Film 70 year old photos. Great quality!

[Ballenxj]

Apparently the photographer (Alfred T Palmer) was once tripod-carrier to some guy named Ansel Adams ... from whom, by the looks of things, he learned a lot.

Ah, That information helps me understand this better. I would have loved to have had the chance to carry Ansel Adams tripod.

As documents they are also fascinating - the "heroic poses" remind me of Soviet propaganda photography from the same period, not surprising given that Palmer created this series as an employee of the US government.

This makes sense.
-Bruce

 

[Pelao]

Oh wow. Colour, clarity, texture. Great. Historical context is cool too.