Pony Premo 6 To Be Auctioned At Photographica in April
(UPDATED) One important function of PHSNE is to help find good homes for items people donate, many of which are valuable and/or have interesting histories. The Pony Premo 6 is…
In Search of Information About Curtis Prints
PHSNE recently received the following inquiry: “I have two Edward Sheriff Curtis prints (1998) that were sold through the auspices of PHSNE with a note indicating the original sale signed…
January 2024: It’s Members’ Time to Be in the Spotlight! Watch the Show and Tell
It’s time for a show-and-tell! Check out the recording of the January 2024 virtual meeting, where PHSNE members had the opportunity to share a camera, a story, a favorite image or images, and more.
100 Years of 16mm Film—With Safety First
Home Movies: A History of the American Industry 1897-1979, by Alan Kettelle This year marks the 100th anniversary (July 5, 1923) of 16mm movies. The most significant features of the CineKodak 16mm system were safety film and B&W reversal film.
8×10 Deardorff Camera Auction at PHSNEUSA on eBay
This month’s featured auction at phsneusa on eBay is a serious piece of photo history: an 8×10 Deardorff view camera with a Symmar-S 5.6/300mm lens
December 2023: PHSNE at Fifty
Watch the recording of the December 2023 meeting. John Felix, current President, discusses PHSNE’s origins and how it has evolved over 50 years.
The Reflex Korelle & The Rise of the 6×6 SLR
The Reflex Korelle was an early 6×6 SLR with interchangeable lenses. It was widely-copied and spawned the Praktisix, Pentacon Six, and the Pentax 6×7.
Yosooi no atae: Fashion and Vernacular Photography in 20th Century Japan
Japanese fashion tastes and vernacular photography during the 20th century seen together offer a rare view into Japanese culture, patterns and silhouettes that combine both traditional and Western-influenced clothing
November 2023: Rob Niederman Explores Early Photo Detours & Dead Ends
In his presentation, Rob Niederman, collector and historian specializing in pre-1900 American wood & brass cameras and accessories, shows and describes some lesser-known designs that might be considered perplexing and even outlandish by today’s standards.
Developing Boston: Berenice Abbott & Irene Shwachman—A Photographic Conversation at the Boston Athenaeum
“Developing Boston: Berenice Abbott & Irene Shwachman Photograph a Changing City“ features the first joint presentation of work by two pioneering photographers of the 1930s and 1960s, capturing a Boston…
Snap Shots October 2023
PHSNE member Vladimir Khazan’s Zoom meetup presentation on the “Sport,” an very early Russian 35mm SLR and much more.
October 2023: Vladimir Khazan Presents the Gelveta — The First 35mm SLR
Watch the October 2023 virtual meeting, in which PHSNE member Vladimir Khazan offered a program on the Gelveta and Sport cameras.
A Treasure Hidden in Your Vest Pocket: the Gray-Stirn Vest Pocket Camera
Most commonly known as the Stirn Vest Pocket Camera, it can occasionally appear as Gray’s Vest Camera or under other names. Describing it as “a rigid, disc-like camera, to be…
A Restored Stereo Viewer, An Unknown Woman, and a Correction
An Impressive Stereo Viewer With An Interesting Provenance The device pictured above was acquired from the Jack Naylor collection. After he passed, much of his collection was turned over to an…
Snap Shots September 2023
Brian Taylor’s Photographic Journey on Zoom. Two powerful exhibits explore 180 years of photography in the lives of African Americans and much more..
“I Am Seen …Therefore I Am” and “As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic” in Hartford & Salem
Two powerful local exhibitions on view this fall bring the Black Experience face-to-face with audiences up close, seeing how 180+ years of photographic images offer a painfully slow recognition of…
Two Models from the Agfa Karat Series: The 6.3 Art Deco and Agfa Karat 36
In 1936, Agfa introduced the Agfa Karat 6.3, first in a long series of models. Reflecting the times, it was of an Art Deco design. It had a collapsible front…
September 2023: Brian Taylor Shares His Photographic Journey
PHSNE is pleased to present a lecture by Brian Taylor, a renowned contemporary photographer, professor, and gallery director. Known for his lively lectures on historic and contemporary photography, Brian leads…
The Journal – 2022
The 2022 New England Journal of Photographic History, #180, begins over 100 years before the McDonald’s empire of franchises spread across the world. A New England father and son built…
The Journal – 2021
The 2021 New England Journal of Photographic History, #179, contains two fascinating articles. The first details the development of an engineering marvel, the camera used in the once highly classified…
SNAP SHOTS JUNE 2023
The June 2023 edition of snap shots includes: Stephanie Tung, Byrne Family Curator of Photography at the Peabody Essex Museum, spoke at PHSNE’s June ZOOM meeting on June 4, 2023, about…
What’s Happening With Film?
“It is the worst of times; it is the best of times,” said the hapless photographer searching for the right color film he could use to shoot at Photographica 90….
Charles Chevalier (1804—1859) and the Photographe Daguerreotype Camera
In or about 1840, designer/manufacturer Charles Chevalier of Paris produced Le Photographe, a similar but smaller, collapsible camera modeled after the Daguerre camera. Daguerre’s was soon tagged “whole plate” and Chevalier’s,…
June 2023: PEM’s “Power & Perspective: Early Photography in China” with Curator Stephanie Tung
In this recording, Stephaniie Tung, Byrne Family Curator of Photography at the Peabody Essex Museum, speaks about the exhibition Power and Perspective: Early Photography in China.
May 2023: How Bernie Zelitch Discovered Lowell’s Annie Powell
How does somebody with no particular background in the field discover an unknown but prolific and artistic photographer? In late 2020, neoclassical songwriter Bernie Zelitch, retired from journalism and software…
Scope Out the Escopette by Albert Darier
The year 1888 saw the introduction of the original Kodak camera. In the same year, Albert Darier was granted the first Swiss patent for photography, number 17, for a light-weight,…
PHOTOGRAPHICA 90 & The Last-Minute Details
Photographica 90 is just 48 hours away. This is the 50th Anniversary Year for PHSNE and for the Photographica Show and Sale. Both began in 1973 … and here we…
SNAP SHOTS MAY 2023
May 2023 snap shots features: Bernie Zelitch “Discovers” Photographer Annie Powell. His presentation will be live on Sunday, May 7th, 7:30 PM via Zoom. Today, we know the photographer was Annie…
2023 Photographica 90’s PHSNE Auction Listings
PHSNE’s Camera of the Month section features a lot more than just one camera this month. In fact, there are over 90 cameras, lenses and photography accessories listed in the…
Get Ready: Photographica 90 & the Ultimate FAQs Are Here
Celebrating PHSNE’s 50th Anniversary & Photographica 90 What is Photographica and why would I want to go? Here’s the What: Photographica is a one-day buy-and-sell event that includes every aspect…