Mark Antony Posted August 1, 2007 Share #1 Posted August 1, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have put up some more images from 1941, both on my blog and my pbase (link on blog) here's one I like: Photo Utopia Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 1, 2007 Posted August 1, 2007 Hi Mark Antony, Take a look here More images from 1941. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
doubice Posted August 1, 2007 Share #2 Posted August 1, 2007 Mark, I have looked at these before and agree with all who commented - this is a true treasure. A little off the subject - your 'Complete Profile' on your bloggger page is half Czech and half English; any reason? Best, Jan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted August 1, 2007 Author Share #3 Posted August 1, 2007 Jan this is a second batch, processed in a chemical much more suited than the first. The fist batch had 5 'grainy images' they are now joined by 12 more! I still have more bulk film. I don't know why my profile is in Czech-are you from there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted August 1, 2007 Share #4 Posted August 1, 2007 Mark, Yes, I was born in Prague but since 1968 live in Canada. As to your blogger profile menu being in Czech - I am sure that if you log into your 'Preferences' (or whatever the site calls it), you'll be able to change your language menu. Best for luck with your project! Jan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted August 1, 2007 Author Share #5 Posted August 1, 2007 Mark, Yes, I was born in Prague but since 1968 live in Canada. As to your blogger profile menu being in Czech - I am sure that if you log into your 'Preferences' (or whatever the site calls it), you'll be able to change your language menu. Best for luck with your project! Jan Thanks Jan but all my computers show my info in English. Are you using a Mac? because sometimes if you have your native language on the menubar it might detect that? Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted August 1, 2007 Share #6 Posted August 1, 2007 Mark, I am not on a Mac and even my office PC, which has no other language settings than English, displays Czech. Here is the link: Blogger: Nutzerprofil: Photo–Smith Best, Jan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marke Posted August 2, 2007 Share #7 Posted August 2, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Mark, I've been following your posts on this found film on and off. Quite the treasure! Excuse me if this is already old news, but have you been able to determine yet where these were taken? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share #8 Posted August 2, 2007 Mark, I am not on a Mac and even my office PC, which has no other language settings than English, displays Czech. Here is the link: Blogger: Nutzerprofil: Photo–Smith Best, Jan Very strange I've checked it on several PCs and Macs all I see is this: even when clicking on your link (which is in Czech on this page) Thanks Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share #9 Posted August 2, 2007 Mark, I've been following your posts on this found film on and off. Quite the treasure! Excuse me if this is already old news, but have you been able to determine yet where these were taken? Hi Mark I'm working on finding out. So far these were taken in a timeframe, 1938-41. In the pictures it says on the wall 'Camden Post Office Club'. I got the film from Reading PA, which is 60 miles from Camden NJ. Searching though Camden history sites I found this: Henry Barroway Lawyer and from my images Similar? Anyhow I've mailed the history site and several local papers, see if anyone knows them. mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted August 2, 2007 Share #10 Posted August 2, 2007 Mark What a fascinating project, just like a detective story. Philadelphia, which is across the river from Camden NJ has a big naval facility, so that must explain the 'Naval' but it looks to me like the 'B' is almost separate from the 'L', i.e. there is a lot more space between the characters than in the word 'Naval'. Very intriguing. Hope you'll keep us updated with your progress. LouisB Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
samwells Posted August 2, 2007 Share #11 Posted August 2, 2007 Mark - Really intriguing piece of archaeology...looking forward to further instalments! cheers: Sam Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubice Posted August 2, 2007 Share #12 Posted August 2, 2007 Photo–Smith Pohlaví: Male Povolání: Photographer/Teacher Umístění: East Anglia : United Kingdom Zájmy My Kids Wife The Countryside Travel Food & Drink Photography Oblíbené filmy Rear Window Le Mans Vertigo Blogy Blog - NázevČlenové týmuPhoto Utopia The Unsharp Mask Fotka Zobrazit plnou velikost Statistika uživatele Používá Blogger odsrpen 2006 Zobrazení profilu495 Hlavní stránka | O aplikaci | Poprask | Nápověda | Jazyk | Vývojáři | Zboží Smluvní podmínky služby | Ochrana osobních údajů | Zásady obsahu | © 1999 – 2007 Google Mark, This what I get. Strangely, yesterday when I looked at it on my home PC, it was all in English. To make it even stranger, the link in my previous post on this page was not in Czech, but in German. Go figure...... Sorry - could not figure out how to copy the actual screen image onto here. Jan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted August 2, 2007 Share #13 Posted August 2, 2007 Similar? Brilliant ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted August 2, 2007 Share #14 Posted August 2, 2007 I think it is interesting what you are doing and at one time in the 50s, my dad worked in Camden N.J. (Not a very great place these days.) I was wondering why the images have all the horizontal lines. How are you scanning the film? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidStone Posted August 2, 2007 Share #15 Posted August 2, 2007 I think it is interesting what you are doing and at one time in the 50s, my dad worked in Camden N.J. (Not a very great place these days.) I was wondering why the images have all the horizontal lines. How are you scanning the film? Could these be agency images sent down the wire and copied onto film? David Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted August 2, 2007 Share #16 Posted August 2, 2007 Could these be agency images sent down the wire and copied onto film? David That might very well explain why all of these images are on a bulk roll and why it wasn't processed at the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share #17 Posted August 2, 2007 No guys they are lines from my scanner, the film is 66 years old, has been stored in a tin sans light tight bag. In other words they are fogged, almost black- long scan times here: If I get the time I'm going to print them optically which will be less noisy, but for now speed is what i need. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topoxforddoc Posted August 2, 2007 Share #18 Posted August 2, 2007 Mark, more tantalising glimpses from the past. great. Charlie Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted August 2, 2007 Author Share #19 Posted August 2, 2007 Guys, I just developed the final film in the tin and it has more images. This time they are not party shots but of a woman and a baby and someone in a wedding dress (could be the reason for the party?) The film is drying I will post the images on my blog soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted August 3, 2007 Author Share #20 Posted August 3, 2007 And here is one from the second roll, quite beautiful: I'll put more up on my blog: Photo Utopia and my pbase A Latent Past Photo Gallery by Mark Smith at pbase.com The guy was a good photographer! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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