Darkhorse
pointed and shot
Last February I was at the Long Beach Coin and Collectibles Expo and I had some time off to explore the bourse floor for a few minutes. I came across a kiosk of stamps and postcards (I usually grab a postcard for my girlfriend at these things) and I noticed behind the counter a grungy old worn out box filled with slides. They were black and white and seemed to depict family adventures across the globe.
Well I knew then and there I had to have them and I asked how much he charged for slides, and he offered $25 for the whole thing. Needless to say I was preoccupied the whole weekend.
It's hard to know if these slides are the real deal (I think some are) or dupes of photos made for slides (I suspect many are). But needless to say there's some fascinating glimpses into a bygone era, AND some amazing street photos:
and a plethora of vacation shots
There's photos from South America, Paris, I think one or two of London, and Southern California. I hate to whore my blog but I have over a hundred of these shots here:
http://formerairline.com/?p=180
I only scanned maybe a third of what was there because, to be honest, these were not taken by a professional by any means and many shots weren't good by any stretch of the imagination. No idea what camera was used, but it's clear that many of the slides were shot on Kodak film.
Well I knew then and there I had to have them and I asked how much he charged for slides, and he offered $25 for the whole thing. Needless to say I was preoccupied the whole weekend.
It's hard to know if these slides are the real deal (I think some are) or dupes of photos made for slides (I suspect many are). But needless to say there's some fascinating glimpses into a bygone era, AND some amazing street photos:
and a plethora of vacation shots
There's photos from South America, Paris, I think one or two of London, and Southern California. I hate to whore my blog but I have over a hundred of these shots here:
http://formerairline.com/?p=180
I only scanned maybe a third of what was there because, to be honest, these were not taken by a professional by any means and many shots weren't good by any stretch of the imagination. No idea what camera was used, but it's clear that many of the slides were shot on Kodak film.
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良かったね！
I like the seaside shot. Nice to try to imagine the stories behind uknown shots.
ishpop
tall person
very cool, love the one of the gentleman in the suit.
Brennotdan
Established
Very cool! thank you for sharing, there are some real gems in there.