Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

50MM; C/W LEATHER CASE

Date Range From

1970

Date Range To

1980

Materials

VINYL, CHROME

No. Pieces

3

Height

10

Length

17.5

Width

7.5

Description

1. LEATHER CASE. BASE LINED WITH ROYAL BLUE VELVETEEN; FRONT COVER/LID FITS OVER LENS AND TOP OF CAMERA. ATTACHED TO BOTTOM BY THREE BRASS SNAPS, AND AT BACK WITH FOURTH SNAP. "ARGUS" STAMPED INTO LENS COVER. TAPE LABEL ON TOP, STAMPED WITH "O.B. BUTERMAN". ON BOTTOM IS "TOP GRAIN COW...MADE IN USA". CASE INCLUDES LONG CARRYING STRAP, WITH BUCKLE. 2. CAMERA. RECTANGULAR BODY WITH VINYL/LEATHERETTE COVERING. RANGE FINDER ON RIGHT FRONT; SPEED DIAL ON LEFT. TOP OF CAMERA HAS REWIND KNOB AND FILM COUNTER, AS WELL AS OUTLET FOR TOP-MOUNTED FLASH (NOT INCLUDED). BOTTOM RIGHT OF CAMERA HAS THREADED NUT APPARATUS, FOR ATTACHING TO BOLT ON CASE. "ARGUS" STAMPED INTO PLATE ON LOWER RIGHT CAMERA. LENS MARKED WITH "3.5 50MM ARGUS COATED CINTAR MADE IN U.S.A.". BACK PANEL OF CAMERA OPENS, TO LOAD FILM. 3. INSTRUCTION SHEET. "C3 FLASH UNIT". SINGLE SHEET, DOUBLE-SIDED. GIVES INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING & DEVELOPING FILM. FOLDED AND TORN SEVERAL TIMES.

Subjects

PHOTOGRAPHIC T&E

Historical Association

LEISURE

History

COLLECTED BY DONOR'S HUSBAND, CLIFF DAW. *UPDATE* IN 2018, COLLECTIONS INTERN KIRSTAN SCHAMUHN CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF PERSONAL ARTIFACTS. ON 26 NOVEMBER 2018, SCHAMUHN INTERVIEWED RUTH DAW REGARDING HER PRIOR DONATIONS. THE INFORMATION BELOW HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM THAT INTERVIEW: WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE CAMERAS AND THEIR TIES TO HER HUSBAND, CLIFF DAW, RUTH DAW RECALLED, “THIS WAS STUFF WE WERE CLEARING OUT THAT WE THOUGHT THE MUSEUM MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN [AFTER CLIFF DAW PASSED AWAY].” “HE WAS VERY MUCH INTO CAMERAS. HE JUST USED THEM A LOT.” WHEN ASKED IF CLIFF HAD A FAVOURITE CAMERA, RUTH DAW RESPONDED, “NO, I CAN’T REALLY SAY.” RUTH DAW RECALLED HER HUSBAND’S INTEREST IN PHOTOGRAPHY, SAYING, “[HE WOULD TAKE PHOTOS] ALL THE TIME. I HAVE ALBUMS AND ALBUMS. HE WAS CRAZY ABOUT FUNERALS…HE ALWAYS HAD HIS CAMERA WITH HIM.” “IT WAS JUST AN EXPRESSION. HE WOULDN’T REALLY TAKE PART IN A LOT OF THINGS BUT HE WOULD TAKE PICTURES AND HE LIKED TAKING PICTURES OF [OUR] DAUGHTERS. HE WOULD TAKE PICTURES OF GUYS [ON] THE HOCKEY TEAMS AND WEDDINGS AND FUNERALS…THE NORTH SIDE PEOPLE WERE VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY OFTEN COULDN’T HIRE A PHOTOGRAPHER AND HE DIDN’T CHARGE ANYTHING FOR IT, IT WAS JUST HIS DONATION.” “HE’D ALWAYS HAVE THE KIDS BE PART OF THE PICTURE BUT HE WOULD ALSO [PHOTOGRAPH] THE GENERAL LANDSCAPE OF THE LAKES AND THE MOUNTAINS.” WHEN ASKED IF CLIFF EVER EXHIBITED HIS PHOTOGRAPHS, RUTH DAW REPLIED, ““[WITH] THE SKETCH CLUB. HE BELONGED TO THE SKETCH CLUB…AND WAS PRETTY GOOD. HE WAS ALSO AN AVID HIKER AND HE ALWAYS TOOK HIS CAMERA WITH HIM SO HE’D HAVE ALL KINDS OF [PHOTOS] THROUGH WATERTON.” PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE P19970055001 FOR MORE INFORMATION INCLUDING THE FULL INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTION AND COPIES OF ARTICLES REGARDING THE FAMILY HISTORY.

Catalogue Number

P19970055010

Acquisition Date

1997-06

Collection

Museum

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