Amazing series of Depression era/1940s slides
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Amazing series of Depression era/1940s slides
“Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder.” - Arnold Toynbee
Jack Whinery, homesteader, with his wife and the youngest of his five children, Pie Town, New Mexico
Knew there would be some train porn in these...
ACPTulsa and I have posted this pic of the Super Chief many times before.
Now we know where it came from.
Originally Posted by Anti Federalist
Pictures are amazing. I cant believe the color.
I think of the South Dakota plains, and the abandoned homesteads that still standing today.
Gulag Chief: "Article 58-1a, twenty five years... What did you get it for?"
Gulag Prisoner: "For nothing at all."
Gulag Chief: "You're lying... The sentence for nothing at all is 10 years"
Making stuff and fixing $#@!.
There is nothing, and I mean nothing, that can replace the sheer quality of the old slow speed Ektachrome and Kodachrome film.
There are many stunning shots in the collection of just that, Plains farms and homes.
Ship porn.
White-hot steel pours like water from a 35-ton electric furnace, Allegheny Ludlum Steel[e] Corp., Brackenridge, Pa. The finest quality steels and alloys are produced in these furnaces, which allow much greater control of temperature than other conversion furnaces. The proportion of electric furnace steel is rising steadily, even though this process is the most expensive. "The furnace is tilted for the pouring." The flying sparks indicate the fluidity of the steel
Not so much as a pair of safety glasses.
Drill press operator, Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., Brackenridge, Pa
Amazing series...this is must a see, there are hundreds of these!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/library...70361/?page=13
Last edited by Anti Federalist; 03-06-2012 at 07:25 PM.
something about these is more real than today's digital photos
Man, kick a$$ LOL... PBR me ASAP.
Gulag Chief: "Article 58-1a, twenty five years... What did you get it for?"
Gulag Prisoner: "For nothing at all."
Gulag Chief: "You're lying... The sentence for nothing at all is 10 years"
Last edited by brushfire; 03-06-2012 at 07:55 PM.
Gulag Chief: "Article 58-1a, twenty five years... What did you get it for?"
Gulag Prisoner: "For nothing at all."
Gulag Chief: "You're lying... The sentence for nothing at all is 10 years"
I've used one of those! (though a modern model) They're awesome.Not so much as a pair of safety glasses.
Drill press operator, Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., Brackenridge, Pa
film will always be more accurate than digital. You can use film and a darkroom to create a million perfect copies of a photo, whereas most digital formats are "lossy".
The slow speed Kodachrome (I've shot as slow as 25 ASA, Kodak made some 8x10 sheets that were 10 speed.) chemical grains are finer than any digital pixel, with a blending and nuance that, IMO, exactly recreates what the human eye sees.
My dad and I took slide shots years ago that still retain their vivid colors and tones.
That's also why I switched back to a tube type amplifier and vinyl.
I am a walking talking MSDS violation. I very seldom used goggles or shield when grinding welds (unless "someone" was watching).Not so much as a pair of safety glasses.
Drill press operator, Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., Brackenridge, Pa
I had one boss that kept a magnet in the first aid kit for just that reason.
I painted for years without a respirator,, can still breath in a low oxygen environment.
Last edited by pcosmar; 03-06-2012 at 08:28 PM.
Liberty is lost through complacency and a subservient mindset. When we accept or even welcome automobile checkpoints, random searches, mandatory identification cards, and paramilitary police in our streets, we have lost a vital part of our American heritage. America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long.
Ron Paul 2004
Registered Ron Paul supporter # 2202
It's all about Freedom
And yes, I am aware of the irony of decrying digital photo reproduction while viewing...digital photo reproductions.
These do not do the original slides justice.
To see the original film is stunning.
ow Ow OW!!!!I am a walking talking MSDS violation. I very seldom used goggles or shield when grinding welds (unless "someone" was watching).
I had one boss that kept a magnet in the first aid kit for just that reason.
I painted for years without a respirator,, can still breath in a low oxygen environment.
First time I welded without eye shielding, I regretted it at 0300 when I woke up with what felt like a fistful of tiny razor blades in each eye.
Been flash burned a few times,, I did use a shield for that,, just not for grinding.
I grew up with these. My Dad worked refueling them at Lime Island
photo
Ore being unloaded from the lake steamer Algosoo of Sault Ste. Marie at Pennsylvania R.R. ore docks, Sandusky, Ohio
Last edited by pcosmar; 03-06-2012 at 08:41 PM.
Liberty is lost through complacency and a subservient mindset. When we accept or even welcome automobile checkpoints, random searches, mandatory identification cards, and paramilitary police in our streets, we have lost a vital part of our American heritage. America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long.
Ron Paul 2004
Registered Ron Paul supporter # 2202
It's all about Freedom
Yeah, there really is no getting around that.
That is neat, I have never sailed the Lakes, but I'd like to.I grew up with these. My Dad worked refueling them at Lime Island
Ore being unloaded from the lake steamer Algosoo of Sault Ste. Marie at Pennsylvania R.R. ore docks, Sandusky, Ohio
I may get a chance this summer.
This vessel I have sailed, used to make Lakes runs, but by the time I worked her, she was done there.
Well stop by,, or let me know and I'll wave as you pass through the Locks.
Liberty is lost through complacency and a subservient mindset. When we accept or even welcome automobile checkpoints, random searches, mandatory identification cards, and paramilitary police in our streets, we have lost a vital part of our American heritage. America was born of protest, revolution, and mistrust of government. Subservient societies neither maintain nor deserve freedom for long.
Ron Paul 2004
Registered Ron Paul supporter # 2202
It's all about Freedom
Speaking of old vessels...
110 foot wooden subchaser/mine sweeper.
Sailed one of these that was converted to commercial fishing after WWII
US citizens in a work labor camp.
Coke ovens, Detroit.
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