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

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Direct Positive Photo Booth
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Mon Aug 25 19:55:36 2008
References: <6DF48F3FABAC4CB087238F706DA841F9@jimnichols> <3EF352AA-A3EA-4326-9FA0-B9203DE65F24@embarqmail.com> <72EF92311E604202A651C728B12C92F0@jimnichols>

farm security administration--evans, vachon, lange, shahn--you know-- 
the lightweights;^)

ric


On Aug 25, 2008, at 10:47 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> 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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