In their manner of the time the Amateur Photographic press of pre war days devoted a good allowance of space to 'free' copy in the form of reports from the clubs around the U.K. Hidden among these prosaic notes were some real gems that reveal the activities of L.P.P. at the time. In 1939 the country had passed through one heightened fear of War and while it seemed inevitable the words 'Keep calm and Cary On' we truer than ever.
The three examples below illustrate the activity of the day fairly well-what we lack is a report of the response but they anticipate a type of activity which has become more and more frequent in the present day - 76 years later-with some of the same cameras!
Click on entry for a better view-the spelling of Barnack is supposed to be an error.
No comments:
Post a Comment