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10 Aug 10 - 07:40 AM (#2961892) Subject: BS: Captured: America in Color from 1939-194 From: JennieG Found this site while foofling away on the computer - the images are so evocative of a time not so long ago that has gone forever. Cheers JennieG |
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10 Aug 10 - 08:07 AM (#2961916) Subject: RE: BS: Captured: America in Color from 1939-194 From: artbrooks Need a clone with more letters available for thread titles to add a '3' to make it 1943. |
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10 Aug 10 - 08:32 AM (#2961937) Subject: RE: BS: Captured: America in Color from 1939-194 From: nickp They are great! Probably not so enjoyable then but wonderful to see a slice of history. |
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10 Aug 10 - 08:34 AM (#2961939) Subject: RE: BS: Captured: America in Color from 1939-194 From: GUEST,bankley fascinating |
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10 Aug 10 - 08:39 AM (#2961945) Subject: RE: BS: Captured: America in Color from 1939-194 From: number 6 absolutely wonderful Thanks for sharing these JennieG biLLL |
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10 Aug 10 - 10:19 AM (#2962006) Subject: RE: BS: Captured: America in Color from 1939-194 From: Sandra in Sydney wow! They're art as well as social history. Another set on the same page is equally amazing & inspiring I sent both links to a heap of friends, including some artists & photographers. sandra |
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10 Aug 10 - 11:41 AM (#2962065) Subject: RE: BS: Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 From: Ebbie Wonderful. Thanks, JennieG. And now I'm going to go look some more... |
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10 Aug 10 - 12:10 PM (#2962094) Subject: RE: BS: Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 From: Ebbie Thanks, Sandra in Sydney- those photos too are fascinating. My mother used to say that the worst part of living during the Great Depression was that one didn't know if things would ever improve, if perhaps that was what life was going to be forever. |
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10 Aug 10 - 02:50 PM (#2962268) Subject: RE: BS: Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 From: gnu Ebbie... same with Mum... born in 26. |
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11 Aug 10 - 01:56 AM (#2962596) Subject: RE: BS: Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 From: JennieG Thanks to Joe or the clone who fixed the title! I have looked at Sandra's link too, I love old photographs. Cheers JennieG |
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11 Aug 10 - 11:22 AM (#2962889) Subject: RE: BS: Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 From: Little Hawk What you had back then was a much leaner, tougher, harder working populace than now. And a lot more privation. |
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12 Aug 10 - 12:54 AM (#2963389) Subject: RE: BS: Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 From: Allen in Oz JR A wonderful record...photos do a journey that brings it all back home AD |
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12 Aug 10 - 01:40 AM (#2963395) Subject: RE: BS: Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 From: catspaw49 geeziz........captivating/nostalgic/heartwarming/thought provoking................and about a hundred other things. Great links there too that I look forward to exploring.....Thanks Jennie and Sandra!!! Spaw |
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12 Aug 10 - 02:29 AM (#2963407) Subject: RE: BS: Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943 From: Sandra in Sydney Museum of Sydney had a display recently - Skint! - on life in the depression checkout the .pdf booklet 'Makeshifts - home-made furniture from kerosene cases' to see a whole heap of human ingenuity. |