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Welcome to the Home
Page of the MiPHS!
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| 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. |
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Please feel free to look
around this site.
Click on the underlined words to learn more about the Background
of the Society and two of its ongoing activities; the Photogram
newsletter and the annual Trade Show.
Other Society events and projects are contained on the Calendar
page. Links to related sites are included,
as well. Of course, there is also
information on how you can Join Us!
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Visitors
are always welcome at Society events! |
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Current News |
| Upcoming
MiPHS events and other major items of interest: |
| Saturday, February 27 |
"Chasing the Light: 19th Century Astronomical Photography," a lecture by MiPHS charter member Leonard Walle at the Clements Library of the University of Michigan. The event will begin at 2:00pm. Here's a link to the library's website: http://www.clements.umich.edu/ |
| Saturday, April 24 |
MiPHS Annual Lecture and Dinner. Our speaker will be Lorne Shields. His topic will be "The Bicycle in Vintage Photographs." Lorne has collected early cycling photography for over 40 years. Aspects of his collection have been on display at the Smithsonian Institution, the Royal Ontario Museum and the Science & Technology Museum of Canada, among others. Images range from 1849 to 1930. Here is a link to the reservation form. |
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above events are sponsored by the Society. Go to the Calendar
page for other items of interest to Society members and other site visitors. |
| If you would like to keep up
with MiPHS events via email, please join our electronic mailing list.
Simply insert your email address in the form at right, then click on the
purple box. It's free to join and you can unsubscribe at any
time. You will receive messages only occasionally and we will protect your email
address. |
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| How to navigate this site: Hopefully, you will be able to find your way around
by clicking on underlined text. For example: click on names to send an
email and places to get a map. To retrace your steps, use the Back button on your browser.
For your convenience, a line at the top and bottom
of each page lists the major sections. Also included is a Table of
Contents. If you get
really lost, click on Home |
| Thanks
for stopping by the MiPHS website! |
