Tour of OPTIC (Operational and Technical Imagery Centre)
I recently had the opportunity to visit the Canadian Forces Operational and Technical Imagery Centre (OPTIC) located at building M-23 on the…
Library & Archives Canada: “Army Numerical” Series (110 Albums) Now Available Online
For the first time, all 110 photographic albums, known as the “Army numerical” series at Library & Archives Canada, are now available…
Andrew Graham “Cam” Campbell : Combat Cameraman : 1917-2019
It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Andrew Graham ‘Cam” Campbell, on December 17th, 2019, at the…
D-Day Discoveries: 75 Years After
75 years ago, in the early morning of June 6th, 1944, Sgt. Bill Grant, Canadian combat cameraman of the Canadian Army Film…
In Search of D-Day: Charles E. Beddoe
Click on the image above to view the video. In celebration of the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, I am reposting this video…
Captain King Whyte: Liberation of Belsen
My father enlisted in the Canadian Army during World War Two believing it was his duty. His father served in the RAF…
Sound and Images On the Day of Private Lewis L. Currie’s Death
This is a follow up article to a previous post written by Ben Moogk here; In this new post, Ben Moogk provides…
Óscar Galansky – Living History Re-enactor
UPDATE: Oscar Galansky has been extremely busy digging into the history of the Canadian Army Film & Photo Unit. Oscar recently contacted…
Found footage: Lew Currie, Canadian Army Film Unit, Driver – update
This post comes to you courtesy of Ben Moogk, who has been a driving force in locating and uncovering lost photographs, and…
Lew Currie
Film has the unique magic of giving the dead a semblance of life that is not captured in the still photograph. This…
Fred G. Spear: Photographer – PR Darkroom Technician
So much time has passed since the end of the war, that it has made locating information about some of the veterans…
In Their Words 08 – A Matter of Historical Value
I am a Canadian military veteran currently living in Phoenix, AZ. I have spent nights and weekends over the past few years…
10 Great Online Newsreel Archives –
Back in January of this year (2017) I had come across an article listing “10 great online newsreel archives”. With permission from…
Ottawa Race Day – Vimy Challenge
Today was race day in Ottawa for the Canada Army Run; In what turned out to be a beautiful day, over 20,000 converged…
Private Lewis Luke Currie was my Grandfather
“Lewis Currie was my Dad’s father. Lewis’ mother died when he was eight, she died at the age of 31. They lived…
