Some 70 year old Photos
Feb 15, 2013 14:53:23 #
Below is the link to a Russian language web site that features some amazing color photos from the Word War II era. The pictures were shot on 4 X 5 Kodachrome sheet film, which was extremely rare in the early 1940s. There was only one lab in the world where the film could be developed and processed: Eastman Kodak in Rochester, N.Y.
The pictures all exhibit the incredible detail that results when a fine-grain film is used in large format view camera with an ultra-sharp, color corrected lens. Because Kodachrome sheet film was expensive and in very short supply, the photographers spent considerable time lighting and composing each picture. Each is a work of art. I think you'll be impressed with the beauty and power of these 70 year old images. Enjoy!
http://pavel-kosenko.livejournal.com/303194.html?thread=22669914
The pictures all exhibit the incredible detail that results when a fine-grain film is used in large format view camera with an ultra-sharp, color corrected lens. Because Kodachrome sheet film was expensive and in very short supply, the photographers spent considerable time lighting and composing each picture. Each is a work of art. I think you'll be impressed with the beauty and power of these 70 year old images. Enjoy!
http://pavel-kosenko.livejournal.com/303194.html?thread=22669914
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Feb 15, 2013 16:22:37 #
WOW these are just amazing.
Does anyone happen to know what the pins with numbers some of the woman factory workers are wearing mean?
Does anyone happen to know what the pins with numbers some of the woman factory workers are wearing mean?
Feb 16, 2013 02:38:24 #
I am totally astonished at the clarity and quality of the colors in some of these old shots!!!
Feb 16, 2013 06:22:54 #
Great photos. Thanks for showing them to us.
Feb 16, 2013 11:07:39 #
pj81156
Loc: St. Petersburg, FL
Chalk one up for film, especially Kodachrome! I wonder what digital images will look in 70 years. Can we archive them as successfully? Just asking.
Feb 16, 2013 12:45:53 #
Feb 16, 2013 12:46:44 #
pj81156 wrote:
Chalk one up for film, especially Kodachrome! I wonder what digital images will look in 70 years. Can we archive them as successfully? Just asking.
Those images are from:
http://www.shorpy.com/image/tid/179
Per shorpy.com:
"Large-format (mostly 4x5) Kodachrome transparencies shot for the Office of War Information. Repository: Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. The images you see here have been adjusted by the Webmaster for color and contrast."
In other words, the photos were digitally post processed for our present day enjoyment.
Feb 16, 2013 12:54:37 #
Annie Girl I noticed the pins too, and wonder if they relate to the part of the assembly line, or the division they worked in. Superb photos, Cheers from Jean
Feb 16, 2013 13:09:02 #
Incredible photographs! I have forwarded this link to my daughters! They need to see the vital role women played during WWII.
Feb 16, 2013 14:04:59 #
kramer96003 wrote:
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WOW !!!! I was 6 months old when these pictures were taken. I am so impressed .
Feb 16, 2013 21:44:44 #
Feb 16, 2013 21:52:39 #
kramer96003 wrote:
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WOW!!What an amazing series!!Incredible color and detail.Thank you so much for sharing the website!!
Annie
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