dave lackey
Veteran
Emile, I noticed the same thing.
Like Larry said, one can learn an awful lot by truly observing all of these wonderful images.
Mackinaw
Think Different
I should add that all of these 1950’s Kodachromes were taken by my dad and his Argus C3 camera. He took literally hundreds of Kodachromes of us as kids, and even more on B&W film. He was quite the photographer in his own right, and his 1930’s B&W stuff, when he was a teenager, are my personal favorites. My interest in photography is because of him.
I don’t want to monopolize this thread with his/my pics, but I have so many of them. I’m trying to pick out the better ones (to me), or the ones that have historical significance (if historical is the right word). The 1950’s Kodachromes do tell a story of an era long gone.
Jim B.
I don’t want to monopolize this thread with his/my pics, but I have so many of them. I’m trying to pick out the better ones (to me), or the ones that have historical significance (if historical is the right word). The 1950’s Kodachromes do tell a story of an era long gone.
Jim B.
charjohncarter
Veteran
I hope I speak for everyone, but for me these are all great: 'era long gone.'
dave lackey
Veteran
Don't apologize for sharing, now is the perfect time for everyone to empty their shoeboxes and enlighten us all! Larry is correct, the real 50s America and indeed our personal histories are in everyone's collections of photos and Kodachrome shows it best..
This thread has become extraordinary.
I love them, too, keep posting!
davidnewtonguitars
Family Snaps
Yes, this thread is awesome. Having been born in '51, I keep expecting to see myself.
dave lackey
Veteran
Laughing out loud... I think I may have already seen myself somewhere in those early photos! Comfort photos, and gorgeous at the same time.
Mackinaw
Think Different
1954 or 1955. All of these are taken in the Detroit area. My dad was an engineer who worked for Ford.
Jim B.
Jim B.
Emile de Leon
Well-known
These photos represent a piece of all of us..who lived in those eras..
Mackinaw
Think Different
Anybody who lived in the Detroit area is familiar with the Bob-Lo boat. Bob-Lo (actually Bois Blanc) is an island in the Detroit River maybe 15 miles from downtown Detroit. Bob-Lo, now closed, was an amusement park that operated for about 100 years. Generations of Detroiter’s went there for a day of fun. You took this boat (there was one other) to get to the island. This Kodachrome is from 1953.
Jim B.
Jim B.
skucera
Well-known
On an unknown type of deck gun aboard the USS Texas battleship circa 1962. I would have been about six at the time. A family vacation led us there. Sweatshirts in Texas? Near Houston.
Kodachrome unknown
Camera: Kodak pony
I'm not an expert, but I think it's a 3 inch 50 caliber mark 17 dual-purpose gun. It was also used on submarines, destroyer escorts, and lots of Liberty ships, troop transports, etc. This one is on a taller mount to make it easier to load when firing upward at aircraft.
Alright, enough Navy nerding... back to Kodachrome slides....
Scott
Larry Cloetta
Veteran
Opelika, Alabama 1959 Original Kodachrome
dave lackey
Veteran
Amazingly, I see none of the typical scenes associated with the images one sees that have been Kodak moments by famous photographers. Larry is right.
I have no idea how this would/should work... or if it is even something that can be done here... but here goes...Anyone up for a Kodachrome book with RFF contributors only? I would love to have one on my shelf!
Just a thought.
I have no idea how this would/should work... or if it is even something that can be done here... but here goes...Anyone up for a Kodachrome book with RFF contributors only? I would love to have one on my shelf!
Just a thought.
charjohncarter
Veteran
Good idea, if it were cheap enough it would sell.
Mackinaw
Think Different
My sister, and our brand new, pink 1955 Ford.
Jim B.
Jim B.
dave lackey
Veteran
Beautiful! Pink 55! I love those pastel colors from the 50s. Lately I have been dreaming of a 59-62 red Corvette, red interior, white coves on the sides, wide whitewall tires and ... they don't make 'em like they used to.
Mackinaw
Think Different
Know, they don't make them like they used to.
Our 55 Ford was actually a two-tone (remember those?). The roof and the area above the side chrome accent was white, the rest of the car was pink. My mom named the car "pinky." To this day, when I mention "pinky" to my sister, she knows what I mean.
Jim B.
news shooter
Established
USS Texas ca. 1962
USS Texas ca. 1962
Scott,
Thanks for that info. Appreciate it. Was definitely a kids dream sitting on it!
USS Texas ca. 1962
I'm not an expert, but I think it's a 3 inch 50 caliber mark 17 dual-purpose gun. It was also used on submarines, destroyer escorts, and lots of Liberty ships, troop transports, etc. This one is on a taller mount to make it easier to load when firing upward at aircraft.
Alright, enough Navy nerding... back to Kodachrome slides....
Scott
Scott,
Thanks for that info. Appreciate it. Was definitely a kids dream sitting on it!
Larry Cloetta
Veteran
Kodachrome II 1971
Larry Cloetta
Veteran
Kodachrome II 1971
davidnewtonguitars
Family Snaps
Well I was waiting to see myself, and now I have. In 1972 I had a '59 TR3, a mustache, square steel glasses, and wore Navy dungaree shirts, 'cause I was in the Navy. My hair was a bit shorter than this, but not much.