A Vacation In Hamburg 9

 

Time for a little bit of color from some true found photography.  I'm not going to bother with typing out all sorts of info on part 9.  Click on Hamburg Vacation Collection in labels for the back story and to see more images from this lot.  

Wings

 

He's wearing wings on his uniform, so he must be a member of the Army Air Corps.  But is he headed off to war or getting home, having survived combat missions over Europe?  Clearly from the World War 2 era. 

A Real Old Car

 

This car was probably the pride and joy of this couple.  Mobility, nothing beats it. 

Cut Off His Head

 

It occurs to me that there are those out there who don't understand old-fashioned film photography.  That bar at the top of the print is where the film didn't advance far enough in the camera.  

Proof Sheets

 

I spent decades working in photo labs, specializing in black & white.  I processed tens of thousands of rolls of film and made proof sheets from them.  A proof sheet is made by placing the negatives directly on a piece of paper, then adding a sheet of glass to ensure good contact, and finally exposing them to light.  It looks like someone cut these two frames from the proof, and I think, 127 film. 

En Garde

 

Fencing class.  The pads should add some protection, but does it still hurt when struck by the tip of a sword? 

August Vacation

 

Written on the back, "Commenc Aout 34."  French for begins in August.  Or at least, that's what Google Translate says.  From what I understand, the French take off almost all of August for a national vacation.  Did they do that in 1934?  I know a few French people who live here in California, and they love dogs.  Were the French dog crazy in 1934?