Library of Congress Digitizes HQ Color Photos from the 30s-40s

Started by jimmy olsen, October 16, 2012, 09:12:29 PM

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Quote from: jimmy olsen on October 16, 2012, 09:12:29 PM
Fucking awesome stuff here!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/

You missed out the u.  ;)

Oh and these were posted about a while back on Languish. 

They're just early Kodachromes, a remarkably stable image storage medium; they're a quite a few of the later years of Nazi germany.
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OttoVonBismarck

What's weird is some of the farm and factory buildings, I've been through Appalachian towns where they're still standing. I knew they looked dilapidated and shitty now because they've been rotting for generations, but it's surprising to see they looked like shit back when they were working structures as well.  :D

mongers

Quote from: OttoVonBismarck on October 16, 2012, 10:42:08 PM
What's weird is some of the farm and factory buildings, I've been through Appalachian towns where they're still standing. I knew they looked dilapidated and shitty now because they've been rotting for generations, but it's surprising to see they looked like shit back when they were working structures as well.  :D

Yeah, American shit its better built than the shit in the rest of the world.   :P
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Quote from: mongers on October 16, 2012, 10:32:35 PM
They're just early Kodachromes, a remarkably stable image storage medium; they're a quite a few of the later years of Nazi germany.

Kodachrome :wub:

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