1939-1943 color images

gecko0

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

chuckinsocal

gecko0 wrote: »

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

Those are awesome photos ... so hard to believe they were taken some 70 years ago. There's a lot of wonderful history there.

Thanks for the link.

Icebear

Absolutely stunning. Makes me pine for film. What tonal range. Grainy as hell by today's standards, but oh my. They just feel, I don't know, more immediate or something. Thank you.

Awais Yaqub

Thanks for sharing, just amazing.

cab.in.boston

Very beautiful. Pardon my lack of knowledge of photographic history, but I didn't really think that color photos from that era were even possible, or at least not in any kind of camera capable of taking action shots (like the square dance). How far back does color photography go?

Awais Yaqub

cab.in.boston wrote: »

Very beautiful. Pardon my lack of knowledge of photographic history, but I didn't really think that color photos from that era were even possible, or at least not in any kind of camera capable of taking action shots (like the square dance). How far back does color photography go?

check this out
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_photography

iCandi

these are simply stunning. thanks so much for sharing! what a great look back into history. love this link and will be sharing it. thanks again.

gecko0

Thousands more here from even earlier: http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress

My favorite pic at the moment (would make a great "caption this" entry!!):

lizzard_nyc

What a fantastic share! Thank you.

The one that sticks in my head is the African American people working the fields, the ladies in the shot are all wearing dresses! The lady in the middle looks ready for the office, and she's hoeing a field, hard to believe.

I will be sharing this link with many, thank you.

rfreschner

Really great stuff - thanks for sharing! I've looked through the images a couple of times since I first saw this post and they just continue to grab me.

pathfinder

gecko0 wrote: »

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

Great link, gecko.

Many of those images can be seen in "Bound for Glory: America in Color 1939-1943" - a book I reviewed here - http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=26368&highlight=%22Bound+Glory%22

I love these old Kodachrome images

One of mine...

indiegirl

Time machine, history lesson, fashion parade and awe all in one. Thanks.