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The PHSC Volume 12-13, Supplement E-MAIL to Photographic Canadiana, April 2013 The Photographic Historical Society of Canada

NOT A MEMBER OF THE PHSC? THEN Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 8:00 PM JOIN CANADA’S BEST PHOTO HISTORY SOCIETY. A GREAT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING BARGAIN FOR MEETINGS, AUCTIONS, FAIRS, AND PUBLICATIONS – ONLY Also, our spring series of presentations continues on Wednesday, April $35.00. 17, 2013 with a mystery program. Presentations will continue throughout the spring, fall and winter on a monthly basis. We will be happy to see you so why not drop in and enjoy a program. PHSC Monthly Meetings are held on the third Wednesday from September to June in the Gold Room, of Memorial Hall in the basement of the North York Central Library, 5120 Yonge St., North York, Ontario. Coming Up This Month! The meeting officially begins at 8:00 p.m. but is preceded by a Buy & Sell and social gathering from 7:00 p.m. “THE IMAGE SHOW” onwards. For information contact the PHSC at [email protected] APRIL 28, 2013 Programming Schedule: Additional Feature: April 17, 2013 TWO EXCELLENT SPEAKERS! -Another exciting program..check PHSC.ca for details NOTE LOCATION: ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION #101 - 3850 LAKESHORE BLVD. WEST, TORONTO May 15, 2013 Opens 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM – PUBLIC WELCOME – ADMISSION $7.00 -Chris Kennedy will speak about analogue cine group LIFT, (Liaison DAGS to AMBROS, CDVs to POSTCARDS, BOOKS to ALBUMS, STEREO CARDS of Independent Filmmakers) Offer your suggestions and fresh ideas for programs at [email protected].

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THE PHSC E-MAIL 1 VOL. 12-13 April 2013 Wow! Don't Miss The PHSC Image Show! Sunday April 28, 2013 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Our vendors will offer a variety of quality and well-priced images: Daguerreotypes to Ambrotypes, CDVs to Tintypes and Opaltypes, Prints, Postcards, Snapshots, Stereographs, Books, Albums and more!!

Added Feature: Two excellent lectures included with admission:

11:00 AM: “Collections Care 101” by Sarah P. Fay the owner of Sarah P. Fay Photographic Management.

Sarah P. Fay holds a Master of Arts in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography. She has worked with some extensive photographic collections in New York and Toronto. Sarah believes that the image and the object are of equal importance and that both have a story to tell. Her aim is on how to best preserve both. With a focus on management, housing and care, Sarah’s lecture will help the budding photographic col- lector and seasoned Dealer take better care of their collections!

1:00 PM: “To Inform, to Illustrate, and to Instruct: Photographs in Books in pre- Confederation Canada” by Dr. Joan M. Schwartz of Queen's University.

Dr. Schwartz will be speaking about William Notman’s three books of photographic art repro- ductions, "Photographic Selections." Notman’s photographic reproductions made the civilized art world a more accessible place, giving viewers in pre-Confederation Canada greater visual access to works of art held in private collections or not immediately available in public institutions outside Europe. This talk will examine the nature, production, circulation, and sig- nificance of Notman’s "Photographic Selections" and other photographically illustrated publica- tions in nineteenth-century Canada, including those by Samuel McLaughlin, H.B.Small, Octavius Thompson, George Beers and Henry Vennor. ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION #101, 3850 LAKESHORE BLVD. WEST, TORONTO Admission $7.00

For more information contact Ashley Cook, Show Curator: 416 274-4257 fair @phsc.ca

Do You Have One of These? Our friend and past presenter Lindsay Lambert is looking for a specific halogen bulb to use in his vintage lantern-slide projector. If you have one of these, please let him know at: [email protected] Specifications: 120V 250 Watt Osram 64490 or Sylvania 18896. Must have filament design in an inverted "V", not as shown in image at left (this is the important part!)

THE PHSC E-MAIL 2 VOL. 12-13 April 2013 Our February 2013 Meeting Toronto Notes Reported by Mark Singer O-Pee-Chee - and occasionally the gum as well. According to Craig Campbell, the goal of the Hall is to have at least one photograph of every player who played in the NHL for even a single game. Craig estimates these players to total over 6,000 of which so far about 72% are represented in archives' photographs. Archival images of NHL games are posted online as the negatives are systematically digitized. The holdings are available for outside researchers - even Prime Minister Harper has used the archives to validate parts of his upcoming

ALL PHOTOS BY ROBERT LANSDALE book on the sport of hockey. The Craig Campbell gives an overview to the group Hall mounts smaller exhibits in other locales for viewing by hockey In March we had an interesting what they are continuing to fans not in easy travel distance to field trip to the MasterCard Centre preserve. The facility is funded in Toronto. and the D.K. (Doc) Seaman part by the Doc Seaman Foundation Everything related to hockey Resource Centre. The trip was and a grant from the International from the gear the players wore to organized by Ashley Cook who Ice Hockey Federation. trophies and related items are interned at the archives there The oldest team photos in the kept in the archives. For example, during her student days at Ryerson archives are prints from the 1880s the oldest sweater in the archives University. The archives belong to while honors for the oldest is from 1910 and looks pristine. All the Hockey Hall of Fame and collection goes to the Turofsky donated clothing is wrapped in document hockey’s history around brothers (photographs from about plastic and placed in a freezer to the world in all leagues from kids 1928 to 1963). The Hall has some kill any adult bugs. The gifts are to the professionals. 18,000 Turofsky photographs and then moved to a second freezer Initially housed in the about 750 glass plates. The downtown location of the Hall at Turofsky collection was originally ...continued next page 30 Yonge St., the expanded purchased by archives moved four years ago to Imperial Oil and the MasterCard Centre in south donated to the Etobicoke on Kipling at New Hall of Fame Toronto Street. The archives began back in 1981. as a single file cabinet and wooden Included are chest. The MasterCard Centre many of the includes four official size practice original photos ice rinks used by the Toronto used to make the Maple Leafs and the Toronto popular hockey Marlies. cards (Beehive, Before touring the facilities, O-Pee-Chee) Craig Campbell and Steve Poirier collected by kids of the Hall graciously stayed late decades ago, to speak with us. Craig covered plus some the history of the archives and original cards by Stick Storage Racks

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A token of our appreciation to HHOF presenters Steve Poirier and Craig Campbell for a longer period to destroy any The archives continue to get eggs or larvae. All fabric gifts are other collections of memorabilia treated the same even though and films. They are far larger and man-made fibers are impervious to more professionally organized than Ashley & the cup [sort of] insect attack. This saves the time the beginnings years ago in the that would be needed to carefully small room in the downtown turned out to be an interesting look segregate items made of natural Hockey Hall of Fame at the bottom into the world of modern day fibers. of Yonge Street. The evening archives. In addition to photographs and media, the archives accepts equipment. They have been given a few cameras and early strobe lights. The equipment is carefully tagged and organized by photographer to complement the individual’s photographs. Hockey pinball Hanging slide storage Rolling storage units equipped for hung art machines were also manufactured but are very rare. The Hall tracked down one with a California collector and a donor purchased it on behalf of the Hall. This particular machine, which features a women’s league, was on display in the archives during our visit. Boris Spremo and Bob Wilson in Cine storage Large print storage

THE PHSC E-MAIL 4 VOL. 12-13 April 2013 Toronto Notes Continued - See complete reviews on PHSC web site at PHSC.CA Another Successful PHSC Auction A great selection of photographic goodies was available, and attendance was standing room only! If you missed getting the treasure of your life, don't forget the upcoming "Big One" show on May 26, 2013.

The crowd listens intently Clint handles the auction while Bob records the winners

Hawkeye kit Winner Graflex Goodies Oscar, our Auction Runner Stereoscope Winner & Wayne

Front Counter Classics John Kantymir Shows Equipment Careful Inspection PHOTOS BY ROBERT LANSDALE Classic Poster and Image Complete Lantern Slide Projector Ed Handles Video Display

THE PHSC E-MAIL 5 VOL. 12-13 April 2013 Kodak Instamatic Celebrates 50 Years

Tod Gustavson reports be made with enough precision to on the Eastman House hold the film properly, in conjuc- Blog that the Kodak tion with a plastic camera (hard to Instamatic 126 Film believe in this day of plastic every- camera celebrated its thing!) Kodak were very proud of 50th Anniversary this their plastic moulding technology, March. Tod points out and held a patent on the 126 car- that more than 50 mil- Dirk Meyer / CC-BY-SA-3.0 tridge design. lion of these units were Although the name sold, the most success- "Instamatic" came to rep- ful Kodak product since resent inexpensive con- the introduction of the sumer cameras, Kodak Brownie camera in 1900. The and other manufactur- drop-in film cartridge was a solu- ers did produce more so- tion to the primary cause of pho- phisticated, precision 126 tographic failure at the time, the cameras. Most famous mis-threading of rollfilm. (or infamous) of these Significant also was that the was the Kodak Instamatic 126 cartridge eliminated the cam- Reflex, somewhat similar Joost J. Bakker / CC BY 2.0 era's metal pressure plate which to Kodak's top of the line cussions on whether an injection- held the film flat. Photo magazines Retina Reflex 35mm camera. moulded plastic cartridge could of the time were filled with dis-

A REMINDER FOR MAY... PHSC Press to Publish First Book the

Another PHSC enterprise is about PHSC SPRING to come to fruition: PHSC's Rob- ert G. Wilson has just received FAIR the printer's proof of the first a.k.a. work planned for release by PHSC's publishing arm, Photo- graphic Historical Society of Can- ada Press! Author Wilson holds Sunday up the first copy of his "Secure May 26, 2013 the Shadow: the Life of Benja- at the Soccer Centre, Toronto min Franklin Baltzly." A vast selection of Photographic The book's title "Secure the goodies, PLUS a juried Student Shadow" was used by Baltzly in Photo Exhibition with prizes. his first photographic advertise- Admission $7.00 Free shuttle ment in the Wooster Republican, from Kipling subway. 3 October 1861. NEW TO FILM? PHOTO BY C lint H ryhorijiw and committee The book's cover shows: "Detail: The fair is a great place to pick Portage of Canoes at the Upper Gate, Murchison’s Rapids, North Thomp- up inexpensive, quality film son, B.C. [Benjamin Baltzly photo. Notman photo No. 70020. 1871. Ed- cameras, film and free help ward Wilkes Rathbun Album, Archives of Ontario, F4360]

THE PHSC E-MAIL 6 VOL. 12-13 April 2013 Canada Post Announces New Photography Stamps

Consulting with leading voices in Canadian Patriot Party in Canadian photography, Canada the years leading up to the Post has curated a collection of Rebellions of 1837-1838, by room he sits in, to convey a more photographs to create a series of Thomas Coffin Doane. Doane was profound portrait of Andor Pasztor, postage stamps “…intended to an early Montréal-based daguerre- who was a close friend of Szilási’s speak to the depth and variety of otypist. father. Szilási’s work documenting Canada’s photographic tradition…,” “Koo-tuck-tuck” is a portrait of life in rural towns, as well but which are also pleasingly useful an Inuit woman taken in the early as travel photos have gained him for mailing across Canada and 20th century by Geraldine Moodie national acclaim. world-wide. The “Canadian (1854-1945). Moodie documented U.S. rate and International rate Photography” series of stamp issues many First Nations peoples as she stamps also released March 22, will be released from March 22, accompanied her husband, a North- 2013: 2013 until 2017 to showcase West Mounted Police officer, on “Small Basement Camera Shop”, Canada’s 150 years of photographic postings to the Northwest circa 1937, is part of artist Rodney history. This new photographic Territories. Graham’s series of works portraying series will replace Canada Post’s “The Kitchen Sink” is one image fictional characters with a variety of “Art Canada” series of visually stun- from the domestic still-life series occupations, recreating a scene ning annual stamp issues. created by the pioneering photog- Graham found in an antique store Experts consulted, including rapher Margaret Watkins (1884- photo, a tip of his hat to the art of PHSC’s friend Maia Sutnik, Curator 1969). Watkins became renowned photography, according to critic of Photography at the A.G.O, cast for both her still life and portrait Lilly Koltun. aside more restrictive notions photography. “48 views of ,” by of Canadian photography in favor “Hot Properties #1” forms part Toronto photographer the late of selecting the best works by pho- of the 1987 series of environmental Arnaud Maggs, features 12 portraits tographers identified as Canadian, portraits created by Jim Breukelman of Ottawa photographer Yousuf as well as photographers who “… (1941−), who photographed Karsh, from Maggs’ “48 Views” demonstrated a Canadian vision of Vancouver properties that were dis- series, which featured prominent the larger world,” and also creators appearing due to redevelopment. Canadian artists, whom Maggs pho- of photographs shot in Canada. Breukelman is based in Vancouver, tographed 48 times each. Maggs The first stamps in Canada but it was a house in San Antonio, has been honoured with both the Post’s new “150 Years of Canadian Texas that changed the way he Scotiabank Photography Award last Photography” series were issued looked at Vancouver-area homes year, as well as a tribute exhibition March 22, 2013, including the and gave rise to the series. at the National Gallery of Canada. Permanent Domestic Rate stamps “Andor Pasztor” is a diptych by In conjunction with the Canada of the series: social documentary photographer Post stamp release, Ryerson Image “Louis-Joseph Papineau” is an Gábor Szilási (1928−) which pairs Centre has announced they will be 1852 portrait of the 19th century an informal 1978 picture of a man honouring Arnaud Maggs and Gabor leader of the largely French sitting in a room, with a view of the Szilasi with solo exhibitions.

THE PHSC E-MAIL 7 VOL. 12-13 April 2013 A SECOND LOOK AT THE HICRO CAMERA by Robert Lansdale

This is a further note to our article in Photographic Canadiana, Vol. 38, No 1, wherein I described the production of the colour HICRO camera, an ingenious machine that produced three colour separation negatives from which prints or transparencies could be produced in quantity. The camera, initially produced in 1915 by the Hess-Ives Corporation in Philadelphia, was not successful and it came to an end when America entered the First World War in 1917. I came across a copy of Camera Craft magazine for November 1921 at the Daguerreian Symposium/ Photo Trade show in Arlington, VA. I found an interesting ad in the back it. One does not find such ads included in the PDF versions of the Can this explain the death of same magazines that are available Hess in 1922 and Ives reluctance on internet libraries. to talk about it in his auto-biogra- It shows an ad for the New phy? I should look into it further York Camera Exchange (amongst to see if steel-magnate Henry Hess other ads) where they were offer- died under mysterious circum- ing redundant HICRO cameras for George Hunter stances with the heavy debt to the a song for use as ORDINARY cam- U.S. government over his head. eras. They were offering the vari- Louise Freyburger carried the It has come to our atten- ous size cameras for $12.50, research a little further. She found tion just prior to press $10.00 and $6.00. I noted that in the New York Post for March 16, that photographer George they were selling one of the small 1944, a column on PHOTOGRAPHY Hunter has passed away in cameras with a better quality lens by John Adam Knight in which he his 92nd year. We hope to and shutter which we hadn’t noted said: “A couple of years ago I before. provide more detail in next tipped you off to some Hess-Ives I checked my collection of month's newsletter. Hicro focusing cameras with F:8 magazines and the same ad was in R.R. lenses, unearthed by the New the December issue 1921 Camera York Camera Exchange, 116 Fulton Craft (only one I have of that year) St. near Nassau. You readers but there was a different ad for the bought up the whole lot within a NYC Exchange in my June 1920 week and I have since seen many issue of the same publication. So pictures that you have made with we can add a little more to the them.” HICRO history.... The Hess-Ives Hmmm - a long time in storage Corp was being wound down at a until the Second World War. loss by 1920-1921.

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FROM THE NET by Robert Lansdale

Superheadz of Japan has work on Wi-Fi and only need a pound that makes it flexible and launched a new self-powered cam- power cord to function. rugged. It also comes with a large era to its stable of shooters, called circular window at the rear which Canon has just announced two the Sun and Cloud. Located above allows users to preview images new additions to its stable of the camera are panels that collect and gives a full view of your cam- dSLRs, the EOS 100D and EOS solar energy, while a hand crank 700D. The 100D is the company's located along its side lets you wind smallest dSLR to date, measuring it up to generate kinetic energy. 117 x 91 x 69mm, and is 25 per- And if it happens to be a rainy day or when your arms are tired from a workout, you can still charge the camera's inbuilt battery via USB. Measuring 152 x 152 x 203mm

era controls. We think the Outex could be a good balance between functionality and price if you con- sider what's available now. Although waterproof bags are cent lighter than the EOS 650D. cheaper, they can sometimes be Housing the same 18-megapixel clumsy and be of inferior quality. hybrid CMOS sensor found in the And while dedicated underwater 650D and 700D, the 100D is fitted housing lets you dive deeper, it is with a 3-inch capacitive LCD with and weighing 200g, the Sun and less mobile and much more expen- multitouch capabilities. It also Cloud sports a 3-megapixel CMOS sive. boasts an ISO range of 100 to sensor, an ISO range between 100 25,600, and shoots up to 4 frames- Lomo cameras are renowned to 800 with the ability to record per-second (fps) in burst mode for their lo-fi aesthetic, and gener- video, too. and records full-HD movies in ally produce pictures on 35mm, Dutch designer, Scott van 1080p. Besides a Digic 5 image 120 or medium format film. There Haastrecht has come up with an processor, the dSLR is fitted with a are plenty of products available innovative way to spice up his new autofocus system which pro- that turn existing SLRs into lo-fi mornings. His invention, the Image vides a wider focus area along machines via lenses, and there are Toaster, searches the Internet and with faster autofocus performance. even digital versions of Lomo cam- then proceeds to toast the day's The EOS 700D comes as an update latest images on bread. Meant as to the EOS 650D and looks almost a school project for a Creative identical to its predecessor. Like Technology course, the Image the earlier iteration, the 700D uses Toaster is currently still a proto- an 18-megapixel hybrid CMOS type and needs to be tethered to a sensor, Digic 5 image processor computer to work. The creator and phase-detect autofocus sys- explains that his final product will tem. It also shares other specifica- tions such as a 1,040k-dot, 3-inch articulating LCD screen and 1080p full-HD video recording. eras themselves, like the Superheadz range. However, this The Outex Waterproof Camera camera from researcher and writer Cover features a patented seal Greg Dash claims to be the world's design that ensures that your cam- first digital lomo fish-eye camera era is watertight (to up to 10m) and it's absolutely tiny. and weather sealed from snow, mud and dust. This accessory is Our thanks to CNET-Asia made from a special latex com-

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