Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]real FSA look nice ric On Aug 25, 2008, at 6:05 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > Impressed by the speed of the new Gallery server, I wanted to try an > upload. On an unusual rainy day here, I turned to some of the old > time images that I scanned, many from old prints. > > This image shows the device that allowed my wife's family to survive > the hard years of the thirties. It was transported from Wisconsin > to Mississippi each year, working the local and state fairs and > celebrations throughout the midwest. > > Direct positive materials were obtained from Eastman Kodak, and the > booth cameras were fairly simple, and often made or modified by the > owner/operator. > > The small, 4 for a dime, photos were inexpensive to make, and small > glass mirrored frames provided extra profit. > > My wife says her job was usually selling frames to the customers. > She could make change before she started to school. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Direct+Positive > +Booth.jpg.html > > The new server is amazing. Thanks again to Brian for this great > upgrade. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information