Author Topic: Found Film (Read 39770 times)

Francois · « **Reply #250 on:** November 03, 2020, 08:51:20 PM »

Hey! We still have those urinals at the closest Walmart!
Same exact model.

Bryan · « **Reply #251 on:** December 04, 2020, 05:47:07 PM »

I recently posted about a Zeiss Ikon Baby Ikonta in the "I just picked up" thread http://www.filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=6181.msg136837#msg136837. There was a roll of exposed Verichrome Pan film in the camera so I developed it in beer. The images are in pretty bad shape from age but you can make out what they are. The camera came from a seller in Minnesota, it looks like that may have been where they were taken. Judging by the cars in the photos they were probably taken in the 1970's. Only about half the roll was exposed but it was all wound onto the take up spool. maybe someone did that messing around with the camera or that's when the shutter died. I still need to work on that camera.

Bryan · « **Reply #252 on:** December 04, 2020, 05:47:58 PM »

A few more.

Francois · « **Reply #253 on:** December 04, 2020, 09:48:25 PM »

The car looks an awful lot like a 1970 Dodge Monaco.

Francois · « **Reply #254 on:** December 10, 2020, 08:19:18 PM »

Is anybody up for a bit of travel photos?
Years ago I got this big chocolate box full of Kodachrome slides.
All I know if that there are some pictures of Japan and Southeast Asia.

Who want to see some photos?

Bryan · « **Reply #255 on:** December 10, 2020, 08:40:00 PM »

Bring it on!

Francois · « **Reply #256 on:** December 10, 2020, 10:42:50 PM »

OK, Here we go!

Lucky for me, the Kodachrome slides used to have a punched date on the back. This really helps in dating. But sadly there is absolutely no information about where these were taken.
These say SEP 7013. Somebody had written the number 20 in the corner. So I guess this is roll 20.

Francois · « **Reply #257 on:** December 10, 2020, 10:45:08 PM »

I've been trying to find where the scary runway is located but haven't been able to.
From the set it seems it's in Thailand (looking at the costumes from the show) and the architecture of the small temple.

Bryan · « **Reply #258 on:** December 10, 2020, 10:59:41 PM »

It must be Thailand, your second shot is the Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in Bangkok.

Francois · « **Reply #259 on:** December 11, 2020, 07:46:21 PM »

Here are some more. Still processed Sep 7013.
But these were quite underexposed, so I added a bit of light back into them. Since they weren't scanned at high color depth, the results are a bit chunky.

Francois · « **Reply #260 on:** December 11, 2020, 07:47:38 PM »

And here's some more.

Francois · « **Reply #261 on:** December 12, 2020, 10:11:44 PM »

Here are some more.

The statue is a picture of Sir Thomas Jackson Bart. He was the third chief manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation and is responsible for financing the development if the colonial city.

Francois · « **Reply #262 on:** December 12, 2020, 10:16:13 PM »

Is anyone up for some more?

AJShepherd · « **Reply #263 on:** December 13, 2020, 12:46:49 AM »

Oh wow, I love the tram!

DazzlingDave · « **Reply #264 on:** December 13, 2020, 07:47:48 AM »

I think the scary runway is Hong Kong’s old airport.

Francois · « **Reply #265 on:** December 13, 2020, 02:45:04 PM »

I've been trying to find that landing strip but haven't been able to. So I can't really say for sure.

Pete_R · « **Reply #266 on:** December 13, 2020, 03:06:18 PM »

I was thinking Hong Kong Kai Tak too. This should take you to it on Google maps

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Hong+Kong/@22.3090604,114.1865068,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3403e2eda332980f:0xf08ab3badbeac97c!8m2!3d22.3193039!4d114.1693611

I landed there once and it had very short finals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx3Ccs5tKfw&ab_channel=AIRBOYD

Francois · « **Reply #267 on:** December 13, 2020, 08:46:59 PM »

That's probably it. It's the kind of place where if you have to take-off heavy you have an even greater chance of taking-off with heavy pants too...

Francois · « **Reply #268 on:** December 13, 2020, 08:50:26 PM »

Here are some of Hong Kong.
Things sure have changed since these were taken. It's pretty fascinating to see how many low buildings there were just 50 years ago.

Francois · « **Reply #269 on:** December 14, 2020, 08:42:56 PM »

Haven't had time to scan any today, so here are a few from yesterday's scan session.
It's pretty amazing to see a construction site where you actually have a view of the horizon and can see the mountains in that part of the world.

Francois · « **Reply #270 on:** December 14, 2020, 08:53:54 PM »

And these are of a restaurant called the Sea Palace. It was a floating restaurant that goes back to at least the 1960's. It was just one of a number of floating restaurants in Hong Kong. This one was located in Aberdeen Harbor. There are rumors that it was sold to an Australian company and towed there. But nobody really knows for sure.

Bryan · « **Reply #271 on:** January 09, 2021, 12:40:02 AM »

I recently bought a few 4X5 contact print frames along with a few other items. Inside one of the frames there were these seven 6X9 negatives. They are a bit warped and dirty like they have been in there a long time. They look like they could be from the 1940's or earlier based on the clothing. There's no edge markings on the film so I can't get any information from that.

Four Children and One Fish by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Young Boy on the Shore by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Young Girl and Boy by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Young Girl Handing Fruit by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Bryan · « **Reply #272 on:** January 09, 2021, 12:40:42 AM »

Young Girl with Fruit by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Young Boy Running by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Geese by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Francois · « **Reply #273 on:** January 09, 2021, 03:29:23 PM »

I just showed the pictures to my mom and by looking at the style of the dress she says that they would be dated to the end of the 40's.

Bryan · « **Reply #274 on:** January 30, 2022, 09:10:24 PM »

These are from a Personal View-Master slide I recently acquired. This is the Boeing 367-80, also known as the Dash 80. This was the prototype that went into production as the commercial 707 and the military KC-135. This was probably around 1954 when the jet was first rolled out and used for testing. I'm pretty sure these were shot at Boeing Field in Seattle.

Boeing Dash 80 - Disembarking by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Boeing Dash 80 - Taxi by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Boeing Dash 80 - Front by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Boeing Dash 80 - Cockpit by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Bryan · « **Reply #275 on:** January 30, 2022, 09:11:21 PM »

A few more.

Boeing Dash 80 - Engines by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Boeing Dash 80 - Front View of Engine by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Boeing Dash 80 - On Runway by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Francois · « **Reply #276 on:** January 30, 2022, 09:14:23 PM »

Probably was a test plane as there are very few windows on the side.
Also, the engines don't have the Pratt & Whitney sticker on them like they would have on the commercial versions.
But yeah, these are very early jet age. Those turbines are so small it makes you wonder how they could push the plane around.

Bryan · « **Reply #277 on:** January 30, 2022, 09:25:43 PM »

Quote from: Francois on January 30, 2022, 09:14:23 PM

Probably was a test plane as there are very few windows on the side.
But yeah, these are very early jet age. Those turbines are so small it makes you wonder how they could push the plane around.

It was used by Boeing up until 1969 as a test platform. They fitted it with different engines and such. It's in the Boeing museum of flight in Seattle now. My father was a flight test engineer at Boeing some of the time it was still in service, I'll have to ask him if he flew on it.

In 1955 Alvin "Tex" Johnston barrel rolled this plane during Seafair in Seattle. There's a great story about that.

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Johnston is best known for performing a barnstormer-style barrel roll maneuver with Boeing's pioneering 367-80 jet in a demonstration flight over Lake Washington outside Seattle, on August 7, 1955. Bill Allen, the then-president of Boeing, had invited many aero-space and airline executives to enjoy Seattle's Seafair aboard his yacht. Allen had asked Johnston to make a fly-by over Seafair to show off Boeing's new airliner. Johnston performed the barrel roll during the fly-by, reversed course with a chandelle, and performed a second barrel roll on the way back. The following Monday, Allen called Johnston to his office and asked what he thought he was doing, and responded with "I was selling airplanes". He kept his position as a test pilot, and did not get in legal trouble for his actions.

Francois · « **Reply #278 on:** January 30, 2022, 10:10:39 PM »

My dad worked at Pratt & Whitney, so we got to know enough about the engines they had to make our heads roll off our shoulders!

Bryan · « **Reply #279 on:** January 30, 2022, 10:48:04 PM »

Correction to my post above, this airplane is in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. I remember seeing it parked outside Boeing's facility when I was younger.

Francois · « **Reply #280 on:** February 26, 2022, 10:46:53 PM »

Just found this picture.
I think from reading the writing on the red truck that it was taken near Aguilas in Spain. (the truck says Lineas Unidas de Express Aguila S.C.I.)
But I have absolutely no idea what the car in the front is. My guess is that it's a 1950's model... but I can't know for sure.
I'll need to re-scan this as Digital ICE really dropped the ball on this one!

EDIT: I managed to read on the hubcaps that this is a Ford.
And it looks like there is some sticker in the windshield that looks like it has the colors of the Italian flag...

Edit: OK, the car is a Ford Crestline that was made in '52, 53 and 54.

Bryan · « **Reply #281 on:** May 08, 2022, 10:18:32 PM »

These were shot on Snoqualmie Pass in 1933, I believe the car is a 1925 Studebaker. Snoqualmie Pass is a major interstate (I90) now, back then it was difficult travel. It can still be difficult during the winter, I've had a few white knuckle drives during snow storms. It's not far from where I live, I've done a lot of snowboarding at the ski areas up there and have to go over the pass often. These are scans of negatives that were shot on 122 film.

Snoqualmie Pass 1933 by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Parked on Snoqualmie Pass 1933 by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

AJShepherd · « **Reply #282 on:** May 09, 2022, 01:26:30 PM »

Those are fantastic Bryan, they're like a little snapshot of time, they're that clear.

Francois · « **Reply #283 on:** May 09, 2022, 01:36:00 PM »

And when you look at the road surface, you really see how gutsy those guys were.
It's either that or they used to live in Montréal 😂

Bryan · « **Reply #284 on:** September 14, 2022, 03:19:52 AM »

These are the photos that were in the Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash the I posted about in the "I just Picked Up" thread.

https://filmwasters.com/forum/index.php?topic=6181.msg139956#msg139956

There were only the 4 shots on the roll, a few missed frames like they advanced too far. It looks like someone just advanced the film through the last half of the roll, probably screwing around with the camera. All the shots were take of a Cocker Spaniel in the house using the flash. The film is Kodak Verichrome Pan (V-620). I developed it in Rodinal 1:50 for 10 minutes with Benzotriazole as an anti-fogging agent.

I believe these were taken in the late 1950's. There are a few clues that make me think it was around that time, possibly later. Kodak Verichrome Pan film was manufactured from 1956 to 1995, so no earlier than 1956. The batteries that were in the flash were RAY-O-VAC brand with the logo that was used up to 1957. One of the photos has a television in the background, a Philco Transitone model 2004 which was sold in 1957 and 1958. The decor in the house looks very 1950's, it still looked that way when I was there last weekend but in much rougher condition.

Cocker Spaniel in Chair by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Cocker Spaniel in Kitchen by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Cocker Spaniel on Bed by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Cocker Spaniel in Living Room by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Francois · « **Reply #285 on:** September 14, 2022, 03:50:28 PM »

That was definitely a 50's look... but sadly not the best of the 50's...

Bryan · « **Reply #286 on:** September 14, 2022, 05:42:30 PM »

I looked at the photos for the ad for the estate sale, there are a few things in the photos that were at the sale. The table next to the chair in the first photo, the tall ash tray behind the dog in the second photo and the Afghan blanket on the sofa in the last photo.

Francois · « **Reply #287 on:** September 14, 2022, 10:19:34 PM »

One thing's for certain, they sure didn't like to change things!

Pete_R · « **Reply #288 on:** September 14, 2022, 10:29:10 PM »

Quote from: Francois on September 14, 2022, 03:50:28 PM

That was definitely a 50's look... but sadly not the best of the 50's...

Hmmm. That's pretty much like my house is now. I like the chintzy chair covers, the very practical plastic table cover, the bed spread with all the little bobbles on it and the flowery carpet.

Just kidding ;-) No wonder the dog looks depressed.

Francois · « **Reply #289 on:** September 14, 2022, 10:31:41 PM »

The owner probably died of boredom...

Francois · « **Reply #290 on:** September 17, 2022, 09:43:07 PM »

I just bought a bunch of used books and in one of them, there was a print!
The photo is of a car I've never seen here in Canada. Anybody got an idea of what it actually is?

Kai-san · « **Reply #291 on:** September 17, 2022, 10:20:18 PM »

That's a Volvo 1800ES, the estate version of the Swedish sports car P1800 produced from 1961 to 1973. Roger Moore drove the P1800 in the British crime series "The Saint". Here it is.

Francois · « **Reply #292 on:** September 17, 2022, 10:53:47 PM »

Wow!
No wonder I've never seen one around here!
I do remember a bit "The Saint" running on TV when I was a kid, but I never could have identified the car.
We mostly had the 2 and 3 box volvos around here (a.k.a. the bricks)

Kai-san · « **Reply #293 on:** September 18, 2022, 09:22:45 AM »

We watched it on B&W TV in the late sixties and all of us boys wanted to have a car like that. Later on there was the Bergerac series with John Nettles, located on Jersey. He drove a 1949 Triumph Roadster 2000 Convertible. And then there was Morse in his MKII Jaguar.
Talking about Roger Moore, in 2006 I found myself sitting right opposite to him in the business lounge in Frankfurt Airport. I pretended not to recognize him.

Mike40 · « **Reply #294 on:** September 18, 2022, 11:42:40 AM »

On the subject of the Volvo, actually had one in 1966 and remember driving back to London from St Ives when the exhaust sprang a leak and the fumes were funnelled straight into the cockpit - got as far as Bodmin before it was either stop and find a garage or pass out!!

In those days one of my local watering holes was 'The Railway' in Station Road, Edgware (North West London) and, being close to Elstree Studios, was also one of the watering holes of both Roger Moore (The Saint) and Patrick McGoohan (Danger Man). Nice chaps both. My first paid photographic job was the opening of the Top Rank Bowl by Roger Moore, who was accompanied by Luisa Mattioli and, for some reason, Terry Downes - a professional boxer. Good times.

Take care,
Mike.

Francois · « **Reply #295 on:** September 18, 2022, 03:06:23 PM »

I can't say I've ever had a chance to rub shoulders with anything more than a few local celebrities.
But on the car side, I must say that they really knew how to make beautiful cars back in those days.
European models were always so far ahead of the usual GM and Ford models that littered the streets around here. The only good thing I can say about the land yachts we had when I was a kid is that they were really really comfortable. As for the rest, there wasn't much good to be said about them.

But yesterday I saw a small MG in pristine condition, a Maserati Bi-Turbo for sale with only 19,000km on the clock (lucky this thing hasn't burst into flames as of yet) and a Chevrolet Impala from the 60's in avocado green...

collodion · « **Reply #296 on:** October 04, 2022, 03:19:59 AM »

For anyone interested...
About six months ago I found an old cigar box full of color slides at a second hand shop. It was hard to really see what they were at the time, but I saw groups of people and a few police so I thought why not... there only a dollar. As it turns out, when I finally managed to scan them, they were of the battle for peoples park in Berkeley CA c. 1969.....AKA “Bloody Thursday”, 15 May.

I recently loaded them up on one of my old flickr pages, if anyone is interested.

Must have been quite a time.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/133374317@N08/

Bryan · « **Reply #297 on:** October 04, 2022, 03:54:07 AM »

Quote from: collodion on October 04, 2022, 03:19:59 AM

For anyone interested...
About six months ago I found an old cigar box full of color slides at a second hand shop. It was hard to really see what they were at the time, but I saw groups of people and a few police so I thought why not... there only a dollar. As it turns out, when I finally managed to scan them, they were of the battle for peoples park in Berkeley CA c. 1969.....AKA “Bloody Thursday”, 15 May.

I recently loaded them up on one of my old flickr pages, if anyone is interested.

Must have been quite a time.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/133374317@N08/

That’s an incredible find, thanks for sharing!

Kai-san · « **Reply #298 on:** October 06, 2022, 09:44:20 PM »

That's just incredible, historical photos in a cigar box! Thanks for sharing! The second hand shops we have here are so totally curated that they're a total bore, no fun anymore. They're just sterile.

Bryan · « **Reply #299 on:** November 22, 2023, 01:32:46 AM »

These were from a roll of Kodak Super XX I found at an estate sale. It was already developed and had some damage from age. I was able to clean up most of the photos. Based on the content of the images I think it dates to around 1955. The cars and trucks are early 1950's. The thing that helped the most in dating it was the image in the Coca Cola billboard. https://www.adbranch.com/coca-cola-magazine-ads-from-1950s/coca-cola_almost_everyone_appreciates_the_best_1955-2/

Three Marines on the town by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Two Marines on the town by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Three Marines posing with a truck by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr

Teo Marines posing with a truck by Bryan Chernick, on Flickr