Inculcation

Long Beach, California. October 1942.
“Annette del Sur publicizing salvage campaign in yard of Douglas Aircraft Company.”
4×5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information.

Russian photographer Pavel Kosenko dig some digging on Shorpy, a vintage photo blog featuring thousands of high-definition images from the 1850s to 1950s. He selected a number of 4x5 Kodachrome prints that were taken between 1940-1943. Each photo in the series has a brief info section and photographer info. The Kodachrome prints are beautifully vibrant and have a colour cast and tone that's sadly absent from digital photography.

October 1942.
Workers installing fixtures and assemblies in the tail section of a B-17F bomber at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach, California.
4×5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.

October 1942.
 “Lieutenant ‘Mike’ Hunter, Army test pilot assigned to Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California.”
4×5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer for the Office of War Information.

June 1942.

Engine inspector for North American Aviation at Long Beach, California. 

4×5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer.

June 1942.
Truck driver at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Douglas Dam. Amazing
4×5 Kodachrome transparency by Alfred Palmer

Shulman’s Market at N and Union Street SW, Washington.
4×5 Kodachrome transparency by Louise Rosskam.

June 1942.
Lockheed Vega aircraft plant at Burbank, California.
 4×5 Kodachrome transparency by David Bransby for the Office of War Information.


Click here to see the full collection!
Original post (in Russian) here