[Leica] IMG: Scenes From the Past

[len-1 at comcast.net (Leonard Taupier)]

Jim,

This is a fine picture. The quality and the sharpness are superb.  
Evidently your father-in-law did not skimp on his camera gear. And  
who doesn't like a Carousel? I have a couple photos I took 3 years  
ago of an antique, working, Carousel moved from our amusement park on  
top of a mountain, when it closed, to a park next to our city hall.  
Ours was made in 1929 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company. You can  
check it out here. I only visit the old homestead every 3 years or  
so. But I always visit the carousel.

<http://www.holyokemerrygoround.org/>

Thanks for sharing this fine piece of history.
Regards,
Len



On Nov 25, 2007, at 1:34 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:

> I am in the process of going through the old negatives and prints  
> that I found in some boxes belonging to my late father-in-law, who  
> worked in various types of photography during the first half of his  
> working life.  The link below shows a carousel captured on a 6x9  
> B&W negative which, judging from the car in the background, was  
> exposed in the 1920s.  These portable carousels made the rounds of  
> county and state fairs and the animals were very detailed, as  
> compared to the plastic one finds today.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Old+Carousel.jpg.html
>
> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
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