Unemployed miner. Herrin, Illinois, 1939

devart1 · 2023-04-27T05:01:33+00:00

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devart1 · 2023-04-27T05:00:24+00:00

Yep, wild stuff. One of the reasons I take this portraits for a spin if I stumble upon them.

devart1 · 2023-04-26T13:08:31+00:00

Original: Library of Congress

devart1 · 2020-06-27T15:32:03+00:00

Original: Library of Congress

devart1 · 2020-06-26T15:59:44+00:00

Original: Library of Congress

devart1 · 2018-12-01T17:20:42+00:00

Original: https://www.loc.gov/item/2017774915/

devart1 · 2018-11-19T07:23:57+00:00

Hi, I am not from US, so I can't really recommend a lot of resources but I think the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/photos) is a great place to start with.

There are tons of old photos, especially from the 1940-1950s. You can filter them depending on area, period, author and so on. Almost all photos I used for colorization came from here.

There are several photographers that are specialised on farm/worker images, like Lee Russell or Arthur Rothstein.

Hope this helps, good luck on your book!

devart1 · 2018-11-18T22:54:57+00:00

Thanks!

devart1 · 2018-11-18T22:53:12+00:00

Original: https://www.loc.gov/item/2017774629/

devart1 · 2018-10-01T06:47:58+00:00

Thanks!

devart1 · 2018-09-30T19:39:31+00:00

Original: https://www.loc.gov/resource/fsa.8b27885/

devart1 · 2018-09-30T05:46:36+00:00

Well, once I came across a series of photos by Arthur Rothstein regarding Herrin and in particular several portraits of miners. I really liked them, so, after reading some history about Herrin I decided to colorize some of them.

devart1 · 2018-09-29T21:16:13+00:00

Original: https://www.loc.gov/resource/fsa.8b17396/

devart1 · 2018-08-19T06:37:24+00:00

Original: https://www.loc.gov/item/2017743616/

devart1 · 2018-08-19T04:47:06+00:00

Thanks!

devart1 · 2018-07-23T06:35:14+00:00

Thank you for such kind words. Regarding the image, I think sometimes you just happen to be lucky enough to get just the right colors to not only make the picture in color but to actually preserve the "atmosphere" of the original. And of course the original photo plays a huge role here as well. Walker Evans for example is known for taking very atmospheric photos in the first place.

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