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America in Colour from 1939-1943

Postby expat » Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:42 am

Came across this website. Some very interesting pictures of yesteryear.

America in Colour from 1939-1943 Some of the only colour pictures in existence of this time.

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Re: America in Colour from 1939-1943

Postby Fozzer » Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:53 am

What a wonderful find, Matt!.... :)...!

Definitely one to keep in my Favourites Folder!

Many Thanks.

All my Family photographs of the same period are all in black and white.
(Only Snow White was in colour!)

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(Note: Not a single Baseball Cap in sight!)... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!
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Re: America in Colour from 1939-1943

Postby specter177 » Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:12 am

It's AWESOME ( ;) ) how good the quality is.
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Re: America in Colour from 1939-1943

Postby Flying Trucker » Wed Aug 11, 2010 10:19 am

Some excellent pictures and some good sites there Matt...thanks for posting this link... :)

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Re: America in Colour from 1939-1943

Postby patchz » Wed Aug 11, 2010 12:35 pm

The quality is unbelievable.
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Re: America in Colour from 1939-1943

Postby tedyflies » Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:06 pm

(Note: Not a single Baseball Cap in sight!)... [smiley=thumbsup.gif]...!



Pictures- #50 & #59 (on top of the plane)
Both look remarkably like the old style ball cap my father wore.  ;)
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Re: America in Colour from 1939-1943

Postby Hagar » Wed Aug 11, 2010 3:18 pm

Excellent. What a superb selection of photos. [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
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Re: America in Colour from 1939-1943

Postby Jeph » Tue Feb 08, 2011 11:59 pm

Very cool!!!
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Re: America in Colour from 1939-1943

Postby Apex » Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:38 pm

Just now 02.13.11 saw these, great stuff from the past.  How photography stops time! 
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Re: America in Colour from 1939-1943

Postby Felix/FFDS » Sun Feb 13, 2011 6:19 pm

Excellent find!  Thanks!
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Re: America in Colour from 1939-1943

Postby expat » Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:32 am

August last year........nice come back Thread ;D

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2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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Re: America in Colour from 1939-1943

Postby jrom » Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:02 am

But my dad said that everything was Black and white back then!  >:(


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