tomc601 Loc: Gilbert, AZ

Yes, it did exist. I found two transparencies going through old family photos that my mother had. The story I heard is that one of my mother's cousins was learning photography and he took these shots in our Bronx apartment. I always wanted to scan them but never took the time. Thanks to the virus I decided to give it a go. I have an Epson V600 scanner that scans transparencies but only up to 2.25 inches wide. So, I scanned the images twice and stitched them in Photoshop. The transparencies were not stored very well and had lots of dust and scratches so it took quite a while to get them to where I wanted. Also, because our cousin was learning photography, his focus was not the best. One of the images I am happy with the focus after using a few different methods to get it sharp. The other was really far gone but it is improved from the original. What's remarkable to me however is the quality of the colors and how they have stood up all these years in a box under a bed or in a garage.

I'm the little guy in the yellow shorts. These were shot at Easter time and I'm guessing that would make me just short of 2 years old. This June I'll be 75. Let me know what you think.

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PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Great job with the scan and sticking. Great smiley faces. Love your Dad's tie.

arperry Loc: Miami/Florida

Remarkable restoration, you did extremely well. Except for the fashion they could have been photographed this year.

twowindsbear

How about posting pix of the actual 4x5 transparencies?

DocDav Loc: IN

Love these but reminds me of the kind of wall paper our mothers had back then and considered, "cool" and the height of "we have arrived". Made me smile

MoT Loc: Barrington, IL

Greatnesses job. I love the wall paper in the second picture. We may have been neighbors as I lived in the Bronx at that time attending NYU graduate school of Engineering. I was just off Kingsbridge road near the reservoir.

tomc601 Loc: Gilbert, AZ

We were on the East side of the Bronx. Around the corner from what is now Einstein Hospital.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Wow! 1947... It must have been quite the year for wild ties! I love the one your Dad is wearing. My sister is your age. I have a few Anscochromes my uncle took of her around 1950 or so. They, too, have survived nicely.

Old Kodachrome can be challenging to scan, because Digital ICE does not work on it. The emulsion is ridged unevenly, where the dye layers are stacked, so the IR dust removal system in the scanner can't function correctly. I believe you've done a great job with these.

tomc601 Loc: Gilbert, AZ

I didn't know that. Thanks for the info and kind words.

tomc601 Loc: Gilbert, AZ

Here's a pic of the two original transparencies. I don't have a light table so I just taped them up to screen and shot with iPhone. There's some texture from the monitor visible though the transparencies. Also, you can see they don't lie flat anymore.

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twowindsbear

Thanks for posting, both this image & your restorations. I'll add my $0.02, too - great job on the scans! I'm a bit younger than you, but I do remember my dad having an assortment of equally 'wild' ties, and we had flamboyant wall paper, too.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice work with the processing.

BurghByrd Loc: Pittsburgh

Biggest chocolate bunny I ever saw!

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

That had to be one POWERFUL flash (bulb) used !

yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey

What a great job you did restoring these images! Amazing the color that was retained - well done.