U.S.S. Wyoming, World War 1

As I noted in my post of 9/26/09, I have a number of these images from World War 1 that I think are rotogravures. Normally I wouldn't buy pictures cut out from a magazine or newspaper, but these intrigued me. Whatever printing process was used, the images are not screened. Take a close look at photos in newspapers and magazines, and you'll see tiny dots. Because of that, I knew that I could get some nice copy negs, and eventually make conventional black & white prints. I'm also interested, because in World War 1, Woodrow Wilson practically took over the media and turned America's newspaper and magazine into propaganda organs. Something that wasn't done in World War 2, or Vietnam. The first image shows both images as they appeared on the paper. The other two are separated, and a little bigger. The caption for the image on the left is, "Full steam ahead. View of the U. S. S. Wyoming." The right image is, "Coaling ship."

Mail Pouch

I don't have a lot of landscapes in the collection, but I've always liked this one. It shows a mail pouch, and earlier version of the modern mail box. Note the three hunters, just down the rutted dirt road. A nineteenth century albumen print, very likely a contact print made from a glass negative.

The Trombonist

Before the movies, radio, and television, small town America had local bands that gave summer concerts. The old wooden band stands can still be found, preserved, in many town squares. This is a nineteenth century photo of a trombonist. It's not easy to see, but he is wearing a band uniform.

Woman With Pearls

From Morrison Studios in Chicago and Milwaukee. Comes in a folder. Probably from the 20's or 30's.

Swingers in the Seventies

Polaroids were perfect for the swinging seventies. I really went back and forth about putting these two images up. More than likely these two women are about my age, and still alive.

Pittsburgh Party

A small collection of snapshots taken at a party in Pittsburgh. Each print is captioned. The young lady, standing near the basement steps, "FOR MY NEXT NUMBER." The man standing with the fake microphone, "Thank You Rudy Valentino." The laughing man, with women on each side, "Who Goosed Who." The hugging couple, "Restful." The man talking to the person in the mop wig, "I SAID, WHAT'S YOUR NAME." And the last photo, "Whatcha Lookin At?" When copying down captions, I always try and use caps when they're used in the original. The hand writing isn't the same on each print, which explains the odd mixture of capitol and small letters. All these seem to be from the 1950's.

On the Set With Hal Roach, Jr.

Written on the back of the print, "Sat. Dec 17, 1955. "The Set" Can see me at the camera with script. Man in light suit (with arrow) is Hal Roach, Jr." The arrow referred to is on the print's white boarder, and cropped out, but it points to the man in the light suit in the group of people on the left side of the print. He's just of center. I've run an imdb search for Roach, and there are three shows listed as have been produced in 1955. The most likely candidate would be The Public Defender.