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- Night Train: 1943
- ... hold reeealllly still. It was available, as noted, in 4x5, truly awesome, up to 8x10, and in 35mm and 828. 828 was a paper-backed ... so a larger picture area than a 35mm frame. Thus Kodachromes from the 40s are true treasures - it took lots of light and that ...
Posted by Dave - 05/01/2017 - 9:24am -
- Mustang in Flight: 1942
- ... Inglewood, California, plant of North American Aviation. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer. View full size.
Paint? ... America Concourse Gallery. The first exhibition included World War II photographs taken when he worked for the Office of War ... on the constantly improving Spitfire.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Alfred Palmer, Aviation, WW2) ...
Posted by Dave - 06/29/2022 - 12:08pm -
- B-25 Over California: 1942
- ... 41-12823 over the mountains near Inglewood, California. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Mark Sherwood for the Office of War Information. ... aviation companies with facilities in Inglewood during World War II, probably because of its proximity to Los Angeles Airport.
... and jbauger's list of serials.)
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Aviation, WW2) ...
Posted by Dave - 06/29/2022 - 11:58am -
- Stings Like a B: 1942
- ... inside an elevator, which still stands as the Guinness World Record for the longest survived elevator fall. Despite the damage and ... at how well the colors are retained. - Nick
[Yes,a 4x5 Kodachrome transparency. - Dave]
This is definitely a B-25 This is ... to the NW corner of the airport.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Alfred Palmer, Aviation, WW2) ...
Posted by Dave - 05/04/2017 - 2:28pm -
- Super Chief: 1943
- ... Servicing these Diesel streamliners takes five minutes." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the OWI. View full size.
... need the scarce water.
Wartime Trivia During the World War II years, some train headlamp openings were reduced in size to ... Very clever.
Keep up the good work !
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Jack Delano, Railroads) ...
Posted by Dave - 05/03/2017 - 9:32am -
- Shulman's Market: 1942
- ... N and Union Street S.W., Washington." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Louise Rosskam. Alternate view. In one of ... tipped in favor of oil (kerosene) heating sometime after World War II. Although I am not sure where people are seeing dirt here. The ... his horse cart through the alley.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, D.C., Louise Rosskam, Stores & Markets) ...
Posted by Dave - 04/27/2017 - 4:25pm -
- Late in the Day: 1942
- ... 1941-42. View full size. Alternate version here . 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Louise Rosskam, probably taken near the N and ... A. Peterman clothing store.
The streets Wow...The world looked so nice before spray paint graffiti.
That old devil ... had many haircuts in that barber shop.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Dogs, Louise Rosskam) ...
Posted by Dave - 07/17/2012 - 10:08pm -
- The Red Socks: 1942
- ... pajama party that was the American aircraft industry in World War II: "Women at work on bomber, Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information. ... the others are employee number.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Alfred Palmer, Aviation, WW2) ...
Posted by Dave - 08/03/2012 - 10:44pm -
- Size Matters: 1943
- ... husband and daughter are in war work." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Howard Hollem for the Office of War Information. ... I believe the average age of a soldier or Marine in World War II was nineteen. I know of one fellow who joined up at sixteen, ...
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Howard Hollem, Milwaukee, WW2) ...
Posted by Dave - 08/01/2012 - 1:33pm -
- Langley Field: 1942
- ... bomber at Langley Field, Virginia. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.
I love this. That's such ... color It's always wonderfully startling for me to see World War II and the 40s in realistic color. Between the black-and-white ... of Dark Green and Dark Earth over Sky.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Alfred Palmer, Aviation, WW2) ...
Posted by Dave - 07/22/2012 - 12:44pm -
- Chicago: Night: 1943
- ... Street terminal, Chicago. May 1943. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano.
Nights were darker back then ... past the tower on the left...
[This was during World War II. There were blackout regulations in a lot of big cities, though ... Theta Aurigae).
Nerd time over.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Chicago, Jack Delano, Railroads) ...
Posted by Dave - 08/05/2012 - 9:28am -
- Inglewood: 1942
- ... plant in Inglewood, California. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information. ... He worked for North American Aviation at the beginning of World War II.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Alfred Palmer, Aviation, WW2) ...
Posted by Dave - 08/03/2012 - 11:34am -
- Wright Whirlwind: 1942
- ... Air Base assembly and repairs shop. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Howard R. Hollem.
My God. I'm sitting ... as an engine mechanic and Link trainer instructor during World War II, then joined the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP), class ... it (or "fixative" in the later years).
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Aviation, Howard Hollem, WW2) ...
Posted by Dave - 08/09/2012 - 12:34pm -
- The Summer of '42
- ... on a parking lot from the rear of the Fisher Building." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Arthur Siegel. View full size.
Deja View ... Building in Detroit at this very moment!
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Arthur Siegel, Cars, Trucks, Buses, Detroit Photos) ...
Posted by Dave - 08/13/2012 - 4:35pm -
- Aerial Amarillo: 1943
- ... version of a smaller image posted here five years ago. 4x5 Kodachrome by Jack Delano. View full size.
Frank's creativity ... urban renewal practices common in the 25 years after World War II. A December 1961 news article from the Amarillo Globe Times ... this shot was likely taken from.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Jack Delano, Railroads) ...
Posted by Dave - 08/01/2012 - 1:42pm -
- Alray: 1943
- ... Fe freight train's journey from Chicago to California. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency. Office of War Information. View full size.
... tours. This photo nicely illustrates the effects of World War II upon deferred maintenance of way. The Santa Fe would never have ... Pacific stayed with steam until 1957-8
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, Jack Delano, Railroads) ...
Posted by Dave - 08/01/2012 - 1:42pm -