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Do you notice the perspective in the shot? Fine automotive art.
He seems to tell the story with the filling station framed in the background and all the activity.
I almost want to go in the Phillips and get a cold soda.
The Duesenberg automobile of this stature would usually be photographed alone from the side and try to cut off all other objects, including people.
And Mrs Jones red coat, WOW that is incredible kodachrome color, or a very good scanner, and the gloves, It is breathtaking. Just like being there.
P.S. With the overcast lighting, he must have used a light meter or known about a f-stop setting, and color film must have been more costly than B&W.
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Steve Derus wrote: In the photo of the Auburn with the hood open, there's a J Duesenberg in the background, anyone able to identify which car it is? The trunk design might help give it away. I like the color combination.
That must be this one. You're not the only one who admired it:
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Josh Malks wrote: I was there. So were Gordon Buehrig, Herb Snow, Cornelius Van Ranst, Alex Tremulis, etc.
I think I've seen Richard Jones' name, the noted Tucker restoration expert, in several of the ACD newsletters. If so, then this must be his wife on the right with Chrissie Tremulis. I don't think he gets to spend much time browsing these forums anymore. If you know him, please send him your warmest regards and a huge THANK YOU for saving so many of these wonderful cars from ending up in the crusher...
UPDATE: This is Betty Jones, but not of Tucker fame. Anyone know of another ACD Betty Jones?
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I was there. So were Gordon Buehrig, Herb Snow, Cornelius Van Ranst, Alex Tremulis, etc. Who knew we were supposed to record their every word?
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Are the Borden's booth and trucks significant? Maybe they could place the setting.streamliner wrote: B.A.T. 5 and Le Sabre side by side. Can you guess which one caught the attention of Alex?
Year and Air Force base, anyone (there's a B-29 in the background)?
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balinwire wrote: A lot of time the kodachrome colors will change and the image has survived perfectly.
These have probably not seen the light of day in decades and now they're protected in archival sleeves in closed notebooks. The Kadachromes look perfect, the Ektachromes have a red tint. I scanned on a Nikon coolscan 5000 that automatically does a great job of getting rid of dust and scratches and color-corrects for the Ektachromes.
I'm thinking these are from 1956...
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From ACME Proxlin Color Matching System, this page lists Auburn - Cord colors, names and formulas from 1930 - 1935.
Colors listed are;
1930: Cepheus Green; Ceylon Blue; Cream; Paul Revere Green; Pilgrim Gray.
1931: Beaver Brown; Boulevard Green; Brunswick Green; Deep Gray; Desert Sand; Driftwood Smoke; Homage Blue; Maroon; Sandrunner; Tartan Green.
1932: Auburn Blue; Bedford Gray; 8-100 Brown; Carlton Blue; Carmine; Cedric; Cream; 8-100 Gray; Gun Metal Gray; Old Ivory; Pitch Pine Green; Preston Green; Ravenswood Brown; Regal Green; Saxon Gray; Tarragon Green.
1934. Admiral Blue; Brittanic Beige; Carmine; Cep. Green; Clinton Maroon; Cream; Delray Green; Derby Red; Desdemona Blue; Empress Beige; Lockhaven Gray; Monte Carlo Blue; Moonstone Gray; Nassau Orange; Palm Beach Gray; Pine Pitch Green; Plum Brown; Preston Green; Regal Green; Russian Red; Delray Green; Saxon Gray; Silverwing Gray; Valentine Gray; Vermilion:
Late 1934: Chrome Paint; Dark Green; Desert Sand; Evening Gray; Gage Blue; Jewell Gray; Mountain Green Light; Nevada Silver; Newark Tan; Royal Blue; Trenton Tan; Vermilion.
1935: Artillery Gray; Burnt Rust; Carmel Beige; Greyhaze; Neptune Blue; Sandeen Brown; Shadowlite; Storm King Green; Swiss Green No. 4; Thicket Green No. 3; Willowmere Green.
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is wonderful, it seems like it was taken yesterday.
And he looks so young and healthy!
A lot of time the kodachrome colors will change and the image has survived perfectly.
Was Isabel the daughter of Fred? Gertrude the wife of Fred?
They appear to be family friends.
Isabel was a very sophisticated looking lady, every bit Duesenberg.
She reminds me of the lady in the Dusenberg advertisements.
I have to keep reminding myself these are fifty year old pictures.
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There was no single lens reflex back in the day but probably a rangefinder camera.
There was another camera hanging from the shirt of Buehrig, maybe a Rolleicord, that had a better viewfinder for framing the shots. Engineers loved those cameras.
It looks like he stepped back a bit to include the neon store signs, "Duck Inn" to add interest, it's to bad he cut off the Cigarette Sportsman?s front bumper.
"Lewis Hine quote"
?If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera.?
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I take back my guess on the control tower, that is not Edwards AFB
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I can't find an image of Edwards AFB's control tower from the 1950's. Got one?
Also, can you ID the cars in the background?
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If this is the same car that Google shows as a 1932 Auburn Speedster, it looks like it lost its sidemount cover over the years, the knockoff hub's centers got painted, and the chromed stepsides got painted. So is it more original now, or less original?
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Also of interest is what appears to be a Bugatti parked next to the Mormon Meteor.
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That's positively the courthouse in the background. From Google maps:
Here's another. It looks like the white 1953 or '54 Oldsmobile ran a red light?!?:
...and from Google, the Hotel/Cafe is still there! Also note that the banner on the Hotel is for the ACD Meet (2009?).
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Josh Malks wrote: Photo locale sure looks much more like Auburn than Connersville.
Agreed - I'm 99% sure that is the DeKalb County Courthouse and I recognize the old bank building in the background.
Did they ever hold gatherings of this type in Connersville?
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