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The Photographic
Historical Society

    The first society devoted to photographic history
    and the preservation of photo antiques
    P.O. Box 39563, Rochester, NY 14603

The Photographic Historical Society located in Rochester, NY was established to bring together all individuals with an interest in the history of photography. The Society holds regular monthly meetings, an annual banquet and a summer picnic. It publishes a newsletter more or less four times a year. It has a membership of about 120 individuals. It welcomes members from anywhere in the world. Organization details and membership information are available on the Society's main webpage.

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This is a listing of Photographic History and Collecting LINKS to consider

There is a fledgling mail list operated mostly for students at the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences at RIT but also available to anyone else around the globe who is interested in interacting with others on the history of photography and photographic collecting. It is the Photohist-L mail list.

A large, moderated, mail list for those interested in the history of photography and related matters is the Photo History mail list on Yahoo! This list also includes members worldwide.

The TPHS and the International Museum of Photography at the George Eastman House are both in Rochester, NY. Choose GEH to explore its site or Photo History sites at GEH for a listing of links to several other related sites.

The The Michigan Photographic Historical Society (MiPHS) was formed in 1972. The Society encourages the collection and preservation of photographic equipment, images, photo literature, processes and techniques and the study of history of photographers and equipment, especially as related to Michigan.

The Photographic Historical Society of New England, founded in 1973, is an active society, promoting knowledge of photographic history and its heritage through a wide range of educational programs. Members reside throughout the United States, Canada, and the world. Members receive The Journal and other publications of PHSNE.

Here are links to several photo historical collections, groups, societies and individuals:

Click on The New Orleans Kid Camera Project, was created to address the psychological and emotional impacts of Hurricane Katrina on children returning home to New Orleans. Through the use of photography, creative writing and mixed media, children from flooded neighborhoods explore their environment and express themselves, their stories and feelings with their friends. This project provides a venue for growth and recovery. By teaching the children tangible skills and exposing them to new means of expression, we hope to empower them to impact their lives and environment.

Click on Christopher A Wright, who is making images using the wet plate collodion process, and the various Calotype techniques from the Talbotype to the dry waxed paper process.

The exciting hobby of collecting CINEMATOGRAPHICA. A very extensive repository of information from Michael Rogge, a movie machine collector/historian in the Netherlands.

This is Finnish collector Anssi Puisto's list of super 8 movie cameras for anyone interested in these kind of cameras - collectors, home movie makers, would-be movie makers, those who just like old stuff.

Choose Mr. Martin's Web Site, is the location for a dedicated individual's camera museum. Museum is divided up into a variety of camera types including digital ones!

Choose The Exakta Circle, a group that promotes the collection, use and historical study of Ihagee cameras and associated accessories. The Circle has members all over the world and publishes a quarterly magazine Exakta Times.

And here's a resource for researching digital cameras on the Internet select Best of the Web - Digital Cameras

And here's a site that includes links to several interesting sites related to collecting cinematography items select Michel, Dutch collector of cinematographica

This site includes links to numerous photography sites, manufacturers, galleries, individuals, university photo programs, and much more. Select PhotoForum's Webpages to get there!

Or choose Dan Colucci's antique and classic camera site and home of the Internet Directory of Camera Collectors (IDCC) and an e-mail forum for collectors.

The PhotoHistorians Group is yet another activity that should be of interest to you if you are a historian/collector. It is a worldwide listing of of people with mutual interests. You can become a part of the listing by filling out a registration form.

And the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain has, in addition to their website, a journal, Photographica World, edited by John Marriage. Great stuff!

Or choose Bill Riley's site devoted to antique photographica and historical articles.

This one we don't know much about but was sent in to us as a very worthwhile site. It is http://www.kameramuseum.net/1-us-cameralinks.html.

Another site that should be of great interest is the one of the Chicago Photographic Collectors Society

For those interested in the railroad and photography there is a very nice website at Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum.

For Collectors of cameras and history of Ihagee, the German factory that produced the Exakta, there are at least two sites with extensive information. One is Exacta by Maurizio Frizziero, and another one is Ihagee by Hugo Ruys.

The Argus Collectors Grouphas practical and historical information about Argus cameras and accessories. There are online survey forms to enter data about various models of Argus cameras that is used to research the evolution of these cameras.

Camera Trade Shows
http://www.camera-trade-shows.de/index.html

Reijo Lauro, a collector from Harjavalta, Finland, maintains a very nice website he calls "Vintage Camera Museum" and is dedicated to various camera types and camera brands.
http://www.thecamerasite.net/

Rob Niederman, a collector of pre-1900 wood cameras. maintains a website dedicated to early cameras (includes images and historical information).
http://www.antiquewoodcameras.com

Dan Colucci founded an Internet discussion forum dedicated to pre-1900 called "Wood and Brass". All people interested in partaking in discussions about pre-1900 cameras are invited to join. This may no longer be active but archives are available. "Wood and Brass" can be found at:
http://Lists.KJSL.COM/mailman/listinfo/woodandbrass

Wood and Brass - is a forum on Yahoo managed by Marcel Safier for collectors of 19th and early 20th century cameras, brass lenses, camera shutters and other photographica and discussion about the collecting, history and manufacturers thereof.
Find it at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/woodandbrass/

Alain Scheibli, Scheibli Editions France, presents AUTOCHROMES coming from private collections of the LUMIERE family, extracted from the famous book " LES AUTOCHROMES LUMI*RE, LA COULEUR INVENTSE ". Find this at
http://www.autochrome.com

Collectors.Org produces a newsletter in support of the leadership of all collecting clubs, associations and societies in the antiques & collectibles industry in partnership with the National Association of Collectors.
http://www.collectors.org

The Antiques and Collectibles Associations offer a variety of educational opportunities year round for dealers, show promoters, mall managers and for collectors.
http://antiqueandcollectible.com

Film for Classics, owned by TPHS member Dick Haviland, is a companmy specializing in providing film for antique and classic cameras taking obsolete sizes. They now also provide processing services. Find them on the web here: www.filmforclassics.com.

You are invited to join the Photo Collector Web Ring. This is an eclectic collection of all types of web sites of interest to collectors, including dealers and galleries, exhibitions, professional societies and organizations, photo history sites, educational sites, and providers of products and services to photo collectors.
The only requirements for joining the ring are that your site be of interest to photo collectors and that you agree to place the ring's navigation bar on your home page. To join the ring, follow the link below and click on the Join This Ring button.
http://x.webring.com/hub?ring=camcol

There is also a site devoted to collecting Mamiya 35mm cameras. It is maintained by Ron Herron.
http://herron.50megs.com

For those of you into alternative processes check out Cyanotypes.com located at
http://www.cyanotypes.com

Alfred's Camera Page - a great website created by a 17-year-old in the Netherlands. Lots of info on Russian cameras
http://cameras.alfredklomp.com/

Fred Spira's fabulous photo collector's website -
http://www.spira.com/spira/home.nsf/Home?Open

Rodger Carter's Digital Camera History, a site devoted to the history and development of digital photography.
http://digicamhistory.com

Mark Katzman's Photogravure, this is an in-depth survey of photogravure's place in the history of photography.
www.photogravure.com

Michael Butkus's Orphan Camera Manuals, an 11 year collection of camera manuals of your not so famous brands such as Ricoh, Chinon, Sears, Praktica, Rolleiflex, Konica and others; manuals for many old Kodak brands from 1800s to '60's; some 200 manuals for long gone cameras such as Ensign, Lordox and Bo-Peep and others; and some 200 manuals for flashes and light meters including Weston, Sekonic and Vivitar brands.  Also available are camera sales catalogs from the 1800s to the mid 1970's and other old photo advertisement booklets.  Most of the manuals are in PDF format, all very high quality.
http://www.orphancameras.com

Fotosearch Stock Photography where you can search from more than 20 million images depicting almost any part of history (not exclusive tp photo history though)
http://www.fotosearch.com

The following are not necessarily related to the History of Photography but may prove to be of interest and they have extended support for the TPHS website:


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Digital Photography HQ - a site that provides information about contemporary digital cameras and digital photography.

Select Contact The Photographic Historical Society to communicate directly with the Society officers.

This site has been visited times since May 28, 1997

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The webmaster of this page is Prof. Andrew Davidhazy. You can contact him by email at andpph@davidhazy.org.