The fonds consists of photographic chemicals, printing paper, film, dry plates, pamphlets, journals, trade circulars and photo bulbs collected by Gordon Meinecke during the course of his career, and from personal interest as a collector of historical artifacts. Meinecke worked in various photographic formats including 11x14, 8x10, 4x5, 2 ¼, and 35mm, sometimes producing prints as large as 30x40 inches. He primarily employed Kodak material for these purposes, but films from other manufacturers of photographic supplies can be found in the fonds, including Agfa Ansco Company, Ilford Limited, Polaroid and Triple Print Film Labs. Antique film packages, produced by companies like The Stanley Dry Plate Company or Dufaycolor Inc., are mainly empty or opened, and were collected for their historical value rather than for photographic use. A selection of photo lamps and flashbulbs from Osram, General Electric and the Wabash Photolamp Corporation are included in the collection, as well as two glass plate drying racks.

Item consists of 52 black and white transparency copy slides of photo-historical images for teaching. The slides are all in metal housings, made in Switzerland by Perro Color, US Pat. 2919840. They are individually numbered in black ink with a 4 digit number on white sticker labels, but there is no index to go with the slides.

Item consists of 174 Kodachrome and Anscochrome stereo colour transparencies in a grey metal box. Images are of boating, boat docks, families, swimming, waterskiing, sports, canoeing, fishing, travelling (Jamaica), landscapes, logging, Western Canada, etc.

Item consists of 80 Kodachrome and Anscochrome stereo colour transparencies, fragments of developed 35mm colour film, 3 35mm slides, and 1 paper index in a blue case with the wordds Busch Verascope on a plate on the front. Images are snapshots of family, sports games, landscapes, The Canadian Pacific Railway, the Canadian Rockies. boating, beaches, Arowhon Pines, Lake Mistassini, New York City, and various fur fasions being modeled.

Item consists of 82 Kodachrome and Anscochrome stereo colour transparencies, fragments of developed 35mm colour film, and a paper index. The paper index indicates that the images are of Fort York, Kaplan Kids - Vancouver, Miami - 1958 - Greenes, Bobby's Birthdays, The House, The Family, Friends + Relatives, Cities - Ottawa Montreal Quebec, Winter - Hockey, Grey Cup - 1956, Golf Partners, Balfour Beach - The Pachters, Bank of Commerce Building, Friends and Relatives - Neufelds - Edmonton - Naplaus Vancouver.

File a folder of marketing material for Kodak film and minilab photo printing system and an order form for Kodak products.

File contains marketing and product information pamphlets for Kodak films.

File contains marketing and product information pamphlets for the new Kodak disc film products.

File contains 2 news releases and images depicting Kodak's new Digital Index (DX) film product. This was an ANSI and 13A standard that provided codes for 35mm film cartridges and film edge printing that allowed automatic cameras and photo-printing machines to determine the speed of the film and the number of exposures.

Series contains textual records related to the marketing and sales in the Motion Picture and Audiovisual (M.P.A.V.) department at Kodak Canada.

A card with 2 windows into which examples of Kodak Plus-X Aerographic Film and Kodak Bimat Film been adhered. The negative and positive were processed at the same time by contact.

Item is a sealed box of unexposed Kodak Plates: Lantern Slide Medium Plates.

Triple Print Colour Film 127 roll, 8 or 12 exposures, unopened in original packaging. The box is stamped with a develop-by date of January 1975.

Box of Kodak verichrome pan black & white panchromatic film, unopened. VP 828. Develop by date stamped on back - June 1971.

Kodak verichrome 116 mm black and white film, ASA 125. Develop by dates are given as Sept and March 1970.

Roll of Kodak Ektachrome daylight professional film in original packagining, unopened, with instrcutions to process before May 1991. EPN 135-36. 36 x 36mm exposures.

Kodak verichrome pan black and white film, 120 mm, ASA 125. Develop by date "6/81" stamped on packaging.

Kodak Panatomic-X Fine Grain black and white film in original, unopened packaging. Develop before dates for 12 of the boxes are given as May 1969, 1 box is stamped May 1971. FX 120

Package of Kodak Professional Tri-X pan film for 8 x 10 inch prints, opened and re-sealed with clear tape. The box is stamped for processing by 05/1987.

Packages of Kodak Professional Vericolor III film, type S for 8 x 10 inch prints. One package is unopened, the other has been re-sealed with scotch tape. The boxes are stamped for processing by 07/1990 and 11/1990.

Package of Kodak Professional Ektachrome film for 8 x 10 inch prints, opened and resealed with clear tape. The box is stamped for processing by 10/1997.

Package of 50 sheets, Kodak Graphic Arts Kodalith Orthofilm Type 3 Film, 8 x 10 inches, opened with some sheets missing. Kodak Canada catalogue number 154 5870. Stamped for use by 3/79.

Unlabeled glass plates in brown paper wrapper. Each has a yellow plastic grip on one edge of the plate.

Package of 50 sheets, 8x 10 inch. Kodak Professional Ektachrome film for use with tungsten light, opened with some sheets missing. The box has been re-sealed with clear tape. Kodak Canada catalogue number 154 5870. Stamped for use by 03/1991.

Opened packages of Kodak Professional Vericolor III film, type L and type S for 4 x 5 inch prints. Each package has been re-sealed with scotch tape, and one package has the instructions taped to the outside of the box. The boxes are stamped for processing by 07/1990 and 07/1991.

Opened box of Kodak T-Max Professional 400 black and white film, originally contained 5 rolls of 120 but only 3 remain. Date stamped on side of box directs the user to develop by June 1989. A sheet of instructions folded inside the box give directions in various languages including English, Dutch, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Chinese and Japanese.

Opened box of Kodak Vericolor HC colour film containing 5 rolls of 120 film. Date stamped on side of box directs the user to develop by March 1990.

Kodak photomicrography colour film on Estar base, SO-456. 2 rolls in original packaging, 1 opened. The opened package contains one metal twist-top tin with a roll of unexposed film, and a folded piece of yellow paper with film information and instructions for use. 36mm.

Yellow boxes containing 1 roll of Kodak Panatomic-X black and white film each, with 2 boxes stamped with instructions to process before June 1969 and the 3rd before September 1969. 24 x 36mm exposures, ASA 32. FX 135-20.

2 boxes of Kodak verichrome pan black & white film in original, unopened packaging with directions to process before March 1972. ASA 125, VP 122. Produced by Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester. A 3rd box, produced by Canadian Kodak Co., Limited in Toronto has instructions to develop before 1969. ASA 125, VP 122. Box is opened and contains 1 roll of film, held closed with a piece of clear tape. Film may have been exposed.

Roll film in yellow paper wrapping, unopened. The film likely came in a cardboard box that would have described the film type and speed. The letters "TXP" are stamped repeatedly on the paper, along with the word "Kodak" in red. TXP typically refers to Kodak Tri-X Panchromatic black and white negative films. The only Tri-X films produced in a medium format roll with the designation 'TXP' is a 320 ISO in 120 and 220 sizes.

1 box of Kodachrome daylight colour reversal film in original, unopened packaging with directions to process before February 1989. ISO 25. 24 x 36 mm exposures. A 2nd box has been opened and contains 1 roll of film, unexposed, inside a black plastic cannister with a sheet of folded paper listing the properties and uses of the film in English and Japanese. (Exterior of box is printed in English only.) The second box gives directions to process before May 1986.

Kodak Kodachrome 64 35mm Colour Slide film rolls in original packaging. 1 box, originally containing 2 rolls, has been opened and damaged (piece detached from top of box) and 1 roll is missing. There is a folded envelope inside the box to be used to send the film to the Kodak Canada Inc. processing lab. The expiry date on the box is 04/90. The second box has not been opened and contains only 1 roll. The expiry date on this box is 12/99.

Empty box of Kodak Gold 200 colour print film for bright sun and flash photography, originally contained 8 rolls of 35mm film with 24 exposures each. Kodak Canada catalogue #109 0091. The box is stamped with a develop by date of 06/2007.

Ektachrome infrared film number 8443 in original packaging. 1 box has been opened and contains a small metal tin with a roll of film, likely unexposed, and a small, folded sheet with applications and instructions for use. The film was originally designed for aerial camoflauge photography and must be exposed in daylight conditions. The second box is still sealed. The packages give directions to process before October 1970 (opened package) and July 1971 (unopened package).

Box of Kodak Ektar 25 color negative film in unopened package, with directions to process before April 1992. PHR 120. Catalogue #159 6329 Eastman Kodak, U.S.A.

Kodak high speed infrared black and white negative film in original, unopened packaging with directions to process before December 1975. HIE135-20. 24 x 36mm exposures. Catalogue #164 9631 Eastman Kodak Company, U.S.A.

Roll of Kodak Ektachrome colour reversal film in original packagining, unopened, with instrcutions to process before July 1991. 120 ISO 50/8, 10, 12 or 16 exp. Catalogue number #160 3984 Eastman Kodak, U.S.A.

Item is an unopened box of Type B Ektachrome colour film for transparencies by Kodak with instructions to process before July 1973. 8, 12, or 16 exposures. EPB 120.

A high speed daylight colour film for slides produced by Kodak, in original, unopened packaging with instructions to process before January 1974. 8, 12, or 16 exposures at EH 120.

Box of Fujichrome 100 film in original packaging, opened but unused, with directions to process before July 1990. 24 x 36mm exposures.

Roll of Kodak Verichrome Pan 122 film wrapped in red paper marked "exposed" and a sticker also marked "exposed". This film was produced between 1956-1973 in this size. See Wikipedia/ List of discontinued photographic films. 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_discontinued_photographic_films

Unopened boxes of Famous Brand Triple Print Colour Film, 620 rolls. Boxes are stamped with use-before dates of Jan and Feb 1975.

Packages of Cine-Kodak Kodachrome Type A 16mm motion picture film for artificial light. The larger box is unopened, and contains a magazine for loading the film into the camera, as well as 50 ft of film. It is stamped with a use-by date Dec 1946. The smaller box has been opened. It contains 100 ft of film in a small black cannister as well as a folded sheet with instructions. This box is stamped "Simpsons Cameras Toronto" in blue on the back, and with a use-by date of Apr 1943. Both films were manufactured in Rochester, NY but have stickers indicating they are to be returned to Canadian Kodak Co. Limited in Toronto for processing.

Box of Kodak verichrome pan black & white panchromatic film, unopened. VP 116. Develop by date stamped on back - Sept 1970.

Box of Kodacolor VR-G 110 Film, ISO 200/24 exp. The logo from the Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, 1988 is printed on the box. The box is stamped with directions for the user to develop before 08/89.

Roll of Kodak Verichrome 116 film wrapped in red paper and a sticker marked "exposed". This film was produced 1931-1956 in this size. See Wikipedia/ List of discontinued photographic films. 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_discontinued_photographic_films

Opened box of Agfa Isopan ISS 100 film. Film is still in tin cannister inside box, likely unused. The box is stamped with a develop-by date of Feb 68.

Box of Agfa supersensitive panchromatic film, opened and empty. It is stamped with instructions to develop by August 1933. The box contained one dozen sheets of 3.25 x 4.25 inch film.

Box contains one pack of 8 x 10.5 cm (3 14 x 4 1/4 inches) film sheets, 12 exposures, for use in film pack cameras or in plate cameras with film pack adapter, opened and unused. Dates given reflect the lifespan of the product (exact date unknown). Kodak Verichrome Film was introduced in 1931 and discontinued in 1956 with the introduction of Verichrome Pan film. Kodak/ History of Kodak : Milestones 1930-1959. 2009. http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/kodakHistory/1930_1959.shtml.

Boxes of Kodachrome II Colour Movie Film for double 8mm roll cameras. Both films are sensitized for daylight exposures. The larger box gives directions to process before Oct. 1969, the smaller one before Nov 1972. There is a sticker on the larger box with a price from Simpson's department store: 3.99. The larger box has been opened, but still contains film and sheet of folded paper with instructions.

Triple Print Colour Film 126 roll, 12 exposures, in original packaging. One of the boxes has been opened but the film roll is still sealed in plastic envelope and a set of instructions are included in the box. The boxes are stamped with develop-by dates of Jan and Dec 1976.

Rolls of Portra 160 VC - 120 film in original packaging, unopened. Stamped on the wrappers is the develop-by date of 05/2002.

Roll of Ektachrome daylight film for colour slides in black plastic tube packaging, unexposed. 36 exposures, 35mm. E-6 process.

Roll of Kodachrome film for colour slides in black plastic tube packaging, is likely unexposed. 36 exposures, 35mm.

Filmpack produced by Agfa containing 12 cut celluloid films at 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches. In original orange cardboard packaging with blue and white lettering. Packaging has been opened. Red tissue surrounding the cardboard pack has also been opened, but black plastic film pack retains cardboard pull tabs that are typically removed when the film is exposed. Package is stamped with instructions to develop by June 1933.

Agfa dry plate negatives in original packaging, opened but still containing a few plates. Package originally contained 1 dozen 5 x 7 inch negative plates. Stamp on back of box directs the user to develop before Aug 1939.

"Ilford commercial ortho films medium speed" printed on box label in brown ink with green and brown graphics; stamped "1 dozen," "7x5," and serial number "C06537A 26." The box is empty except for a cardboard insert.

Packaging for Agfa Commercial Orthochromatic film, opened and empty. A sticker on the top left indicates the product was safety film. A red, circular sticker at the top right depicts the logo for the NRA.

Round metal tin for 16 mm Eastman Color Negative II Film, opened and empty. Yellow sticker on canister indicates film length of 122 metres, and Kodak Canada catalogue number: 166 5687. Eastman Kodak Company is pressed into the bottom of the tin.

Plain cardboard packaging with yellow and red checkerboard sticker for Dufaycolor flat film, opened and empty. Originally contained 6 cut celluloid film sheets at 4 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches. Packaging indicates the product was sensitized and sold by Ilford Limited. Film batch number was D375 830A.

White box printed with black ink for text and red ink borders, used for packaging Premo film packs for Premo film or plate cameras. Contained 12 cut celluloid negatives at 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 size, designed for daylight loading film exposures. The film packs were stored in an initially cardboard or metal frame that was placed in the back of the camera. The user pulled a paper tab to advance a fresh film into place for each exposure and move the exposed film to the back of the pack. "Each of the paper tabs, which protrude through a slot in the camera and were torn off after being used, had a number on it which acted as a basic, though perfectly efficient, exposure counter." Film packs/ Mischa Koning.- http://kodak.3106.net/index.php?p=512, 2009. A sticker on the back of the box indicates this particular pack as "extra rapid". Box is now empty of negatives, but contains two sheets of folded paper with instructions for use and processing, and one piece of folded red tissue. Torn sticker recto center top stamped "This film must be developed before July 1915." Maker is identified as Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N.Y. and Kodak, Limited, Kingsway, London, W.C. Kodak resellers in Paris and Germany are also listed on the recto.

Packaging for Ansco Orthochromatic Non-Curling Non-Halation film, opened and empty. The film box is blue and orange and is made of cardboard. The box would have contained roll film that was 8x14cm and had 6 exposures. The film cartridge that the box once contained was prepared for machine development. A stamp on the side of the box gives the expiry date as Dec 1 1913.

Packaging for 3 rolls of Kodak Verichrome Film, opened and no longer containing film although they have been re-glued shut. The 3 boxes were designed for various sizes and speeds: 120 film at 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 inches, 116 film at 2 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches, 124 film at 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. The packages are stamped with develop by dates: Nov 1934, Nov 1935, Dec 1935.

Packaging for 3 rolls Kodak Non-Curling Orthochromatic film, opened. Two boxes still contain rolled sheets with instructions for use. One large box of 128 film, size 3 1/4 x 5 1/2, is stamped with directions to develop before July 1, 1912. The package was produced in Rochester, NY and printed in French, German and Spanish for sale in European markets. Two small boxes contained 116 film, size 2 1/2 x 4 1/4. One package is stamped with a develop-by date of Mar. 1, 1915. There is a sticker taped across this package with the words "Extra Rapid Eastman Speed Film". The second package is in English only, with instructions to use by October 1928.

Flattened box for Hawk-eye 124 film, 6 exposures. Designed for No. 3 Bull's Eye Kodak and No. 3 Brownie cameras. ca. 1908-1913. The second box contained Allied Photo-Pan Black and White Panchromatic 126 film, 12 exposures. The package is stamped with a process-before date of Dec 1969. The third package contained Kodak Autographic 116 film, 12 exposures for the No. 1A Autographic camera. The package is printed in English, Spanish and German. The date handwritten in pen is given as 1916.

8mm film reel in original packaging (opened). Package was mailed to Kodak for developing and still has stamps on verso.

Small grey metal splicer for cutting and rejoining 8 mm film strips for at-home editing. Remnants of film strips were found in the splicer along with a crumpled piece of paper with instructions for use.

Item consists of 1 package of 25 sheets of 9 x 12 cm Royal Panchro safety photographic film, manufactured in France by Kodak.

Item consists of 2 unopened packages of 12 8.2 x 10.8 cm (3.25" x 4.25") or quarter-plate glass photographic plates, made by Kodak Limited, England.

Item consists of the following films in original packaging:
2 Kodak Verichrome Pan: black-and-white panchromatic film VP 122
4 Kodak Verichrome Pan: film for black-and-white prints VP 620
6 Kodak Verichrome Pan: film for black-and-white prints VP 126-12
2 Kodak Verichrome Pan: black-and-white panchromatic film VP 616
1 Kodak Verichrome Pan: film for black-and-white prints VP 127
5 Kodacolor II Film: color negative film for color prints C 120
2 Kodacolor II Film: color negative film for color prints C 116
2 Kodacolor II Film: color negative film for color prints C 127
1 Kodacolor II Film: color negative film for color prints C 616
1 Kodacolor II Film: film for colour prints C 828
1 Kodacolor II Film: film for colour prints C126-24
3 N110-24 Etco Photo film for color prints, daylight type
1 Minox Agfapan 400 Professional film
6 Minolta 16 ASA 100 DIN 21 black and white film
1 Famous Brand Triple-Print Colour Film 620
1 Film for Expo Watch Camera
2 HIT film panchromatic specialized for Toy Camera, non halation fine grain high speed

Exposed film without packaging:
2 Kodak Pan Film 116
1 Kodak Verichrome Film 118-6
1 Kodak Verichrome Film 116
3 Kodacolor II Film various sizes
1 Kodak Vericolor III Professional Film , Type S VPS 120
1 Kodak TXP-220 Professional Film

File consists of 1 indiviually packaged roll of Kodachrome 64 36 mm film for colour slides with 64 ISO and 36 exposures. Develop before date is 08/1989.

File consists of a 6-pack of Kodak Royal Camcorder P6-120 8mm colour and sound Videotape. In original packaging.

File consists of 2 of Kodak P6-120 Metal Particle 8mm Video Cassettes. 1 in original packaging.

File consists of 1 indiviually packaged roll of Kodak Kodacolor Gold 35 mm film for colour prints with 1600 ISO and 24 exposures. Develop before date is 04/1991.

Item is an individually packaged roll of Agfa High Definition Color ISO 200 35 mm film with 15 exposures. Develop before date is 09/2002.

File consists of 1 indiviually packaged roll of Kodak Ektachrome 36 mm film for colour slides with 400 ISO and 24 exposures. Develop before date is 08/1993.

File consists of 2 rolls of individually packaged 35 mm 400 ISO Kodak Professional T-Max black & white negative film with 24 exposures each. Develop before dates are 08/2005 and 10/2005.

Item is an individually packaged roll of Kodak Gold Ultra 400 film with 12 exposures.

Item is an individually packaged roll of Kodak Professional process C-41 T400 CN black & white film with 24 exposures. Develop before date is 04/2001.

File consists of 4 demonstration cassettes with film status indicator reset tool of Kodak Advantix Advanced Photo System in original packaging.

File consists of 4 rolls of 35 mm film for colour prints. 3 rolls make up a 3-pack of 100 ISO 24 exposures each, and 2 rolls are indivudually packaged with 200 ISO and 24 exposures. Develop before dates are 08/1994 and 09/1994.

File consists of 3 rolls of Kodak Advantix Black & White APS 25 exposure ISO 400 film in original packaging.

File consists of 3 rolls of Kodak Advantix 25 exposure ISO 400 APS colour print film in original packaging.

File consists of 2 indivudually packaged rolls of 400 ISO 12 exposure, and 1 individually packaged 400 ISO 24 exposure Kodak Gold Max Maximum versatility film for coluor prints. Develop before dates are 03/2000 to 11/2000.

File consists of 9 rolls of Kodak Advantix ISO 200 APS colour print film in original packaging. 3 rolls have 15 exposures, 3 rolls have 15 exposures, 3 with 25 exposures, and 3 with 40 exposures.

File consists of 6 rolls of Kodak Advantix 25 exposure ISO 400 APS colour print film. 5 rolls are still in original packaging. All are unexposed.

File consists of 2 rolls of individually packaged 35 mm 100 ISO daylight Ektachrome reversal film for colour slides with 36 exposures each. Develop before dates are both 11/2001.

File consists of 5 rolls of individually packaged 35 mm 100 ISO Kodak Professional Ektar color negative film each with 36 exposures. Samples, not for resale. Develop before dates are 11/2010.

File consists of 4 individually packaged rolls of Kodak Gold Max Self-Adjusting 800 ISO film for colour prints. 2 rolls with 12 exposures and 2 with 24 exposures. Develop before date is 07/1999.

File consists of 20 rolls of Kodak Select Series Royal Gold 24 exposure film. Of these, 4 rolls are indiviudually packaged and 100 ISO, 2 are individually packaged and 200 ISO, 3 rolls are individually packaged with 400 ISO, 1 3-pack with 400 ISO, and 8 individually packed rolls with 1000 ISO. Develop before dates are from 02/2000 to 12/2003.

File consists of 5 rolls in 1 5-pack of 35 mm Kodak Professional Portra natural color 400NC color negative film with 24 exposures. Develop before date is 09/2003.

File consists of 13 rolls of individually packaged 35 mm 400 ISO Kodak Max film for colour prints. 6 rolls have 12 exposures and are individually packaged. 5 rolls have 12 exposures and make up most of 2 3-packs. 2 rolls havce 24 exposures and are individually packaged. Develop before dates are from 11/2001 to 01/2004.

File consists of 6 rolls forming 2 3-packs of 200 ISO 24 exposure film for colour prints. Develop before date is 11/2004.

File consists of 13 rolls of Kodak Gold General Use film for colour prints, all in original packaging. Of these, 6 are individually packaged 200 ISO with 12 exposures, 1 individually packaged roll with 200 ISO and 24 exposures, and 6 rolls that form 2 3-packs of 200 ISO film with 24 exposures. Develop before dates are from 08/2002 to 11/2004.

File consists of 17 rolls of individually packaged 35 mm 800 ISO Kodak Max zoom film for colour prints each with 24 exposures. Develop before dates are from 08/2000 to 05/2002.

File consists of 3 rolls packed in 1 5-pack of 35 mm Kodak Professional Portra vivid color 160vc color negative film with 24 exposures. Develop before date is 06/2004.

File consists of 71 rolls of Kodak Gold Bright light film for colour prints, all in original packaging. Of these, 36 rolls are 100 ISO with 12 exposures including 16 rolls which are individually packaged, 10 rolls that are part of 2 5-packs and 10 rolls that form 1 10-pack. 33 rolls are 100 ISO film with 24 exposures including 13 that are individually packaged and 20 rolls that form 2 10-packs. 2 indivudually packaged rolls are 100 ISO with 36 exposures. Develop before dates range from 12/2001 to 01/2003.

File consists of 7 rolls of packed in 2 5-packs of 35 mm 200 ISO Kodak Commercial film for colour prints. 2 rolls have 24 exposures and 5 have 12 exposures. Develop before dates are 09/2000 and 06/2001.