Good Morning, Oppo

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09/13/2018 at 09:00 • Filed to: good morning oppo

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Aug. 28, 1939. “Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco. General Motors exhibit of GMC trucks with Pan American Airways Clipper Ship [ Boeing 314   Honolulu Clipper ]   at Treasure Island. Bay Bridge in background.”

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DISCUSSION (4)


Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > ttyymmnn
09/13/2018 at 10:09

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That tractor is pretty cool too. Amazing to see such a high resolution scan of such an old photo.


Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > Just Jeepin'
09/13/2018 at 10:26

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There’s a lot to like in that photo. I’m not sure how Shorpy does it. I think they are scanning from original negatives, and at some ridiculous resolution. I could spend hours at their site if I let myself. Speaking of tractors, here is today’s featured image.

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Kinja'd!!! Just Jeepin' > ttyymmnn
09/13/2018 at 10:31

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Thanks, I wasn’t aware of Shorpy. I sense that a rabbit hole has just opened in my universe.


Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > Just Jeepin'
09/13/2018 at 10:36

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Some of the shots are historic, most are rather mundane. But they open an amazing time portal to the past. I like to look at these amazing hi-res photos and study what’s in the background, because those are the real details of everyday life back in the day.