Pre-WWII America (in Color)
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I just came across these incredible images over at DailyKos.com. The diarist, JohnnyGunn, introduces the images thus:
When we think of America during the Great Depression, we often picture it in shades of grey. It was a grim era and nearly all of the photographs we see are in black and white.
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Color presents an entirely different image.
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As the 1930s came to a close, Kodak came out with Kodachrome film – the first commercially viable color film available to the general public. In 1937 and 1938, the colors were still not stable and accurate, but by 1939 Kodachrome was producing color images of remarkable precision.
He’s right. In color, that no-less grim period seems hopeful and the future brighter.
Read JohnnyGunn’s diary, it’s a compelling presentation of pre-WW II America — and he’s got a lot more pictures, too.
