Ansco aerial film 9.5" x 180'

[MenacingTourist]

I'm helping an elderly neighbor sell off his photo store remains. He had the store for 40 years starting in 1957. This particular couriosity is something that interests me personally.

Ansco Type-1B Class-A
Versapan Reconnaissance Film.
9.5" x 180'
Exposure index 80
Expiration date of June 1962

The tape on the lid is long gone so I don't even know if it's good or not. Our good buddy Jim Galli has agreed to test it for me but I was also hoping someone knew anything else about it. Give me something to think about while Jim has all the fun

Thanks,

Alan.

 

[MattCarey]

Sounds like my friend's father, who used to fly with Francis Gary Powers, might have had some of this in his camera...

I'll be curious to see what else comes out of the vaults.

Matt

p.s. tell you neighbor that we all appreciate the 40 years of hard work.

 

[MenacingTourist]

He had me come over today and look around. Apparently he moved the shop to his garage for a while and never moved it out. There's a whole wall filled with film and camera cases and flash bulbs. We found a 20 year old polaroid camera with film in it and fired off a shot. Worked pretty good for color.

I'm in the process of getting pictures of his 80 or so promotional display posters from Kodak and Ansco. All the great Kodak slogans on heavy board. Here's the stack I brought home. He even has a few lighted signs.

 

[Photo Engineer]

I used to use this in the 50s and 60s.

Just FYI as a hint, I was certified to an altitude to 100,000 ft and I lost my first job due to the downing of 2 U2 planes. Hehehehe.

Very familiar product. The 6750 header in the description # brought back memories.

PS. I learned Russian.

PE

 

[MattCarey]

I used to use this in the 50s and 60s.

Just FYI as a hint, I was certified to an altitude to 100,000 ft and I lost my first job due to the downing of 2 U2 planes. Hehehehe.

Very familiar product. The 6750 header in the description # brought back memories.

PS. I learned Russian.

PE

You didn't happen to live in Turkey for any part of your life, did you?

Matt

 

[Photo Engineer]

You didn't happen to live in Turkey for any part of your life, did you?

Matt

No, Matt. SEA. They flew from hither to yon and yon to hither. It was a one-way flight. After the U2.... Well, something else took place. ~smiles~

I have a picture of that plane too. It was NOT the Blackbird or anything ever published.

PE

 

[dmax]

Vee haff vays of making you talk!

Now, about zee secret emulsion formula that you haff been vorking on... Ver are zee notebooks hidden, hmm? (-:

 

[Photo Engineer]

The secret formulas are on files in this very computer!

Behind a very good firewall!

You sound like Colonel Klank. (Hope you get that reference - yes Klank is correct)

PE

 

[Dave Wooten]

Sounds like my friend's father, who used to fly with Francis Gary Powers, might have had some of this in his camera...

I'll be curious to see what else comes out of the vaults.

Matt

p.s. tell you neighbor that we all appreciate the 40 years of hard work.

Just for interest trivia see the photograph in my personal gallery of Francis Gary Powers Jr and Sergei Kruschev (son of Nikita)

 

[dmax]

The secret formulas are on files in this very computer!

Behind a very good firewall!

You sound like Colonel Klank. (Hope you get that reference - yes Klank is correct)

PE

Colonel Klink to you, Hogan. (-:

 

[MattCarey]

Just for interest trivia see the photograph in my personal gallery of Francis Gary Powers Jr and Sergei Kruschev (son of Nikita)

Interesting...If things had went the way FGP Sr. was trained, FGP Jr. wouldn't be alive. The father wasn't supposed to allow himself to be captured. I know at least one old counter-espionage guy who wasn't too pleased with that.

Matt