Found film Nazi mystery...

[Simon Bruxelles]

I was loading bulk film onto some recently acquired FILCA cassettes when I came across one that still had a bit of film in it. There were three frames which I scanned and discovered they show crowds in a pre-War German city draped with Nazi flags. This is interesting but what's puzzling me is how come they were developed negatives. I might have expected unexposed film. The film was still securley fastened into the spool and clearly had not been removed since it was exposed 75 - 80 years ago. http://twitpic.com/96id5w

http://twitpic.com/96iun4

 

[lynnb]

Can't explain your mystery, but that's quite an interesting find!

 

[huntjump]

Wow what a find!

 

[axiom]

Perhaps it was a way to smuggle the pictures?

 

[sig]

It is possible to develop film in the cassete.

 

[Simon Bruxelles]

Sig. That was actually my first thought though I have never heard of it being done... the fact the last three frames were left on the spool suggests this may be what happened.

 

[redisburning]

what will you do with the frames?

 

[johannielscom]

It is possible to develop film in the cassete.

How? That sounds real interesting to do when travelling because it would not require a dark room or even a tank !


Simon: great find, really special!

 

[raytoei@gmail.com]

a couple of things to note:

a. chances are, the number of frames was below 20. more than 20 makes in-cassette development at risk of lost frames.

b. japan exposure.com used to sell a "Darkless Film Development Kit", i managed to find a picture for reference:

 

[sig]

Have never done it, but the how to is on page 55 in the darkroom cookbook.

 

[Sylvester]

Very cool find... Maybe you should show these pictures to some history museum or to a historian.

 

[Mr_Toad]

Is that a bear riding a winged-horse in the top center of the first image?

Funky.

 

[victoriapio]

As someone already suggested, i suspect the film was smuggled out as unexposed. In more modern times, a friend who won a Pulitzer prize did the same thing. He gave them all his "exposed film" at a checkpoint and really had the "truly exposed" film in film boxes that had been glued closed again, looking like unused film. Great find. I can just see one of the shots on my iPad, must have been a real shock to you..

 

[raid]

When will you show us the photos?

 

[victoriapio]

When will you show us the photos?

Raid, there is a link to at least one photo below the op. All I can se on my iPad is one photo..

 

[raid]

Thanks. I also see one image, but he is saying "this is another image", so maybe he has them somewhere else.

 

[ssmc]

Is that a bear riding a winged-horse in the top center of the first image?

Funky.

That absolutely looks like a bear riding a winged horse. I have never seen or heard of such a statue or image. I googled it and got nothing. I'm sure that such a unique object would allow pinning down exactly where these mystery photos were taken! The plot thickens 😀

Scott

 

[Nikon Bob]

It does not look like a bear to me. Just some famous historical figure wearing a tricorne hat riding Pegasus. A quick google showed that those hats were popular in the 18th century.

Bob

 

[folville]

This is a very interesting find! The lettering on the "Stadtische" building in the second image should help give some idea where at least that image was shot.

 

[boomguy57]

WOW, that is crazy. Is there a third frame?