Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/25

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Direct Positive Photo Booth
From: jhnichols at bellsouth.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Mon Aug 25 19:46:53 2008
References: <6DF48F3FABAC4CB087238F706DA841F9@jimnichols> <3EF352AA-A3EA-4326-9FA0-B9203DE65F24@embarqmail.com>

FSA?

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ric Carter" <ricc@embarqmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Direct Positive Photo Booth


> 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
>>
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