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The Canmore Mines: A Heritage Worth Capturing — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

By Dina El-Baz, Marketing Intern The Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation (CHPF) celebrates the diverse and vibrant history of Canada as captured through the lens of a camera. Among its impressive collection, the images of Canmore Mines occupy a special place, serving as a testament to the vita

Giving Tuesday, 2023 — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead Today is Giving Tuesday! Each year, this initiative inspires acts of compassion and generosity that affect positive change around the world. The CH

The Power of a Photograph — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

by Sarah Armstrong, Canada Summer Jobs Archival Assistant, 2023   As a summer intern working on a digitization project at the Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation (CHPF), I never expected that I would get to explore so many different places just by looking through a collection of pho

A Summer in Archives — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

By Laila Vahed, Canada Summer Jobs Archival Assistant, 2023 From the moment I set my eyes upon the boxes of archived photographic negatives spanning countries and decades, I knew this would be a summer of travel. I can’t recall whether it was the box labelled “Peru in the 1950s”, “Best of India in

Celebrating Earth Day — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

The Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation is an organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Canada's photographic heritage. As part of its mission, the foundation celebrates Earth Day by showcasing photographs that capture the beauty of Canada's natural environment and to encourag

Preserving the Legacy of the Canadian National Exhibition: Digitizing Photography from the Alexandra Studio Collection 1977-1979 — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

We are excited to announce the completion of our recent project with the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) Foundation to digitize and preserve more than 8000 at-risk photographic negatives from the CNE archival collection. Thanks to generous funding support from Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC)

Preserving the Legacy of the CHPF — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

The Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation was established in 2001. It is an archive now containing over 150,000 photographic images spanning over one-hundred years from historic pictures to images by contemporary Canadian photographers.

Save Canada's Freshwater Resources: the Future is in Your Hands — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

Written by CHPF Interns: Tamara Buciora, Balan Pengat & Xinyi (Cindy) Cao

Meet the new members of our Marketing Team: Tamara Buciora, Cindy Cao and Balan Pengat! — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

The Canadian National Exhibition: Musical Performances from the Summer of ‘77 — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

By CHPF Archival Assistant Summer Student Rebecca Zeidenberg The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) is a staple of late-summer fun for locals in Toronto, and for the out-of-towners who travel to visit. Coming up to its 150th anniversary, the CNE is Canada’s largest fair, attracting 1.5 million v

Igloolik, Nunavut - Qimmiit Sled Dogs and Qamutiit Sleds (1970) — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

The Travel Nunavut website writes that “located north of the Arctic Circle, between the Canadian mainland and Baffin Island, Igloolik is situated on a small island in Foxe Basin just off the northeast corner of Melville Peninsula. Although it is part of the Qikiqtaaluk region of Nunavut, the comm

Lionel & Lionel: Photographed by George Hunter — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

By Rebecca Zeidenberg - CHPF Canada Summer Jobs Student Contract When it comes to handling archival collections, especially those as vibrant and storied as the work of George Hunter, there are always fascinating discoveries to be found. Hunter’s photography of Manitoba, a collection of photographi

National Indigenous Peoples Day 2022 — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

On June 21, 2022, Canadians will be celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day . This is a day that celebrates and recognizes First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures. It is observed on the 21 of June to recognize the summer solstice, the day of maximum daylight, and its importance to Indigenous

Canadian Multiculturalism Day — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

On June 27th, Canadians celebrate Multiculturalism Day. The government of Canada’s website describes the day as honouring “the many cultural communities that help build a strong and vibrant Canadian society. Canadians are encourage to “take this opportunity to celebrate the cultural diversity th

Women at Work in the 1940s — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

The CHPF archival collection consists of over 150,000 photographic negatives, slides, prints and ephemera. Each image is unique in its own way of representing some part of Canada’s collective heritage - however many visitors to our Digital Collections website are drawn to photos from the early twen

Sentinels of the West - Vanishing Landmarks — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

Photography by Louis Perrin Grain elevators, which have been variously referred to as prairie icons, prairie cathedrals or prairie sentinels, were a visual symbol of western Canada. Numbering as many as 5,758 in 1933, elevators have dominated the prairie landscape for more than a century.

City of Mississauga, Ontario - Heritage Photography Project — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

While national in scope, the CHPF offices are located in the city of Mississauga - located in the Greater Toronto area. CHPF founder George Hunter was a longtime resident and inductee into Mississauga’s Legend’s Row . In celebration of George’s commitment to the city, CHPF will be undertaking a p

Canadian International Air Show at the CNE — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

By Keigo Maekawa, CHPF Canada Summer Job Student - Archival Assistant Beginning in 1946, the Canadian International Air Show at the CNE is an event that captures the hearts and minds of spectators. It is a showcase of the development of technology through the years and acts as a bridge between era

Summertime in Canada — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

No matter where you live in Canada, summer weather provides the opportunity to get outside and enjoy the beauty of the country. Whether you are enjoying a cottage on a lake, a hike in the woods, a sail or canoe, or a summer festival in a busy city - Canadian’s relish the warm temps and longer days.

Canadian Photographic Art Group — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

This week’s Blog Post explores the precursor to the Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation. In 1978, a group of photographers including Louis Perrin , Sherman Hines , Norm Williams, George Hunter , Gene Hattori and two “permanent guests” who were American - Jay Stock and Ken Whitmire , ca

News Release: Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

CNE Foundation announces 2022-2023 Library and Archives Canada Documentary Heritage Communities Program funding Joint project with Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation aims to digitize and preserve 8,000 at-risk CNE archival photographic negatives Toronto, ON -- Tuesday, May 24, 2022 – The

Digitizing the Photography of George Hunter: Manitoba 1940s - 1980s — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

CHPF is pleased to present over 1550 heritage photographic images of Manitoba. This collection was digitized in part, due to the generous funding from the Province of Manitoba. George Hunter was born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1921. His family moved to Winnipeg in 1934, where Hunter attended hig

Heritage Images of Manitoba: Digitization Project Phase 2 — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

The CHPF archival staff has been busy this summer working on the second phase of a digitization project. Funded in part by the Province of Manitoba, the Foundation will digitize & preserve over 1500 images of the province dating from the 1940s to the 1980s by photographer George Hunter. P

Why Heritage Images are Important to Us — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

Written by CHPF Interns Tamara Buciora & Xinyi (Cindy) Cao As Interns, our first task was to review the CHPF website and browse the online Digital Collection . We had no idea that when doing this, it would bring forth many memories from our own childhood. Please read on for our personal a

City of Mississauga Heritage Photography Project: Photo Exhibition — The CHPF | Canadian Photography Archive

Located in the Greater Toronto area, CHPF founder George Hunter was a longtime resident of the City of Mississauga. In celebration of George’s commitment to the city, CHPF undertook a project to archive personal photographic images by the residents who live here. The City of Mississauga, Canada’s

Blog — The CHPF | Canadian Photo Archive

The Canadian Heritage Photography Foundation (CHPF) is a registered Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, and digitization initiatives to make the archive available to students, researchers and the community. The archive connects people with Canadian history through promotion and preservation of photography.