Dauphine, Switz, 1959

Who is this photographer? This is dedicated to someone who posts lovely histories of his family @vyacheslav_drachuk

Photographer:
cjf
Uploaded:
2023-03-10
Film:
Glass plate neg
Country/region:
Switzerland
Year:
1959
Albums:
Slides bought in a thrift store. Adventures from 1959 and 1960

9 Comments

  1. thehenrydemos
    thehenrydemos ·

    Photos like this are incredibly inspiring. It conjures up a lot! Who was this handsome man? Is this a new car he is proud of? Is he crossing the border to visit someone abroad? Other thoughts are how the steering column is on the opposite side of the now standard Swiss side. I immediately looked up when they changed what side of the road they drive on (1967!). Anyway, thank you for sharing this photo. Something very beautiful about it.

  2. cjf
    cjf ·

    @thehenrydemos Thank you. I just bought this box of slides today in a charity shop. Every one I have posted - and I have a lot more - I find very moving. Whoever was behind the lens was sensitive and in love with life. I suppose given the dates of around 1959 and my sense that they were active and maybe in their late 20s suggests they may have recently died. It's so sad someone got rid of them and I want to pay tribute to the photographer and share them. And God I wish I could take the same sort of photos.

  3. thehenrydemos
    thehenrydemos ·

    @cjf This photographer needs a showcase. There is so much here. Thank you for posting these and keeping them safe for future generations. There is something so compelling about all of this.

  4. cjf
    cjf ·

    There was another box. I left it, then came back later. It was gone. I can try and find out who this was. But in a way, I just want the images to speak for themselves, and us

  5. hervinsyah
    hervinsyah ·

    Awesome archive 👍 I thought color photo are first exist in 60s

  6. cjf
    cjf ·

    @vyacheslav_drachuk Not nonsense!

  7. cjf
    cjf ·

    @thehenrydemos standby, nearly at the end of the story!

  8. thehenrydemos
    thehenrydemos ·

    @cjf oh goodness! I cant wait to find out the ending to this. I am super glad you are finding out the history of this beauty.

  9. steamtug1959
    steamtug1959 ·

    Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!

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