This very pretty girl, wearing a marvellously patterned jumper, has a gleam in her eye that suggests Read More
Vintage Photobooth
Nerd Kid Lets Loose
I love the way this kid chooses the second frame for his breakout performance and then resumes his Read More
Ma and Son Pulling Faces
These two had fun in this 1950s photobooth, which was located in the USA. One can imagine the mum saying “Ok, there will be three Read More
A Pair From Germany 1941 And 1945
This pair came in a bulk lot of passport photos from Germany. One cannot imagine the experiences of Read More
Linda’s Easter Bonnet
Tina’s Life Was Flying Away
The only photos on this 1940s American album page that have any information on them, give confilicting details about Read More
Eleanor’s Memory Book
Below are scans of a tiny photo album of booth photos owned by a woman named Eleanor. Read More
“Doggone” Leland 1930
Another youth in a cool gangster style hat, with a remarkable sense of confidence and style. I adore his Read More
Wings For a Nine Year Old
These two hand-coloured, larger size (64 x 77 mm) photobooth photos of a boy wearing an airforce Read More
Their Own Starring Roles
When previewing this post on my predominantly monochrome blog, the lurid orange of these gems came as a bit of a visual shock to the system. However, the colour is true to the originals which are in perfect condition.
Presumably a husband and wife (both photos came from the same estate), these are lenticular photos. My one other example of this rare type of photobooth item can be seen in this earlier post.
These 1940 World’s Fair Movie-Of-U souvenirs are made up of three exposures taken in succession on the same frame. The frame is placed under a lined sheet of acetate and when tilted appears to show movement. In the flat position needed to make a scan of these images, it is not possible to capture the images separately.
When in action, the movement is fluid and really looks like a mini-movie. In some ways they could be seen as a primitive version of the Graphics Interchange Format (GIFs) I used in earlier posts this month.





