On July of 1888 Eastman Kodak placed a camera on the market with the slogan, "You press the button, we do the rest". For the first time in history the masses could now record history with the push of a button. No harsh chemicals were needed to bring alive forever moments in time. In 1901 Eastman Kodak introduced the Kodak Brownie and the rest is history.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

A NEW COLLECTION OF BLACK AND WHITES

Black and white photo lovers, this is a hodge-podge , if you will, compilation of photos I have restored . The trick was to find a sense of order to place the photos and after much shifting from one spot to another it may finally make sense. If not just enjoy them.

I am finding new ways to restore older photos that are not necessarily in this set.Work is steadily coming in, enough to keep some spending money for developing numerous black and whites, mostly to 5x7's and putting them away into albums. Now that the cold, damp days have settled into the Ohio Valley there will be numerous more hours to devote to this art. Fellow Buckeyes haven't seen much of the sum for the last two weeks. Sigh, welcome to Ohio.

Now as for the new computer most of you have heard about, the money is set aside for the next phase of technology here at the bunker. The 23rd of this month Microsoft will finally release Windows 7 at which time I hope to replace my trusty Sony VAIO for a HP of unknown model at this time. I give this 5 year old work horse a five star rating and hopefully will find another computer as dependable as this critter. I have no idea what I will do with my Sony desktop yet, but a little tune up will probably turn it into a nice back-up. FYI, Sony no longer makes a desk top, only laptops and the hugely expensive all-in-ones. But this site is not about computers but photographs so let us move on.


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Automotive
Children--do not try this at home. But considering how slow "green" electric cars move, there is little doubt the sled could move at a dangerous speed.. Besides it looks rather flat around there.

How did that Bobby McFerrin song go a decade ago-- Don't worry, be happy. I mean what's a little mud between friends.

Get the shovel ma if ya want to git to the picture show."

When you lose the race then become a billboard. Reminds me of the jalopies that raced about my hometown's track back in Iowa back in my youth. No years need to be mentioned.

I have seen versions of this style of early buses in national park photographs. Not sure this was a park bus, but the male driver sure had a bevy of beauties to haul about.

Gas, tires, parts or a cheap car. Stop by Gus's Gas where the gals hang out. Cash only though. No MasterCard accepted here.

You know, the headlights are bigger than these kids heads. So tell me, which one is brighter.

I'm not sure if she was an aeronautical pilot or a delivery worker. Maybe she delivered WWI pizza's?

Iif you were filthy rich and spoiled you had your own Hudson at three years of age in a time when most folks had little to call there own. Actually she may have been the sweetest kid on the block. Who knows?


Steam Locomotives


Actually I know very little about these trains, but this one looks an awful lot like the coal shoots we had not far from here. I can recall my dad taking us down there one Sunday after church when steam was almost all but gone.



Homesteads and Towns.

The next time I am in Walmart and hear a sugared up kid screaming because he needs another Wi Machine or other expensive toy, I will consider sending him back to a time where a roof was the number one consideration for many people. I have numerous hard time photos only because the depression was the time black and whites were popular and numerous.

Nope, no idea where this is.

Nor here, but I would guess Kansas or South Dakota.


World War I
The story here is the Girl Scouts down south asked people to save their peach pits, which in turn was turned into charcoal, which in turn was eventually turned into gun powder.

This is a downsized poster which was turned into a 4x6 which, by the way, are for sale for anyone who does scrap booking. If you have son or daughter in the military and you are keeping a book, this may look nice in the mix of photos. Of course you don't need to scrapbook to own one. I am in the process of scanning old ads and posters to turn into photos.


Wild West
I did a quick search on Indian photographs and it looks like Geronimo. Can't be certain, but my searches have not stopped. This old photo was given to me to fix up for a friend. I have seen this photo before, but the restoration of this copy came out great.


This is also a familiar photo I have made into 5x7's. It is Buffalo Bill Cody and his side kicks, Pawnee Bill and Buffalo Jones. Of course he started the Wild West Shows in 1883 near North Platte, Nebraska.
Wild west? Nope. Wild hill! These are two girls from an actual police photo. The revenuers raided their grandpa's still which they protected. After the police took away their ammo they had them pose for the snapshot.


Kids



Not much I can add here. I restored these photos of which I can tell you little of, other than the two unhappy bathers are Indian children. I would guess the bottom photo is taken along a canal. of which we here in Ohio have our our early history based around. Ohio Erie Canal? Who knows, but it would be nice to know.






That is it for this bunch. Of course there are more, I restore them faster them the speed of light (not hardly). Some old family portraits have taken numerous hours to get to the point where I am satisfied.

I am going to be posting some new color shots on the Cafe site soon. Can't mix the two, you know.

Remember, any and all prints here are for sale