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'''Prominent date(s) of activity:''' 1947 - 1986.
'''Prominent date(s) of activity:''' 1946 - 1986.


'''History:''' In 1947 students interested in photography formed the UNB Camera Club in the hopes of obtaining a darkroom and photography studio on campus. A space was alotted, but the members were tasked with assembling the rooms themselves.
'''History:''' In the fall of 1946, students interested in photography formed the UNB Camera Club in the hopes of obtaining a darkroom and photography studio on campus. A space was alotted, but the members were tasked with assembling the rooms themselves.


'''Activities:''' The group hosted lectures on photographic and darkroom techniques, presented their own works to each other, and exibited the exceptional pieces in a downtown store window.
'''Activities:''' The group hosted lectures on photographic and darkroom techniques, presented their own works to each other, and exibited the exceptional pieces in a downtown store window.
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Revision as of 12:18, 22 July 2014

Name: UNB (Amateur) Camera Club

Previous/other names: N/A

Prominent date(s) of activity: 1946 - 1986.

History: In the fall of 1946, students interested in photography formed the UNB Camera Club in the hopes of obtaining a darkroom and photography studio on campus. A space was alotted, but the members were tasked with assembling the rooms themselves.

Activities: The group hosted lectures on photographic and darkroom techniques, presented their own works to each other, and exibited the exceptional pieces in a downtown store window.

Note(s): Dr. D. Macleod gave a lecture on colour photography to the Camera Club in their founding year.

Source(s):

  • UA Case 173.
  • Up the Hill, 1964, p. 115.
  • Up the Hill, 1947, p. Organizations.


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