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Hashing Out Old Dhaka

Posted on December 25, 2022 by Tom (Admin)

In my previous post, I shared impressions of Old Dhaka gained from an unscripted walk and a 30-minute ride on one of the small ferries. Recently, however, I had the opportunity to enjoy a completely different kind of tour of … Continue reading →

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It’s 1914 and Everyone’s a Photo Critic

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Tom (Admin)

One hundred years ago this month, much of the world was at war.  But in the United States – which would eventually mobilize 4 million military personnel – public opinion in 1914 was still firmly on the side of neutrality.  This … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of Photography…as of 1912.

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Tom (Admin)

I have a few old camera magazines – about a century old.  It’s fun to flip through them every now and then and consider how much has changed…and in some cases, how little has changed…in the field of photography. The … Continue reading →

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In Search of my Camera’s Original Owner

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Tom (Admin)

I picked up a Kodak Monitor 620 on eBay not too long ago.  It’s a heavy thing, probably the heaviest folder I have come across, and it’s described on a number of websites as “one of the most sophisticated folding … Continue reading →

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Namibia’s Dwindling Historical Archives

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Tom (Admin)

At 23 years and 8 days old, Namibia is starting to face the very real possibility that its historical archives – the artifacts and memories documenting the country’s long fight to achieve nationhood and defeat apartheid – may be lost … Continue reading →

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