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- Kodachrome Karnival: 1979
- Last week saw the last processing run for Kodachrome film, as noted on Shorpy here . I thought that this one, shot by ... View full size.
Washington Post: Eulogy for Kodachrome There's a great narrative, with an accompanying slide show, in ... Posted by tterrace - 01/08/2011 - 3:41am -
- Lounge Act: 1948
- ... canary won't stay unidentified for long. Medium format Kodachrome transparency by Down Beat photographer William Gottlieb. View ... her so that's my guess.
[Probably not. - Dave]
Kodachrome Noir A photo more evocative of the 1940s than this one would be ... Posted by Dave - 02/01/2019 - 1:06pm -
- Christmas in Miami: 1954
- ... curtains. She was, needless to say, big on Christmas. 35mm Kodachrome slide. View full size.
A lovely lady and a tastefully ... long. And of course, I enjoyed playing with that.
Kodachrome mastery The technical details of this shot interest me. First of ... Posted by Dave - 12/21/2017 - 12:05pm -
- Kodachrome Goes to War: 1942
- ... that, after 74 colorful years, it will stop making Kodachrome film. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer, Office of War Information. View ... Posted by Dave - 08/05/2012 - 1:11pm -
- Just Mowed: 1943
- ... New York State. June 1943. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by John Collier.
The colors... I don't know what it is about these Kodachrome transparencies, but the colors are absolutely beautiful--so rich and ... Posted by Dave - 07/24/2012 - 6:58pm -
- Old Reliable: 1942
- ... qualities and its rugged, dependable mechanism." 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information. ... Posted by Dave - 02/15/2019 - 3:55pm -
- Hollywood's Loss: 1942
- ... electrical sub-assemblies." View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by David Bransby for the Office of War Information.
... Posted by Dave - 07/27/2012 - 12:26pm -
- Read All About It (Colorized): 1942
- ... from the title and you'd swear you were looking at a Kodachrome photograph. Fantastic job!
There's no Life Magazine Thus ... Posted by Avzam - 10/23/2014 - 5:32am -
- Vacation Wagon: 1964
- ... Montana. Return after 3 wks Vacation. June 27, 1964." This Kodachrome is from a box of vacation slides I found on eBay. View full size. ... the colors really like that, or is it an effect of the kodachrome?
Holy cow! We had a 59 chevy Holy cow! We had a 59 chevy ... Posted by Dave - 05/30/2018 - 12:29pm -
- Top-Down: 1955
- ... with two options?)
Lots of blue In this beautiful Kodachrome! Unusual that this top of the line Ford Sunliner has the bottom of ... Posted by Joseph M Hohmann - 03/20/2019 - 1:54pm -
- White Stuff: 1960
- ... earlier in the year to fit in with my snow theory. 35mm Kodachrome slide. View full size.
I Vote Sand It looks a bit warm to ... Posted by Tony W. - 09/17/2011 - 8:16pm -
- Moving to Florida: 1956
- ... to our new home in West Palm Beach. Image is from a Kodachrome slide, taken by my grandfather. View full size.
For better ... Northwest back in 1963. I was in the third grade.
Re: Kodachrome I thought I'd mess around a bit in Photoshop to take a crack at ... Posted by JohnZ14 - 01/20/2011 - 1:21pm -
- Red Men: 1957
- ... Raiders' and Cornell 'Big Red' university teams." 35mm Kodachrome. View full size.
Oh, my -- so politically incorrect!
... Posted by Dave - 04/05/2019 - 2:03pm -
- Queens of all the Air: 1952
- ... of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Circa 1952. Scanned from a Kodachrome stereo slide taken by my grandfather Ralph E. Archer, who owned and ... Posted by ceraurus - 02/19/2019 - 9:48am -
- A.S. Gerdee: 1943
- ... & North Western Railroad. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano, Office of War Information.
Kodachrome I love these 4x5 Kodachromes. For the life of me I can't figure ... cool stuff). Its such a shame it's not made anymore.
Kodachrome I remember shooting a couple of rolls of Kodachrome 25 about 20 ... Posted by Dave - 08/30/2012 - 9:22pm -
- Avenging Angel: 1942
- ... motor, Douglas Aircraft Co., Long Beach, California." Kodachrome by Alfred Palmer, Office of War Information. View full size.
... Posted by Dave - 02/15/2019 - 9:13pm -
- Old-School Tree: 1962
- ... years later ...
This Kodachrome, originally posted here in 2011, can be seen in the December 2018 ... on the ceiling from the bounce flash I used to light this Kodachrome. View full size.
Reflections I wonder if we'd see any ... Posted by tterrace - 12/07/2018 - 3:52pm -
- At Ease: 1943
- ... print made in 2002 from Frank S. Errigo's original 4x5 Kodachrome. Exhibited in "American Treasures of the Library of Congress." ... Posted by Dave - 02/15/2019 - 5:31pm -
- Old San Juan: 1941
- ... near the cathedral in old part of the city." Medium format Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. ... Posted by Dave - 03/06/2019 - 11:32am -
- Green: 1941
- ... experimental area, vicinity of Cayey." Medium format Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano, Office of War Information. View full ... Posted by Dave - 03/06/2019 - 11:35am -
- Camo Class: 1943
- In this WW2 Kodachrome we have the opening frame of the first-ever Shorpy Filmstrip ... scheme and make a final photograph." Medium format Kodachrome transparency by Marjory Collins for the Office of War Information. ... Posted by Dave - 02/15/2019 - 10:42pm -
- De Colores: 1941
- ... borrower in front of his house in Puerto Rico." 35mm Kodachrome transparency by Jack Delano for the FSA. View full size.
... Posted by Dave - 03/06/2019 - 11:36am -
- Swing Street: 1948
- ... carnival atmosphere when daylight dims its gaudy luster." Kodachrome by William Gottlieb for Collier's magazine. If anyone needs us, ... Posted by Dave - 02/01/2019 - 1:08pm -
- Lionel Lines: 1946
- From circa 1946 comes this 35mm Kodachrome of Jim and Jack Hardman and their Christmas train set in Upper ... Posted by Sparkplug - 12/01/2018 - 9:50am -
- Kodachrome Cake Mix: 1952
- A mad clash of colors and styles in this vintage Kodachrome; I love it all, but not all in the same room. It's one side of a ... and I swear it had the same print as that wallpaper.
Kodachrome is my friend Being colorblind, I don't always get to see the ... Posted by Vintagetvs - 12/05/2016 - 3:37pm -
- Union Station: 1943
- ... in contrasts at Union Station. View full size. 4x5 Kodachrome transparencies, photographer unknown. Office of War Information.
Miss Kodachrome The ladies sure liked their lipstick RED then eh?
Again, I ... Posted by Dave - 09/09/2011 - 12:56pm -
- Girl Astronaut: 1959
- ... tests to assess her fitness to become an astronaut." 35mm Kodachrome by Bob Sandberg for the Look magazine assignment "Girl Astronaut -- ... have managed it, Betty included.
Wow! Looks like Kodachrome blue skies with a fine lady.
(The Gallery, Kodachromes, ... Posted by Dave - 01/19/2019 - 10:29pm -
- Homeward Bound: 1941
- ... come off the train, waiting for the bus to go home." 35mm Kodachrome by Jack Delano. View full size.
EH This looks like an ... Posted by Dave - 11/13/2018 - 12:00pm -
- Stings Like a B: 1942
- ... Time flies like B-25's. Another Kodachrome from the Early Days of Shorpy, enlarged and re-restored.
... assembly hall, North American Aviation, Kansas City." Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the OWI. View full size.
I ... Posted by Dave - 05/04/2017 - 2:28pm -
- More Mystic: 1940
- ... of the Christopher Morgan house, last seen here . 35mm Kodachrome by Jack Delano for the Farm Security Administration. View full ... Posted by Dave - 01/16/2019 - 10:38pm -
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