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COLOR PHOTOS OF WORLD WAR I AND II!!! (FASCINATING STUFF!)
Instapundit ^ | 1/7/06 | Glenn Reynolds

Posted on 01/07/2006 11:55:02 AM PST by areafiftyone

COLOR PHOTOS OF A WAR we remember in black-and-white: The Officers' Club has some color photos of World War II from the Library of Congress's big exhibit of color photos by the famous FSA photographers from 1939-1943.

UPDATE: And here are color photos from the First World War.


TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: wwi; wwii

1 posted on 01/07/2006 11:55:03 AM PST by areafiftyone
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To: areafiftyone

Great post! A good look back at what America once was.


2 posted on 01/07/2006 12:04:41 PM PST by Mr. Jeeves ("When the government is invasive, the people are wanting." -- Tao Te Ching)
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To: Mr. Jeeves

I can't stop looking at those color World War I photos.


3 posted on 01/07/2006 12:11:52 PM PST by areafiftyone (Politicians Are Like Diapers, Both Need To Be Changed Often And For The Same Reason!)
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To: areafiftyone

Thanks for this post. Fascinating!!


4 posted on 01/07/2006 12:50:07 PM PST by conservatrice
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To: areafiftyone

Did they even have color film back in those days? I thought color photos from that era had the color painted on. Great photos, by the way. We need to never forget our history.


5 posted on 01/07/2006 7:58:45 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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