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Crane operator at TVA's Douglas Dam, Tennessee (LOC)
Palmer, Alfred T.,, photographer.
Crane operator at TVA's Douglas Dam, Tennessee
1942 June
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
Tennessee Valley Authority
World War, 1939-1945
Dams
Construction industry
Hoisting machinery
United States--Tennessee
Format: Transparencies--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-36 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
Persistent URL: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35239
Call Number: LC-USW36-316
Comments and faves
doctorretarded, presta, Lisa Bang, flip phillips, and 592 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Soliz Photography (60 months ago | reply)
This is a work of art... The color and clarity are amazing.
monkeytime | brachiator (60 months ago | reply)
The light is phenomenal.
erin*carly (60 months ago | reply)
such amazing light. i hope this is an inspiration to today's photographers . . . there's a quality of transparency film that just can't be rivaled with digital.
mwhatley (60 months ago | reply)
incredible detail. I really love the lighting on the face. This is really impressive.
Jay F (60 months ago | reply)
Artistic work from the pre-digital, pre-photoshop era. Wonderful.
dbol39 (60 months ago | reply)
Simply stunning.
abyss_love_lust (60 months ago | reply)
light is so good, i wish the composition was too
edoardo pasero (60 months ago | reply)
amazing
Neuköln (60 months ago | reply)
fantastic portrait. imagine working in those conditions with something as bulky as a speed graphic or similar. conveys the emotion the photographer felt, provided situational keys, concentrates the viewer on the subject. stunning.
S_Hudson (60 months ago | reply)
Does anyone else feel as if they are in the cab watching this guy work? I just want to be able to turn round and see what he is looking at. The quality of this photograph is superb, it's hard to believe that it is over 60 years old!
Maggie Osterberg (60 months ago | reply)
What a stunning photograph.
Rob Scumaci (60 months ago | reply)
Stunning shot. Well lit. Great stuff Mr. Palmer, if you are still alive.
The Inertial Gallery (60 months ago | reply)
Excellent image. Amazing
Dismayed & Perplexed (60 months ago | reply)
Nice!
dmvwPhoto.com [deleted] (60 months ago | reply)
This shot is so well done that it looks artificial, almost as if from the set of a play. Wow.
Carl's Photography (60 months ago | reply)
Strobist Info: Sun @ Manual 1/1 Camera left. Camera exposed for ambient sky. :-)
yourFAVORITEmartian (60 months ago | reply)
Simply amazing, the light and exposure here. Like you're right inside the cab with him.
imageshark (60 months ago | reply)
im amazed by the quality of these images from the 1940's...
Craig Jewell Photography (60 months ago | reply)
This photo is stunning. The Lighting is phenomenal
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david goodis (59 months ago | reply)
mrdustin : it sure is artificial, I mean you have to imagine the strobe light, the heavy large format camera on its tripod, and I am pretty sure the worker (actor?) had to hold his breath for while.
Still a beautiful shot, reminds me norman rockwell and pinups and abov all it is amazing to see such a color picture from this time and in a such good condition.
Renata Diem (59 months ago | reply)
Great photos here!
Neuköln (59 months ago | reply)
@ david goodis - strobe light? I think you'll find this picture pre-dates strobes by a good number of years, or decades even. it's more likely some combination of reflector, flashbulb, possibly a hot light, and external (possibly artificial) light.
david goodis (59 months ago | reply)
Neukoln : you name it :-)
tofu_minx (59 months ago | reply)
how come the resolution is so low?
Mark Wheadon (59 months ago | reply)
Very cinematic - wonderful!
Mista Niss [deleted] (59 months ago | reply)
Like a still from a David Lynch film.
SS&SS (59 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot this belongs there
mcmullen-smith (59 months ago | reply)
"how come the resolution is so low?"
So some dweeb doesn't poach it and try to resell as their own work on iStock.
Mal the Dsturbd Citizn [deleted] (59 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Mal's Best of the Best, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
rharrison (58 months ago | reply)
My god this picture is just extraordinary. Alfred Palmer is a true artist. I'm going to go look for more of his work right now!
elara (58 months ago | reply)
Beautiful lighting here...lovely
Lvx Lvcis (56 months ago | reply)
one of the most impressive early-color works I've seen.
nubludust (52 months ago | reply)
Brilliant shot... like a dark Norman Rockwell
btoast (51 months ago | reply)
WTF, beautiful
marco zeppetella (51 months ago | reply)
wonderful shot!
Rhys Jones Photography (50 months ago | reply)
This is absolutely outstanding. Whoever developed this was very knowledgeable.
psycrow_0 (50 months ago | reply)
Interesting point of view. The angle of the camera is quiet amazing. might not be easy to get that shot from so deep.
mseham37 (50 months ago | reply)
very expressive light there!
Luiz Mascarenhas [deleted] (50 months ago | reply)
Fantastic composition - Great light - Nicely exposed.
cltan47 [deleted] (50 months ago | reply)
Bad lighting from his background and bottom part of his legs
RUHE Photography [deleted] (50 months ago | reply)
What an amazing photo
artland (50 months ago | reply)
wonderfulllllllllllllll !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wampirka1988 (50 months ago | reply)
love it
yusuf_alioglu (49 months ago | reply)
Beautiful work...
yusuf_alioglu (49 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called FREE EARTH - FREE PEOPLES ©, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
sharkoman (49 months ago | reply)
wonderful
PeterRamsing (49 months ago | reply)
I love the feeling of this photo.
* Elisabeth85 * (49 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Black and white in full color ;-), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
The Library of Congress (49 months ago | reply)
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jake196902 (48 months ago | reply)
NICE!