Old Online Photos

xoxoxoBruce · 10-14-2015, 11:57 PM

Yale has released 170,00 images taken by the Farm Security Administration, between 1935 and 1945. You've probably seen some of them, I know some have been posted in the Cellar. The name was a bullshit title given to a make work project, for artists and photographers, but the results was fantastic. They documented the last half of the depression and WW II on the home front. Photographs of migrant workers, factories, small towns and farms when anyone who could afford a camera and film processing didn't waste it on these sort of things.

The link http://photogrammar.yale.edu/map/ is an interactive map. There is a ten year slide at the top and you can drag the map like on a Google map.
Click on a spot and a little box pops up saying, "see pictures". If there is no location name above the see pictures it's a blank. But if you move over just a tiny bit and click, you may hit one with a location, then click on the box to see them.

These are some I found;
The Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA, is a big deal. The permanent buildings include a big building for each of the New England States, that look more like huge church/mansion, row after row of livestock barns, the Coliseum, half mile paved racetrack and a bunch of smaller buildings. Hundreds of vendors set up tents and trailers. Usually the livestock come from about 15 states, and it runs for ten days in September.

Draft Horses

And spectators. By the time I attended every year thy had returned to the traditional sledge and weights, probably
because it's more fun to watch. Now they use the trailer with sliding weights.

20 years later this would have been me showing my Brown Swiss cattle.

I never saw a Cotton Gin Factory, this started in 1842.

Here's a guy you may have heard of. Notice: I did not crop General Wesson out, I found it cropped.
Oh, and the General is not one of the Smith ands.

So try it, it's a fun way to kill a few ~~hours~~ days.

glatt · 10-15-2015, 07:21 AM

These are great pictures. Damn you for telling me about that link.

classicman · 10-15-2015, 11:46 AM

Yeh really, I just lost an hour....

xoxoxoBruce · 10-15-2015, 12:28 PM

I'm sorry... but I did warn you.

Gravdigr · 10-15-2015, 04:55 PM

Damn you in advance.

Thanks for telling us about this, Bruce.

I'll give it look later.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-18-2015, 05:21 PM

Our original Rocket man...

Sundae · 10-19-2015, 07:27 AM

Those are great, Bruce.
I've recently whiled away far too much time on some old Aylesbury photos Carruthers sent me a link to (it's a bacefook page).
It was marvellous for someone who knows the town as well as I do (and he does, obvs.)

It super-imposes old photos on new.
Probably less historical interest for people who don't know the current views, although maybe interesting for the foreign views of everyday life for non-Brits.

Gravdigr · 10-19-2015, 02:10 PM

That Yale archive is a great resource. Thanks for posting that link, Bruce.

10-14-2015, 11:57 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Old Online Photos Yale has released 170,00 images taken by the Farm Security Administration, between 1935 and 1945. You've probably seen some of them, I know some have been posted in the Cellar. The name was a bullshit title given to a make work project, for artists and photographers, but the results was fantastic. They documented the last half of the depression and WW II on the home front. Photographs of migrant workers, factories, small towns and farms when anyone who could afford a camera and film processing didn't waste it on these sort of things. The link http://photogrammar.yale.edu/map/ is an interactive map. There is a ten year slide at the top and you can drag the map like on a Google map. Click on a spot and a little box pops up saying, "see pictures". If there is no location name above the see pictures it's a blank. But if you move over just a tiny bit and click, you may hit one with a location, then click on the box to see them. These are some I found; The Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA, is a big deal. The permanent buildings include a big building for each of the New England States, that look more like huge church/mansion, row after row of livestock barns, the Coliseum, half mile paved racetrack and a bunch of smaller buildings. Hundreds of vendors set up tents and trailers. Usually the livestock come from about 15 states, and it runs for ten days in September. Draft Horses And spectators. By the time I attended every year thy had returned to the traditional sledge and weights, probably because it's more fun to watch. Now they use the trailer with sliding weights. 20 years later this would have been me showing my Brown Swiss cattle. I never saw a Cotton Gin Factory, this started in 1842. Here's a guy you may have heard of. Notice: I did not crop General Wesson out, I found it cropped. Oh, and the General is not one of the Smith ands. So try it, it's a fun way to kill a few ~~hours~~ days. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-15-2015, 11:46 AM	#3
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Yeh really, I just lost an hour.... __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-15-2015, 12:28 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm sorry... but I did warn you. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-15-2015, 04:55 PM	#5
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Damn you in advance. Thanks for telling us about this, Bruce. I'll give it look later. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-18-2015, 05:21 PM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Our original Rocket man... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-15-2015, 07:21 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	These are great pictures. Damn you for telling me about that link.

10-19-2015, 07:27 AM	#7
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Those are great, Bruce. I've recently whiled away far too much time on some old Aylesbury photos Carruthers sent me a link to (it's a bacefook page). It was marvellous for someone who knows the town as well as I do (and he does, obvs.) It super-imposes old photos on new. Probably less historical interest for people who don't know the current views, although maybe interesting for the foreign views of everyday life for non-Brits. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-19-2015, 02:10 PM	#8
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	That Yale archive is a great resource. Thanks for posting that link, Bruce. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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