The Library of Congress made these 1600+ color photos available online. Fascinating... http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?c=100&sp=1&co=fsac&st=grid
It really is amazing to see color photos of everyday life from that era. I almost have an emotional reaction to some of them. Odd...
Oh, snap. I can see her ankles. Will fap again. Spoiler "Backstage" at the "girlie" show at the Vermont state fair, Rutland
It's also striking how stable the Coca Cola label has been. You can see it in the first photo and it's immediately identifiable. Does any other company have a brand identity this long lasting and powerful?
If people like looking at old photos, I highly recommend: http://www.shorpy.com It's almost always B&W, but they are super-high resolution. There are some really interesting details you can learn from studying them closely, and they usually post 4 or 5 new photos every day. They usually have photos from between the 1890's and 1940's.
That picture is of a chemcial/carbon black worker here in Texas. The first time I saw it, I didn't know what the hell I was looking at. I figured he couldn't be in too much pain smoking that cigarette. It's pic #70 (with a historical caption) in the link I posted below. futants & Ottomaton : thanks for posting those links. I love old photographs. The fact many of these are in color makes them even more mesmerizing. A friend sent me the following link with color photos just the other day, so it must be making its Internet rounds. Most, if not all, are probably in the links you guys provided : Captured: America in Color from 1939-1943
