NPR Picture Show: Glass Plate Negs Found-Springfield Illinois in the Early '30s

[Brian Moore]

Bringing Springfield's Photos Back To Life : The Picture Show : NPR

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Fantastic set of images in the gallery - must have been quite the project to scan them all and restore them

Very nice tonal range and amazing detail

You can see how challenging it was to photograph anything moving though!

 

[Brian Moore]

Quite the contrast from today's technology, eh Chris?

 

[Chris Dodkin]

No kidding!

Just a few shots a day - you needed to lug this huge kit around, and then you had one shot to get it right in camera

Interesting social commentary as well - times have changed (thank goodness)

 

[Pete Askew]

Great find again Brian, thanks. I wonder if in 50 years time they'll be reports of archives of photos found while clearing out a cupboard containing old HDDs!

 

[Brian Moore]

Negs, glass plate or otherwise, clearly don't die easy. Can we say the same for digital?

 

[David Mitchell]

WOW, just WOW

 

[Pete Askew]

Negs, glass plate or otherwise, clearly don't die easy. Can we say the same for digital?

I always say we're living in the digital dark ages but don't realise it! Luddites they call us!

 

[Kev Pugh]

Nice find thanks for posting Brian some great images on there, just love the State Police posing with their gangster guns

Chris you say times have changed they certainly have but isn't it odd that back in the day when this BIG photography thingy was dragged around people didn't mind standing in front of it, point a tiny little technobox thing at someone and you risk a punch on the snozzle..

 

[Pete Askew]

The Speed Graphic camera come face shield! They wouldn't dare!