Post your cool old black & white photos. (these are from the 30's to the 50's)

[aircooled]

Scanned a few B&W photo's I found from the old family album.

I particularly like these:
My dad in London in the early 50's

My great grandmother (far right) in the 30's somewhere in the country

and my grandparents in the 40's

edit: my mom in the late 40's (she doesn't seem happy to have her picture taken)

Post your scans of authentic original old B&W pics from days gone past.

 

[JonnyBlaze]

i wish i had a scanner. my dad used to develop his own film in black & white when i was a kid. i have a ton of cool pics he took. i got this one of him in front of one of those mirrors with the lights that looks like it goes on forever. i have that pic stuck in one of those mirrors in my living room. its cool


JB

 

[chocobaR]

Sorry I'm not old enough to own those kinds of photos.

 

[hjo3]

I don't have any of my own on hand, but I did some minor geneaology research and came across this photograph of Flyermax2k3's great grandpa from 1891.

 

lol

 

[Ornery]

Those are precious photos there!

A few years before my grandma died, I had her sit at the kitchen table with a shoe box full of old pictures. She took them out and explained who was in the pictures and what the circumstances were when the image was shot. I was looking over her shoulder with my video camera running. I've got to do that with my parents and aunt & uncle soon. Many of these pictures have nothing written on the back to explain anything!

Here's a couple of my other grandmother...

Me, my grandfather, & brother 45 years ago...

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Those are precious photos there!

A few years before my grandma died, I had her sit at the kitchen table with a shoe box full of old pictures. She took them out and explained who was in the pictures and what the circumstances were when the image was shot. I was looking over her shoulder with my video camera running. I've got to do that with my parents and aunt & uncle soon. Many of these pictures have nothing written on the back to explain anything!

Here's a couple of my other grandmother...

I never had the chance to do that with my grandmother (died a month ago) or my grandpa (died about forty years ago).

I have to spend some time with my granddad soon and do this.

 

[aircooled]

I have so many more to scan, right now my parents have them (obtained from my grandparents after their death). I plan to bring my scanner with me on my next visit.

 

[Mr N8]

Matt on the ESP

Matt on the Fender

Windpoint Lighthouse

They're not old, but I love taking B&W pics.

 

[edro]

My Great Grandfather is the top left kid... The oldest guy there below him is my Great Great Grandfather... He fought in the Civil War (North Carolina).

That pic is a scan of a scan of a scan... so it's not that great quality. I need to get the original and scan it myself.

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: edro13
My Great Grandfather is the top left kid... The oldest guy there below him is my Great Great Grandfather... He fought in the Civil War (North Carolina).

That pic is a scan of a scan of a scan... so it's not that great quality. I need to get the original and scan it myself.

Nice pic. do you know where it was taken? (NC?)

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: aircooled
Scanned a few B&W photo's I found from the old family album.

I particularly like these:
My dad in London in the early 50's

My great grandmother (far right) in the 30's somewhere in the country

and my grandparents in the 40's

edit: my mom in the late 40's (she doesn't seem happy to have her picture taken)

Here's me circa 1946

jadinolf

 

[agnitrate]

stick to posting cool b&w pictures and less of your cat

Good pics from everybody. I love old pictures.

-silver

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: agnitrate
stick to posting cool b&w pictures and less of your cat

Good pics from everybody. I love old pictures.

-silver

lol (you secretly love my cat)

 

[iamwiz82]

http://www.infinitemile.com/gallery/albums/Hawaii/IMG_568.sized.jpg

Not the highest quality version I have.

I also just got done reading this story about the Bath, Michigan Massacre and it was a large number of good B&W pictures. It is also a very interesting read.

 

[bunker]

Grandparents on my father's side
Both deceased
Frank
Ruth

Grandparents on my mother's side
Deceased
Zephery (yes, that's his real name)
Still with us
Wilhemina

I didn't colorize that last one either, that's the way it was taken.
I had to remove a big tear mark on the grandpa one above (Zephery)

 

[aircooled]

Originally posted by: bunker
Grandparents on my father's side
Both deceased
Frank
Ruth

Grandparents on my mother's side
Deceased
Zephery (yes, that's his real name)
Still with us
Wilhemina

I didn't colorize that last one either, that's the way it was taken.
I had to remove a big tear mark on the grandpa one above (Zephery)

Good pics.
I didn't remove any "damage" from mine after scanning, but did let photoshop "auto adjust" the black levels / contrast etc, to compensate for years of fading and yellowing.

 

[bunker]

Originally posted by: aircooled

Good pics.
I didn't remove any "damage" from mine after scanning, but did let photoshop "auto adjust" the black levels / contrast etc, to compensate for years of fading and yellowing.

I scanned these in about 5 years ago. My image editing skills weren't all that great back then so you can really see the where I "tried" to fix the tear.

Those pics are all 8x10's that my mother has hanging on the walls. The frames kept them in pretty good condition.

 

[aircooled]

Everyone please scan your old family pictures (starting with the oldest first) to preserve a digital copy of something that will otherwise deteriorate. Then burn it to multiple cd's/dvd's and store it somewhere safe and distribute to your family (just a friendly neighborhood PSA).

 

[aircooled]

any more?

 

[OutHouse]

I love old B&W family photos. I have a few of my parents when they were kids in the late 20's early 30's and of my mom and dad when they dated in WWII.

Era pictures facisnate me. from their clothes, expressions, background. what they were thiking. i try to picture them in color to make them more real and substantial... i know im weird.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

My gramps (Emil, on left) when he was in the cavalry in 1942

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
http://www.infinitemile.com/gallery/albums/Hawaii/IMG_568.sized.jpg

Not the highest quality version I have.

I also just got done reading this story about the Bath, Michigan Massacre and it was a large number of good B&W pictures. It is also a very interesting read.

wow that is a interesting story.

 

[Eli]

I don't have a scanner