Awesome! While B&W photos have their own charm, color really brings things to life. A view of a mostly vanished world.
Wow. Very good. It is hard not to think in terms of black-and-white when thinking of this era. If there is a ping list for old photographs, I would like to be included.
Thank you for posting.
I thought by ‘43 most aircraft were built in natural Aluminum. Whats with the puke yellow undercoating on these B-25’s?
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Magnificent. People of all races had it hard then, but they had faith in God and each other to an extent we have lost today.
Picture 39 almost looks like a painting.
My mother was a child at this time, out in the dustbowl. I can imagine her life looking at these.
Her family all worked for boeing during the war. She saw the first B 52 ever built. Looking at the color pictures of the planes puts me in touch with her.
Those pics were sooooo cool!
the same woman and girls in that iconic Depression-era photograph?-
When I was a kid in New Orleans Jax had a brewery along the River where the River Walk is now located.
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Thanks Teflonic. It's strange to consider how recently this range of years seems -- 71 to 67 years ago. :')Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943... by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America's rural and small town populations.Nice that the Depression was still going on from six to ten years after FDR promised to fix the whole problem with Relief, Recovery, and Reform. Then ran for reelection three times, and had his heart not given out thumping his long-term adulterous lover, he'd have stayed in office as de facto dictator through another bunch of VPs, and repacked the Supreme Court. |
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Truly Stunning Photos. I love History and Photos.
Man what beautiful pics. Amazing to see life back then in color.
These are amazing images. Thank you for posting this thread.
Seems almost too banal to say it but one thing that changes over time is clothes. Not just clothing *styles* as these can be cyclical. But the cloth and materials that clothing is made out of. What we have now is warmer (or cooler), lighter, stronger, more durable etc. etc. It’s one reason why pictures from 30, 40, or 50 or more years ago do look different (even if they’re in color).
This really hit me when watching a “making of” segment for a movie that was based in the WWI era. The costume designer said it was important to get the clothing “right”. One reason obviously is to get the visual look of the movie right. But another (less obvious) reason, is that the clothing of the era was more constraining, harder to move around in. When the actors are dressed in these clothes, their physical movements, and very possibly their inner state is going to subtly change. The costume designer thought that basically by getting the costumes “right” she could help the director get better performances out of the actors.
People from all those years ago would probably be amazed at the water repellent, breathable, stretchable, wickable, insulating fabrics that we take for granted now. (Most made with petroleum products I would guess).
Thank you so much. Life was clearly hard, but it made for such strong people. Something we have lost I am afraid.
God bless,
Tatt