Stunning WWII Photos

[Steve Davies]

I don't know if anyone else has seen these, but they are incredible.

They were taken mostly in 1942, before the days of auto focus and built in light meters, by a very talented photog . The quality of the Kodachrome transparencies is so good that it's hard to believe these images are almost 70 years old.

Here's the Gallery

And here's a couple of tasters:

[brickhistory]

50 mission 'crush hats' are cool.

Thanks for posting these.

[M2]

Damn, those are impressive pics! I am amazed at how clear and sharp they are, considering they were taken 65 years ago!

Thanks, Steve!

Cheers! M2

[shiznitobam_allstars]

Great pictures. I've always preferred film to digital.

[Guest JollyFlight21]

Those are a lot of great shots.

Ahh, film vs digital. Digital is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay cheaper.

[slo_goin]

Like looking through a window into the past.

I wonder if we as a country would ever be able to come together and gear up like that again?

[Guest IncompletePete]

They're stunning images - I keep meaning to buy an old school camera like that to use for modern sports photography, it could produce some pretty cool and different results!

[silverwolf0911]

Imagine these pictures from that long ago

https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/

[Hammer]

Wow, those are really amazing. Good find! It's always cool to see pics of the hometown from back in the day (which was a Wednesday).