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Old 06-04-2007, 05:47 PM   #1
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Default WW2 Colour photo collection

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Old 06-04-2007, 07:32 PM   #2
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err, wrong link?

I see only one black-and-white photo :p
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Old 06-04-2007, 07:42 PM   #3
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Here ya go: http://www.ww2incolor.com/ Great site.

I challenge you to find the "clearest" photo on that website (ie. one that could be mistaken for a photo taken today).
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Old 06-04-2007, 08:23 PM   #4
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err, wrong link?

I see only one black-and-white photo :p
Doh! Link updated and corrected!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/petetus...7600310329234/
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Old 06-04-2007, 08:25 PM   #5
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I challenge you to find the "clearest" photo on that website (ie. one that could be mistaken for a photo taken today).
I shall take up that challange!

Yes, this is from the 1940s!
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Old 06-04-2007, 08:41 PM   #6
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Here ya go: http://www.ww2incolor.com/ Great site.

I challenge you to find the "clearest" photo on that website (ie. one that could be mistaken for a photo taken today).


A lot of them suffer from pretty bad vignette but are otherwise pretty good.
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Old 06-04-2007, 09:39 PM   #8
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Isn't that the P-38 dug out of the ice and restored....a couple of years ago
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Here ya go: http://www.ww2incolor.com/ Great site.
Almost if not every photo uploaded to the Flickr album seems to originate from this site. Read their FAQ page regarding public domain and copyright issues.
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Old 06-05-2007, 05:20 AM   #10
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Thanks for sharing Letum....there are a couple of new ones here
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I see your 1942 and raise you 1917



http://www.worldwaronecolorphotos.com/index.html
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Nice Find!

really, colour just ads a lot to the photo itself
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Old 06-05-2007, 11:18 AM   #13
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Isn't that the P-38 dug out of the ice and restored....a couple of years ago
Tchocky is right! That photo is from 1992 or 93...

So far Letum's is the clearest from the 1940s.


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I see your 1942 and raise you 1917
I see your 1917 and raise you 1908 :p




http://www.ummagurau.com/art/russia/index.htm
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I see your 1908, and raise you three rarely seen genuine colour pictures of U-Boats from Signal magazine:







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