From the Office of War Information
July 2, 2012 7:47 AM   Subscribe

Large format Kodachromes from World War II. Though these beautiful color photos may look like they were taken yesterday for some kind of nostalgic magazine spread, they were actually taken during World War II to promote patriotism, encourage women to join the war effort and in general to present life on American soil in a favorable light. Previously.
posted by Mooseli (10 comments total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: Looks like we saw these recently at another site. -- cortex



 
I'm sure I've seen these photos before via a link from MeFi. Possibly here.
posted by DU at 7:56 AM on July 2, 2012


The world was a lot more blue in those days.
posted by shakespeherian at 8:03 AM on July 2, 2012


Can you imagine those gorgeous hairdos in a modern factory? They'd be covered by a hairnet -- tragic!
posted by wenestvedt at 8:09 AM on July 2, 2012


Even better, these are Kodachrome transparencies, which explains the rich colour and dynamic range. In the right hands this film gave amazing resolution.
posted by clvrmnky at 8:09 AM on July 2, 2012


I'm sure I've seen these photos before via a link from MeFi. Possibly here.

You can be bothered to find the previous link, but not click to see if the content's a double?
posted by Alvy Ampersand at 8:17 AM on July 2, 2012


Man, those are lovely. But they could not have been taken today, or even yesterday. Kodachrome is gone.
posted by dirtdirt at 8:27 AM on July 2, 2012


Yes, it's the same set of photos, both originally from Shorpy.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 8:27 AM on July 2, 2012


I love this stuff, but that Shorpy page is a mess. 1/64th content, buried somewhere is 1000 monetized links. I know it's a living, but you can't even navigate through the images.
posted by Devils Rancher at 8:33 AM on July 2, 2012 [1 favorite]


Most, if not all of these are available here:
posted by Devils Rancher at 8:35 AM on July 2, 2012


No ads on the Library of Congress site, DR (yet).
posted by Horace Rumpole at 8:36 AM on July 2, 2012


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