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Woo Woo: 1942

Submitted by Dave on Tue, 02/21/2023 - 12:40pm.
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September 1942. "Boy and girl from Richwood, West Virginia, en route to upper New York state to work in the harvest." The young man last seen here. And here. Acetate negative (colorized by Shorpy) by John Collier for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

September 1942. "Boy and girl from Richwood, West Virginia, en route to upper New York state to work in the harvest." The young man last seen here. And here. Acetate negative (colorized by Shorpy) by John Collier for the Farm Security Administration. View full size.

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Didn't Know

Submitted by Mark P on Wed, 02/22/2023 - 11:59am.

I wouldn't have known it was colorized. it looks like a vintage color photo to me. Well done. Boy, he looks tired, and she obviously is.

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Nice Job Dave

Submitted by Baxado on Wed, 02/22/2023 - 6:05am.

Good skin tone as well. Adds dynamic to the whole scene.

Well done mate!

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Very Well Done

Submitted by davo111 on Tue, 02/21/2023 - 11:54pm.

Dave ... one of the best I have seen ... you expertly captured the look of aging Kodachrome.

[The credit goes to Photoshop's "neural filters." - Dave]

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Train of Thought

Submitted by MoparOrNoCar on Tue, 02/21/2023 - 6:57pm.

Each time i see this young man I wonder why, in 1942, he's not on a troop train somewhere in the US or England instead of working a harvest.

[He's a high school student, and the draft age when this photo was taken was 21. Out of the 34 million American men registered for military service in WW2, only around 10 million ended up being inducted. - Dave]

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Guessing game

Submitted by Reuben on Tue, 02/21/2023 - 5:00pm.

Why did you feel the need to "colorize" it?

[It wasn't a need, it was a want. It pleases me to do so. - Dave]

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