1939-1943 color images

[gecko0]

:D

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

[chuckinsocal]

:D

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]

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.:thumb

[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!!):

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4786746669_e76eebe54a_b.jpg

[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]

:D

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...
http://pathfinder.smugmug.com/Family/Family-Pictures-over-the-Years/Tom-Scoti-and-Jackie-on-wash/944046_V7xpw-L.jpg

[indiegirl]

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