TROLLEY CARS ON MY ALBUM

13 years 3 months ago - 13 years 3 months ago #21114 by johnm
A member asked about the trolley car shots on my B&W album. They were taken in New Rochelle, NY around 1946.

It was my first winter back from Okinawa (I was with the Seabees in WWII) and I still had a restless spirit. One night a pretty good blizzard hit. In the morning I grabbed my camera and wandered up Main Street, which was closed because of being snow bound. These trolleys were stuck - the rails were packed with snow - and the operators couldn't go any futher.

The photos in my album were shot with a Leica 35 MM, Sorry, but I don't remember the model. I probably used some brand of Kodak film as that was about all we could get in those days. I did develop my own film with D-76. Prints were made on Kodak Velox paper. Probably developed in Dektol. This was many years ago so don't hold me to a perfect memory.




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13 years 3 months ago #21122 by Baydream
Thanks for sharing that. What a wonderful capture.

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13 years 3 months ago #21150 by Scotty
Thanks for sharing. The man on the left makes the picture for me.

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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13 years 3 months ago #21152 by KenMan
:judge: Awesome, I enjoy looking at older photos


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13 years 3 months ago #21155 by Mike Ayrouth
I don't think that trolley is going anywhere! Cool shot

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13 years 3 months ago #21240 by crystal
Thanks for sharing the picture and the story. Very nice. :thumbsup:
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