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[eee1313]

Everyone should go look at these amazing photos. (Link via Gapers Block.) They're a collection of photos from the Great Depression through WW2, but what's phenomenal about these are that they're in color. When have you seen color photos from the Great Depression? Probably never. So not only are these pretty rare, they're also touching and beautiful and amazingly shot. Seriously, some of these photo compositions are gorgeous. spicedrum, you should love these, #58 specifically. There are some great real-life Rosie the Riveter-esque photos near the end, too (#54 & #66).

The other thing I love about these photos is checking out all the colors in the clothing. My mom is always bitching that in period dramas, the costume designers always seem to dress the people in drab fabric. Mom's always like "These people didn't have anything; if they had money for fabric, do you think they'd buy brown and gray? No. They'd pick something colorful and cheery, because that's one of the only times they'd have something bright in their lives." And these pictures prove my mom's right. Just look at the patterns and colors of the cotton farmers' clothing in #9, or all the calico going on in #20. I love it.

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What else is up? Oh, I've been updating/redesigning the wine blog, if any of you are interested. It's been a while since we've updated in any way, shape, or form. We need to get back in the swing of things with that one. September has two wine festivals coming up, so that will keep us busy.

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My wrist is hurting again. It comes and goes lately. It was bad last week, fine most of this week, and it started hurting again last night. I really need to go to a doctor about this. I'm 99% sure it's Carpal Tunnel. Booooooooo. But angelchicken showed me her scars over the weekend, so at least I know that if surgery will be an option someday, it's less invasive than before. In the meantime, I have a super-sexxxay powder blue wrist brace.

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I have no idea what I'm up to this weekend. None of the movies coming out hold any interest to me. The Scientist works all day tomorrow, so I'll probably stay in and do chores. Maybe I can tackle the great closet cleanout. I dunno... Man, I'm boring! Heh.

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[aj.livejournal.com]

Oh, those photos are FANTASTIC. Seriously amazing!

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

Everyone should go look at these amazing photos.

Aren't those incredible!! Someone on my flist linked to those the other day and they just blew me away. I found them a bit disconcerting, and I think it's because our brains have gotten wired to think "color = recent."

The other thing I love about these photos is checking out all the colors in the clothing.

I always wondered about that... and the fact that the colors all seemed so drab in period dramas, as you said. Reminds me of going to visit an historic farmhouse on our trip to the Northeastern US a few years ago... they'd actually taken samples of the remnants of old paint in the house and had them analyzed so they could be accurately reproduced... and then they took one section and restored it to what it would have looked like originally, and it was a riot of bright colors!

BTW, if you go down to the bottom of that page, there's a link to s series of color photos taken in the Russian Empire from 1909-1915. Absolutely fascinating!

[eee1313.livejournal.com]

My mom always bitches that she learned in her History of Costume Design and other fashion merchandising classes that the Pilgrims liked color. They didn't run around wearing just black and navy. Maybe on the men's suits, but she swears that the women wore colors. Honestly, it never makes sense to me that period dramas are always dull colored, all browns and grays and sepia-toned. Maybe it's so that our "modern brains" will equate what we're seeing in movies as "oldsy-timesy" or some crap. But really, if the ancient Egyptians knew how to dye fabric and paint, then why wouldn't people from 200 years ago. Durrrrr.

(Side note: for the most part, the reason I hate almost all Westerns is that I hate hate hate the color scheme used in those movies. Not surprisingly, my mom feels the same way.)

if you go down to the bottom of that page, there's a link to s series of color photos taken in the Russian Empire from 1909-1915.

I am going to check that out now! Thanks for pointing it out!

[spicedrum.livejournal.com]

BTW, if you go down to the bottom of that page, there's a link to s series of color photos taken in the Russian Empire from 1909-1915. Absolutely fascinating!

Me, too! Thanks!

[spicedrum.livejournal.com]

Oh, I've seen that Russian guy's work before -- you really need to go to the Library of Congress link at the top of that page so you can read about his process. He did some amazing work to get those photos in color.

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

Ooh! I didn't see that. I have to go back and look.

[spicedrum.livejournal.com]

For some reason, I keep going back to the one of the woman giving the train a steam bath.


Thanks for that link!

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[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

Those photos are unbelievably wonderful. I swear, even the light was different then. Thank you so much for the link.

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

My friend Jae is a massage therapist (she's in Rogers Park) who also uses an ML830 cold laser - it's been FDA approved for pain relief from carpal tunnel syndrome. If you'd like her number, I can make that happen for you.

[eee1313.livejournal.com]

If Rogers Park were closer, I'd totally take you up on that offer. However, that would be a LOOOONG drive for me. :( Thanks for the offer, though!

[disbelief11.livejournal.com]

There may be someone closer to you - you could always look if you're interested. It's a non-invasive alternative that could end up being cheaper (and with less recovery time and scarring) than surgery. Just sumpin' to consider.