The UK's Finest Independent Forum for Shooters and Gun Owners. Est 2010.

Some really high quality images taken 70 years ago ... They are amazing and have lasted really well, I just wonder how much post processing was done after scanning.

http://pavel-kosenko.livejournal.com/30 ... d=22669914


Including:

Good pictures. The site linked back to here http://www.shorpy.com/image/tid/179 which shows many more images from the same era. Some fascinating and very high quality stuff.

brilliant pictures, AHH KODACHROME...whatever happened to Kodak! Good post for sure.

Stunning pictures .

Dave

That ring that guy is wearing, was that normal for that time?

Looks to me to be silver with a turquoise stone?
Very...alternative :P

christel wrote:That ring that guy is wearing, was that normal for that time?

Looks to me to be silver with a turquoise stone?
Very...alternative :P

Could have given to him as a good luck charm?

Yeah but in the '40s?

It is the kind of thing one buys at the markets these days...well it looks that way.

Those photos look as they have been enhanced with modern techniques , but if you look at the aircraft and gun everything looks brand new , but if it was a recreated photo and it was 70 years old it wouldnt look that good , so I reckon the ring is genuine .

Dave

The man who took the photos,

http://www.alfredtpalmer.com/history/

christel wrote:Yeah but in the '40s?

It is the kind of thing one buys at the markets these days...well it looks that way.

Service or Vetran rings. Very popular in the US still today.

http://www.vetcom.com/index.php?pn=defa ... gory_id=82