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22 March 2012, 10:08 PM
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Rosie the riveter WW2 photos
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22 March 2012, 10:59 PM
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Can't believe the sharpness and clearity of these 70 year old pictures
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22 March 2012, 11:22 PM
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Some of those don't even look real! Great photos, thanks for the link.
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23 March 2012, 12:27 AM
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23 March 2012, 12:31 AM
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70 y.o. 4x5 Kodachromes beat even the best digital sensors today for continuous color tone. And a skilled lighting set-up helped, too.
Thanks for sharing.
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23 March 2012, 12:42 AM
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Great photos of the greatest generation!
There's nothing like the sharpness of a large format camera coupled with the vivid color of Kodachrome film. 
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23 March 2012, 01:15 AM
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Thanks for sharing, these look great!
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23 March 2012, 01:28 AM
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Classic Americana - love it!
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23 March 2012, 01:38 AM
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Fantastic
Wow, what a piece of history that should never be forgotten. I wonder if any of these photos can be purchased?
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23 March 2012, 02:08 AM
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Amazing lighting and focus. If you enjoy high-resolution old photos, check out shorpy.com. The site has tens of thousands of great old pictures. I especially enjoy the Civil War photos.
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23 March 2012, 02:11 AM
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Great pics
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23 March 2012, 03:17 AM
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23 March 2012, 03:30 AM
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Fantastic......my mom was of that generation....I miss her.
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23 March 2012, 03:35 AM
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Love those pics! Interesting how nearly every woman pictured had her nails perfectly manicured - even while doing that kind of work!
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23 March 2012, 03:45 AM
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If you want to see some old, sharp, high resolution pictures, you should visit http://www.shorpy.com/ .
There's enough there to keep you busy for a couple of weeks and it's a trip back in time.
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23 March 2012, 05:55 AM
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And here I thought life was actually grainy and the world was made of muted colors back then.
Thanks for sharing. |
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23 March 2012, 06:09 AM
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ill bet the lampi spent a lot of time lighting those shots , its just hard to beat large format ,,, size does matter..
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23 March 2012, 06:11 AM
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grady , great link too , many thanks
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