Captured: America in Color 1939-1943

[JetGirl]

Enjoy...
Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 – Plog Photo Blog

 

[mrjarrell]

I saw those those the other day. They're remarkable! When most people think of those years in our history they are invariably in shades of black and white. It was nice to see what they truly looked like. Too bad we had to wait so many decades to see those great pics.

 

[Fletch]

#2 and #3 remind me of the setting of a Clint Eastwood movie I once saw... can't remember which one.

 

[1946]

Annie, thanks for sharing. I can remember some of that stuff when I was a small child. Even though it was a few years later than the shown time period, a lot of it still looked the same.

 

[infidel]

That reminds me of Norman Rockwell.

 

[JetGirl]

Follow the links near the end...there's more. The WWII stuff is incredible.

 

[SmileDocHill]

WOW. what a great find. The pics are great but the remarks left at the bottom of the page by some people who lived through those times make it amazing.

 

[Que]

I saw those those the other day. They're remarkable! When most people think of those years in our history they are invariably in shades of black and white. It was nice to see what they truly looked like. Too bad we had to wait so many decades to see those great pics.

As I was looking, I was thinking the same thing. These are some great photographs!

 

[Angie]

Wow! That was a great post!

 

[Vince49]

Tried to rep you for this, will when I can! JG you find the most awesome stuff!!

I was born just a few years after these photo's were made (1949) and many of the sights were still the same when I was growing up in the 50's. Brings back a lot of memories!

 

[HandK]

Those are some great pictures!! thanks for sharing!!

 

[JetGirl]

Thanks, peeps.
I'm just glad somebody else is enjoying them as much as I do.
Looking at glimpses of the past through other people's eyes is really enlightening. I spend a lot of time at Shorpy because it updates daily. I LOVE the segments that are 100 years old or more. If you've got the time and you enjoy that stuff, too...take a look: Shorpy Historic Photo Archive | Vintage Fine Art Prints

 

[Bill of Rights]

Kinda puts the lie to what Calvin's dad told him...

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd198/St-Michael/calvin-father-on-black-and-white-pictures.gif



Very cool link. Thank you!

 

[JetGirl]

http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd198/St-Michael/calvin-father-on-black-and-white-pictures.gif

HAHAHA!!! Repped!

 

[Colt556]

Pretty cool pics! The quality is pretty amazing considering the equipment they had to use. It really was more of an art back then.

 

[kboom524]

Great pics, Thanks for sharing

 

[Phil502]

Wow, fantastic, seeing life in color from that era really spans the great perceived gap in time.

 

[jdude]

Very Cool, love this kind of stuff.

 

[Walter Zoomie]

Nothing better than the images produced from old color slides. The depth and the richness of the color is stunning. Digital can't touch it without a butt-load of photo-shopping.