Snap Shots June 2020

Ryck Lent
June 1, 2020
Snap Shots

PHSNE President Joel Moses addresses member questions related the COVID-19 Pandemic and the path forward. This issue of snap shots also features A Nostalgic Tour Across Route 66 in the 1950s, a large format camera named Bertha, and more.

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The Ur-Leica: Primeval, Primitive, Original, Earliest Leica

The Ur-Leica, generally referred to as the original Leica, should actually be called Ur-Leitz since the Leica name wasn’t in use until 1925. The word Ur has German roots; English and German dictionaries define Ur as primeval, primitive, original, earliest.

Building a DIY Ur-Leica Replica

The December 2021 issue of Snap Shots featured an article about the Ur-Leica. Now PHSNE member Mark Kronquist has shared a story about building his own DIY Ur replica (above). “I have been using Leicas since my college days. In

Special PHSNE Summer Program – August 9, 2020, 7:30pm EDT via Zoom: Stacy Waldman on The Vernacular World According to House of Mirth Photos

After a meeting-less spring, this virtual meeting offers a unique opportunity for members—local and outside the New England area—to attend a PHSNE program. Our presenter is Stacy Waldman, proprietor of House of Mirth Photos, a dealer and collector of vintage

To the Dealers, Attendees, PHSNE Staff, Volunteers and the NNHS:

THANK YOU!

You made PHOTOGRAPHICA 90 the best EVER!

Our 50th Anniversary Year Celebration Will Continue Throughout 2023

PHSNE May Meeting: Bernie Zelitch “Discovers” Lowell Photographer Annie Powell

Sunday, May 7, 2023 7:30PM on Zoom

June Meeting: PEM Curator Stephanie Tung

Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 7:30PM on Zoom

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Snap Shots June 2020

You May Also Be Interested In:

The Ur-Leica: Primeval, Primitive, Original, Earliest Leica

Building a DIY Ur-Leica Replica

Special PHSNE Summer Program – August 9, 2020, 7:30pm EDT via Zoom: Stacy Waldman on The Vernacular World According to House of Mirth Photos

To the Dealers, Attendees, PHSNE Staff, Volunteers and the NNHS:

THANK YOU!

You made PHOTOGRAPHICA 90 the best EVER!

Our 50th Anniversary Year Celebration Will Continue Throughout 2023

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To the Dealers, Attendees, PHSNE Staff, Volunteers and the NNHS:

THANK YOU!

You made PHOTOGRAPHICA 90 the best EVER!

Our 50th Anniversary Year Celebration Will Continue Throughout 2023