Notice the ULF camera on the boat in photo 004!
http://photosilke.blogspot.co.at/201...-restored.html
Notice the ULF camera on the boat in photo 004!
http://photosilke.blogspot.co.at/201...-restored.html
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
These are great and fairly high resolution.
Lot's of Chicago locations I want to find.
That's a BIG camera!
Originally Posted by John Kasaian
Tin Can
An amazing collection of photos.
They are from the Shorpy archive at www.shorpy.com/ Great collection, thousands of photos,
i could look at those lift bascule bridges all day long,
thanks john
john
Great collection! Amazingly sharp and contrasty.
Jim Cole
Flagstaff, AZ
Thanks John. Reflecting upon history and various attire (@ the beach), Manhattan that looks like a village at the back of the bridge, peeps look thinner overall (either harder times or McDees haven't been introduced yet), old-school technology (real old school) and 'togs got way more respect than today...... What's not to like ?
Les
What I don't quite understand is how come, in many of these shots, there is quite a bit of cloud drama captured in the sky? I never get that with ortho film!
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
Wow. Guess they really didn't need the Zone system back then, huh? :-)
I can't get over how sharp and contrasty all the images are. #75, #80 are my favs.
I assume these must come from scans of the negs, based on the pristine quality of the images. I can't image prints surviving that long in such perfect condition.
Shorpy is an insidiously effective time killer. There's just so much to see and so much of it is interesting.
-Chris
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