America in colour 1939-1943

[webby]

Interesting set of photos:

http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/07/26/captured-america-in-color-from-1939-1943/

[Alex_UK]

Cheers Lee, really interesting - can only guess what the guy in the last photo's lungs were like! :eek:

[webby]

Cheers Lee, really interesting - can only guess what the guy in the last photo's lungs were like! :eek:

Indeed! Fascinating stuff huh?

There's just something beautiful about some of those photos. The colours are so rich.

[Alex_UK]

Colour certainly brings that period to life. I feel we are almost conditioned to think in black & white for anything this old normally.

[The Vinyl Adventure]

i like the ones of industry at the time, the welder and the lady with the rivet gun etc
i love that sort of thing!

[Jonboy]

cracking photo's, i love vintage stuff, the colour makes them so look so real and very fresh looking if thats the right term for it

[colinB]

Fantastic. Quality of photography is amazing. Love to know the equipment.

Great snapshot into the Empire at its productive peak.

[Beechwoods]

Absolutely incredible. It really does make you feel like there's very little removed between now and 70 years ago. Just seeing the clothes in colour is an education. I must admit I found some of those pictures breathtaking.

[Spectral Morn]

Wow.


Fantastic photos. Thank you Lee for taking the time to post the link and draw our attention to them.

I can't help but wonder if 70 years from now how much of our digital photos will still be around :scratch: Me thinks analogue may well be a better more long lasting medium.

Loved the one of the Sheppard on horse with his dog and the photo of the early Mustang fighter.


Regards D S D L

[Jason P]

Wow, amazing pics - but check these out too. Colour pix from 1910 - yes, you read that right. Apparently the camera took a trio of pictures in rapid succession each with a red, green and blue filter. When correctly combined on projection - perfect colour. Amazing.

Link (http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/08/russia_in_color_a_century_ago.html)

Jason

[Alex_UK]

Wow! :)

[Reid Malenfant]

The photos of America are great, the Russian photos are awesome ;)

The one that struck me was the truss bridge built on stone supports. I bet that's still there & just needs a lick of paint on the steel structure every so often.

They just don't make stuff like they used to :eyebrows: There are still lots of roman buildings standing made out of concrete, yet road bridges here in Peterborough that were put up in the 70s' are crumbling & need months of maintanance :scratch: :rolleyes:

Lovely pictures :) Sorry about the mini rant :doh: