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Record information Hans-Ludwig Blohm fonds [graphic material]
Date:1966-1989.Reference:R10628-0-0-EType of material:PhotographsFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:203318Date(s):1966-1989.Place of creation:No place, unknown, or undeterminedExtent:ca. 75, 177 photographs b&w and col.
ca. 18,000 photographs b&w and col. negatives; 6 nitrate negativesLanguage of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of: photographic views from the air and from the ground of the ten Canadian provinces and two Territories; depictions of the Alcan, Dempster, Canol, Haines, Atlin, Skagway and Klondyke highways; bituminous sand exploration projects in Athabasca by Great Canadian Oil and by Syncrude; views of Baffin Island, Norman Wells, Fort McMurray, and Dawson City; open sky mining at far and Cassiar; construction of principal office buildings in the Ottawa-Hull area; construction of Olympic Parks in Montreal, Quebec, and Kingston, Ontario; National Parks; microphotographs for Mitel Corporation and Northern Electric. Also, fonds contains one photo micrograph of a micro-electronic chip; view of a wafer of microcircuits; group of sailors waiting for the bus, Halifax (?); and photo of people sitting in the rain outside Honest Ed,s store, Toronto. 6 nitrate negatives of sculpture of Alexander Solshenitzyn.Provenance:Biography/Administrative history:Blohm, Hans, 1927-2021 : Hans-Ludwig Blohm was born on November 12th, 1927, in Rendsburg, Germany. During the years 1943 to 1945, he served in the war and subsequently traveled extensively across northern, central, and southern Europe. In 1956, he immigrated to Canada, where he initially worked as a carpenter. Soon after, he married Ingeborg, a childhood friend, and together they raised three children in Ottawa.
Blohm was a self-taught photographer whose passion for photography was ignited by his father. Between 1958 and 1960, he engaged in school photography, followed by photofinishing from 1960 to 1963. He then became a partner in Photo Feature Ltd., providing wirephoto services for the Toronto Star from 1963 to 1966. His significant breakthrough came in 1963 when the National Film Board of Canada offered him $600 for a selection of his transparencies to be included in two pictorial books about Canada, "Year of the Land" and "Call them Canadians."
Hans-Ludwig Blohm was also an accredited motion picture cameraman for CBC. In 1966, he transitioned to being an independent freelance photographer and established his own company, Foto Blohm, in 1969. He later became a member of Professional Photographers of Canada Inc., as well earning a Masters of Photographic Arts in 1974. In 2011, he was appointed a member of the Order of Canada for his dedication to preserving Canada's northern heritage. He was renowned for his architectural photos and stunning images of microchips.
Over three decades, Blohm traversed the Canadian North by floatplane, automobile, sailboat, snowmobile, and dog team, capturing the essence of the Arctic and its people. Some of his work also appeared on Canadian postage stamps. Blohm passed away on December 4th, 2021.Additional information:Physical description note:Photographic material consists of: colour paper prints, black and white negatives, colour film negatives and colour film transparencies.Container note(s):66 : Nitrate negatives segregated from 1983-074 05505 (2000777645). 6 nitrate negs. Now in R10628 vol. 66.Source:PrivateOther accession no.:1979-204 NPC
1983-074 NPC
1984-080 NPC
1990-191 DAP
1991-242 DAP -
Ordering and viewing options Conditions of access:Graphic (photo)[Consultation Open]Volume [R10628] 1--66[Consultation Open]Box [BLOHM, HANS-LUDWIG 1990-191] 3972[Consultation Open]Box [BLOHM, HANS-LUDWIG 1983-074][Consultation Open]5496--5497;[Consultation Open]5499;[Consultation Open]7543--7545;[Consultation Open]FDA 0338--FDA 0340;[Consultation Open]INT 022;[Consultation Open]TCS 00878--TCS 00880;[Consultation Open]Box [BLOHM, HANS-LUDWIG 1991-242] C 0460[Consultation Open]Box [BLOHM, HANS-LUDWIG 1984-080] TCS 00745--TCS 00753[Consultation Open]Terms of use:Photographic accession nos. 1979-204 (NPC), 1990-191 (DAP): No restrictions on use. Copyright: Hans-Ludwig Blohm. Credit: Hans-Ludwig Blohm / National Archives of Canada / copy negative number.
Photographic accession nos. 1984-080 (NPC), 1983-074 (NPC): No restrictions on use. Copyright: National Archives of Canada. Credit: Hans-Ludwig Blohm / National Archives of Canada / copy negative number.You can order materials in advance to be ready for you when you visit. You will need a user card to do this.
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