Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Len, Thanks for looking. His later work with 4x5 and 5x7 cameras produced outstanding images. The commercial negatives are gone, so what I have are mostly family portraits and informal shots. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Taupier" <len-1@comcast.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Scenes From the Past > Jim, > > This is a fine picture. The quality and the sharpness are superb. > Evidently your father-in-law did not skimp on his camera gear. And who > doesn't like a Carousel? I have a couple photos I took 3 years ago of an > antique, working, Carousel moved from our amusement park on top of a > mountain, when it closed, to a park next to our city hall. Ours was made > in 1929 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. You can check it out here. > I only visit the old homestead every 3 years or so. But I always visit > the carousel. > > <http://www.holyokemerrygoround.org/> > > Thanks for sharing this fine piece of history. > Regards, > Len > > > > On Nov 25, 2007, at 1:34 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > >> I am in the process of going through the old negatives and prints that I >> found in some boxes belonging to my late father-in-law, who worked in >> various types of photography during the first half of his working life. >> The link below shows a carousel captured on a 6x9 B&W negative which, >> judging from the car in the background, was exposed in the 1920s. These >> portable carousels made the rounds of county and state fairs and the >> animals were very detailed, as compared to the plastic one finds today. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Old+Carousel.jpg.html >> >> Comments and critiques welcomed. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >