40s America

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:54 am

you guys seen this?
http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/20 ... gle+Reader

Redeye · Post by **Redeye** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:09 am

It was so dirty back then.

Kashluk · Post by **Kashluk** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 5:18 am

I thought everything was black and white in the old days

Nice find, sure gives history a lot more color.

Yonmanc · Post by **Yonmanc** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 4:18 pm

That Kotton field had sum knee grows on it.

Taco-Hero · Post by **Taco-Hero** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 7:12 pm

Thanks for finding this.

4too · Post by **4too** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 9:29 pm

4X5 Kodachromes @ Shorpy

http://www.shorpy.com/4x5-large-format-kodachromes

Large photo site.

Excellent detail on most B+W's.

Archive of photo's 1860's to 1970's.

4too

Mad Max RW · Post by **Mad Max RW** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 10:52 pm

Kashluk wrote:I thought everything was black and white in the old days Nice find, sure gives history a lot more color.

There are color photos taken in WW1 by some French photographer.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Fri Aug 06, 2010 11:16 pm

last but one looking familiar?

Redeye · Post by **Redeye** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 7:59 am

PiP wrote:last but one looking familiar?

???

It did remind me of the retro element in Fallout.

Shacks, etc.

This is what FO would look like in the Recovery Phase later on.

PiP · Post by **PiP** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:07 am

I mean this on the wall:

gobbleykins · Post by **gobbleykins** » Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:30 am

Mad Max RW wrote:
Kashluk wrote:I thought everything was black and white in the old days Nice find, sure gives history a lot more color.
There are color photos taken in WW1 by some French photographer.

wrong you obviously haven't heard of american solipsism my friend, everything outside of american history doesn't exist therefore colour didn't even exist in the outside world before the 1950s on the teletoob and then everyone started calling marijuana "green." the swedes tried to copy in '62 but they all ended up with panties on their faces. and that's what you get for trying to one up america.

madnath619 · Post by **madnath619** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:58 am

gobbleykins wrote:
Mad Max RW wrote:
Kashluk wrote:I thought everything was black and white in the old days Nice find, sure gives history a lot more color.
There are color photos taken in WW1 by some French photographer.
wrong you obviously haven't heard of american solipsism my friend, everything outside of american history doesn't exist therefore colour didn't even exist in the outside world before the 1950s on the teletoob and then everyone started calling marijuana "green." the swedes tried to copy in '62 but they all ended up with panties on their faces. and that's what you get for trying to one up america.

your wrong there ARE PHOTOS and there right here! http://www.worldwaronecolorphotos.com/

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:01 am

Anyone seen the french serie "Apocalypse" about WW2?
It has tons of colorized archives movies. Looks great. Sounds too.

Post by **Retlaw83** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 4:43 am

I'm guessing the Germans gave them the colored film as a reward for surrendering?

Superhaze · Post by **Superhaze** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 10:23 am

Good thing you bombed the shit out of the two industrialist states that could challenge american dominance.

The pics wont show on my computer, but I'm guessing they are great little nostalgic titbits of days gone by.

Post by **Retlaw83** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 1:57 pm

If they didn't want to get the shit bombed out of them and set themselves for decades of submission, they wouldn't have fucked with us in the first place.

Superhaze · Post by **Superhaze** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 4:31 pm

They had to fuck with you, because you would fuck them eventually. It was just a matter of pre-emptive strikes. Like the germans and russia. Hit them hard, hit them fast and pray to Allah that they dont get back on their feet.

In short, a massive miscalculation.

Post by **Retlaw83** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 4:51 pm

Without the pre-emptive strike, it would have been a pretty gentle fucking. Instead they bombed a harbor and set themselves up for an eternity of prom night surprises.

EDIT: I'm going to admit my bias and say I have an extreme dislike of Japanese culture. This shouldn't be taken to mean I dislike people of Japanese descent; people are a product of their culture and personal decisions, and no race is inherently inferior to another.

Superhaze · Post by **Superhaze** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 6:13 pm

Cultural imperialism was a big problem for the old guard in japan during the 1920s, so the backlash resulting in a quasi-fascist military rule was hardly a surprise to predict. (with 20-20 hindsight)

But like you, I must admit to severe bias as I hate american culture in general, and most americans I have chatted with have not eased the hatred. There are the occational Mr. and Ms. Awesome out there, but all in all its a terrible place full of terrible people. But this is besides the point. Japanese culture is fascinating and quite unique among developed nations. It is like a dictatorship maquerading as a democracy, but one where everyone has agreed on the norms, culture and political agenda beforehand and now just play out their part, without the need for a political tough-guy to force the issues.

Post by **Retlaw83** » Tue Aug 31, 2010 6:25 pm

Having lived in South Africa and visited a few European countries, I have to say I far prefer America. I don't think American culture can be judged by things like McDonald's and the hip-hop industry - that's just soulless multinational corporations who just happen to be based in the US and thus use Americans to peddle their shit.

As for Japan, it's the fact they behave as if their entire culture was emasculated by World War II, and their schools teach that they weren't an aggressor and instead a victim. There's a lack of openness and a scornful distrust present in Japanese culture that makes me revile it.