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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a trio of Amigos – Bill Kantymir, Les Jones, and Larry Boccioletti visit Kodak Canada<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. In March of 1996 (same year as this site was launched), president Les Jones and two side-kicks, Bill Kantymir and Larry Boccioletti visited the facilities of Canadian Kodak. The photo at right is from the issue 22-1 enhanced by Topaz Photo AI and Affinity Photo.<\/p>\n

Ev Roseborough recorded this event in issue 22-1 of our journal with the article, “PHSC Guests of Kodak Canada”, written by Larry Boccioletti. Larry’s article begins, “In <\/span>Marc<\/span>h, <\/span>Pres<\/span>id<\/span>e<\/span>nt <\/span>Les <\/span>Jo<\/span>nes<\/span>, <\/span>Bill\u00a0K<\/span>a<\/span>nt<\/span>y<\/span>mir <\/span>and <\/span>myself were guests of\u00a0<\/span>Bonni<\/span>e Cha<\/span>pm<\/span>an, <\/span>Kodak Canada ‘s\u00a0<\/span>Dir<\/span>ec<\/span>t<\/span>or <\/span>of <\/span>Corporate Sponsorships.<\/p>\n

“W<\/span>e <\/span>were privileged to b<\/span>e <\/span>given a\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>ho<\/span>rt <\/span>to<\/span>ur of <\/span>the <\/span>Kodak <\/span>pl<\/span>a<\/span>nt.\u00a0B<\/span>ecau<\/span>se of <\/span>th<\/span>e n<\/span>eed t<\/span>o prevent\u00a0<\/span>contamination, <\/span>m<\/span>e<\/span>ti<\/span>cu<\/span>l<\/span>ous a<\/span>tt<\/span>e<\/span>nti<\/span>on <\/span>to\u00a0clea<\/span>nliness <\/span>is ev<\/span>ident, a<\/span>nd <\/span>we donned\u00a0<\/span>wh<\/span>it<\/span>e cover<\/span>all<\/span>s and hair <\/span>coverin<\/span>gs. Every\u00a0<\/span>do<\/span>or <\/span>we went throu<\/span>gh h<\/span>ad st<\/span>icky pads <\/span>on th<\/span>e floor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>so that <\/span>any dirt <\/span>on <\/span>our <\/span>sh<\/span>oe s<\/span>ol<\/span>es\u00a0woul<\/span>d be r<\/span>e<\/span>m<\/span>oved.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We <\/span>watched <\/span>ro<\/span>ll<\/span>s <\/span>of <\/span>s<\/span>upport ma<\/span>te<\/span>ri<\/span>a<\/span>l\u00a0<\/span>(<\/span>uncoa<\/span>ted <\/span>film <\/span>base) <\/span>being <\/span>unwo<\/span>und into\u00a0<\/span>a coating <\/span>m<\/span>achin<\/span>e b<\/span>y robotic <\/span>vehicl<\/span>es\u00a0runnin<\/span>g on m<\/span>agneti<\/span>c tr<\/span>ack<\/span>s in <\/span>th<\/span>e fl<\/span>oor.\u00a0After coa<\/span>t<\/span>i<\/span>n<\/span>g<\/span>, <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>roll<\/span>s<\/span>, <\/span>39 in<\/span>ch<\/span>es <\/span>wide\u00a0and <\/span>wei<\/span>ghin<\/span>g hundr<\/span>eds of <\/span>pound<\/span>s, wer<\/span>e\u00a0se<\/span>nt <\/span>to th<\/span>e <\/span>n<\/span>ex<\/span>t <\/span>building, <\/span>for e<\/span>ith<\/span>er <\/span>export\u00a0<\/span>to o<\/span>th<\/span>er <\/span>K<\/span>odak <\/span>facilities wor<\/span>l<\/span>dwide, <\/span>or <\/span>for\u00a0s<\/span>littin<\/span>g a<\/span>nd <\/span>s<\/span>p<\/span>ool<\/span>in<\/span>g <\/span>for th<\/span>e C<\/span>anadian\u00a0ma<\/span>rket.<\/p>\n

“In <\/span>the <\/span>m<\/span>anuf<\/span>acturin<\/span>g ar<\/span>ea we ent<\/span>ered\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>n <\/span>e<\/span>l<\/span>eva<\/span>t<\/span>o<\/span>r<\/span>, <\/span>a<\/span>nd <\/span>as <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>doors closed, <\/span>the\u00a0lights <\/span>went <\/span>o<\/span>ut <\/span>a<\/span>nd o<\/span>ur esco<\/span>rt <\/span>prod<\/span>uced a\u00a0<\/span>flashlight thro<\/span>w<\/span>in<\/span>g very <\/span>dim green\u00a0illumin<\/span>ation. The <\/span>el<\/span>evator t<\/span>oo, h<\/span>ad dim\u00a0<\/span>gree<\/span>n <\/span>li<\/span>g<\/span>ht<\/span>s a<\/span>l<\/span>o<\/span>ng th<\/span>e <\/span>baseboards but it\u00a0<\/span>was still impo<\/span>ssibl<\/span>e for <\/span>m<\/span>e t<\/span>o d<\/span>i<\/span>stin<\/span>gui<\/span>sh\u00a0an<\/span>y im<\/span>ages. I<\/span>‘ m <\/span>sur<\/span>e it <\/span>would <\/span>tak<\/span>e a l<\/span>ong\u00a0<\/span>tim<\/span>e f<\/span>or m<\/span>y eyes t<\/span>o become a<\/span>ccu<\/span>st<\/span>omed\u00a0t<\/span>o <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>darkness.<\/p>\n

“Our <\/span>escort<\/span>, <\/span>G<\/span>ord <\/span>Mor<\/span>se, <\/span>guid<\/span>ed u<\/span>s\u00a0int<\/span>o <\/span>what see<\/span>m<\/span>e<\/span>d lik<\/span>e <\/span>a very l<\/span>a<\/span>r<\/span>ge\u00a0<\/span>ha<\/span>ll <\/span>way w<\/span>hich lead <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>co<\/span>ntrol room<\/span>. <\/span>It\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span>oo, was lin<\/span>ed with <\/span>gr<\/span>een dim <\/span>li<\/span>ght<\/span>s al<\/span>on<\/span>g\u00a0th<\/span>e <\/span>baseboards. H<\/span>e ca<\/span>ll <\/span>e<\/span>d t<\/span>o a <\/span>p<\/span>e<\/span>r<\/span>so<\/span>n\u00a0<\/span>s<\/span>itting in <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>da<\/span>rk <\/span>a<\/span>nd they <\/span>h<\/span>a<\/span>d a\u00a0<\/span>con<\/span>versati<\/span>on<\/span>. It <\/span>was str<\/span>ange kn<\/span>owing th<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>these persons spe<\/span>nt <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>better part of <\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>day in <\/span>t<\/span>o<\/span>t<\/span>a<\/span>l <\/span>darkness.”<\/p>\n

Like all good things the film and phot paper industries were decimated by the influx of digital technology. Kodak’s mighty presence here and in Rochester was similarly decimated – building were destroyed, and her a remaining building was to become a subway station.<\/p>\n

Members can always see the rest of Larry’s article in the pdf version of issue 22-1 on the free members-only DVD. Join now – the MEMBERSHIP menu above for paying by cheque or the PayPal paragraph at right to use \u00a0a credit card or a PayPal account. Questions? See Lilianne at member@phsc.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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