Re: Postcard From Maine 17 - Flag Stop (early colors)

Russo Loco Wrote:
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> Russo Loco Wrote:
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> > Nice composition, Stewart -
> > But IMHO that bright red truck is a bit much for
> > the era — any chance you could render the
> > photo as a warm-tone (not Sepia) B&W?
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> Stewart Rhine [Replied]:
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> > Hi Russo,
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> > Believe it or not the 1932 Ford is the
> > original red color, although it's a little
> faded from the Southern California sun.
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> > I'll do some photo shop stuff and see what
> > happens, stay tuned.
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> Well, Stewart -
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> It's a bit easier to believe if the truck is from
> Southern California, but it still seems out of
> place in conservative New England!
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> Did they have postcards that bright back when the
> railroad was still running?
>
> - Roosso

Hi again Russo,

Regarding colors, there are several postcards in local collections that date from the early 19-teens into the 1920's depicting Maine scenes with bright colors on boats, etc. The cards are hand tinted and some were produced in Germany, made from B&W photos. Most are non-railroad so I don't have scans of them. I think there were hand tinted cards produced for many parts of the U.S. back then (maybe Colorado too?).

There are a few rare color slides from 1937 that show places along the WW&F. A view of the original upper yard is posted below taken after most of the iron was removed from the property. Note the bright red on the boxcars which was applied around 1930. The slide was purchased by our archive department from ebay, hence the watermark.






Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/18/2018 10:23PM by Stewart Rhine.