This pair came in a bulk lot of passport photos from Germany. One cannot imagine the experiences of Read More
A Pair From Germany 1941 And 1945
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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
Something Of Kylie About Her
There is something about this photobooth diva that reminds me of one of national treasures, Ms Kylie Minogue. (See pictures, below.) Affectionately known in Australia, as Our Kylie, the dininutive singer has also, at various times in her career, been tagged with the honorifics Goddess of Pop, Princess of Pop, Disco Queen, and the less than flattering Singing Budgie.
And like Kylie, isn’t this lady cute, cute, cute? This strip dates from the 1950s and originated in the U.S of A.
Beekman Place, New York
I bought this strip of photos from Ebay (of course!) but this one is sentimentally special because it was posted to me at my address in New York City, when I had an apartment there on Beekman Place. For two whole months I was a resident of that great city, with my own place, a gym membership, a favourite local diner and a cool local friend called Kelly.
These two are having a good laugh in what appears to be a relatively recent photobooth strip. I can only imagine how this ended up being sold online so soon after its creation. Was it one of those not-quite-perfect sets that ended up discarded on the ground, prey to someone like me, who loves a found photo?
Cleo And Etta 1934 – A Photobooth Oil Painting
These two young ladies are identified as Cleo and Etta. The photo is dated 1934. Etta’s intense Read More
German Girl Series
This is another lady whose beautiful face and eyes draw me in. She is from Germany and given the cloche hat the date of the photos must be the 1920s.
This series of eight photos (many of the earlier booths took eight consecutive shots rather than the four we see today) is unusual due to all the original number being present. They look to be perfect for an animated gif but I thought I would try the slideshow option to see how that looked. If you hover over the image a control bar appears and you can fast forward through the images to get a bit of an animated feel. The original photos are below.
Friendship In A Photobooth – The Movie : Second Attempt
When I published this animation the other day, the movie was
static until clicked. That opened a link to another page where the gif played and the image was very large. Apparently the size of the original files was the issue.
Thanks to Lemuel from the blog History Geek for telling me why it wouldn’t play automatically and for telling me how to fix the problem. If you are reading this blog you will likely find a lot to interest you at History Geek, so check it out here.
Lost At E Minor – Photobooth Journal Article by Livia Satriano
Livia Satriano published author and writer of the vintage photo blog Assez-Vu, has been kind enough to pen a piece about the film project I did with Dick Jewell, for the online magazine Lost at E Minor.
Her mentioning the film Amélie, reminds me of a post I have been meaning to write about a series of peculiar photos I found discarded near Melbourne photobooths in the early nineties. More of that soon, I hope. In the meantime please click here to read her article.
The publishers of Lost At E Minor describe it as “an online publication of inspiring art, design, music, photography and pop culture: low brow sensibilities mashed with high brow movements. The site was founded in 2005 by brothers Zolton and Zac Zavos, who are also behind the Australian sports opinion website, The Roar. The site is compiled by a worldwide team of writers.”
Livia is an Italian media graduate based in Milan. She works as a freelance writer and researcher, mainly writing about music, art and culture. Here are more of her articles at Wunder Buzz.
Livia Satriano‘s blog is well worth checking out, too. She says Assez Vu is “a collection of visual memories: all things odd and beautiful from the past. Sometimes remembered, more often forgotten. Surely worthy to be seen.”
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