Self-timers started to become more widely available in Canada around 1917, just in time for Leonard “Len” Olive Keith to use it to document the halcyon days of his relationship with Joseph Austin “Cub” Coates.īorn Dec. We would probably never know about Len and Cub, a queer couple living in rural New Brunswick in the early 20th century, if it wasn’t for the self-timing camera.
Credit: Provincial Archives of New Brunswick/Goose Lane Editions
