Help dating Negatives

[CGA'82]

Hello, I recently bought about 48 Kodak negatives and am trying to date them.

The negative Images are 2 1/2 X 4 1/4 and few have v at the clear edge and a few have written #'s 2255.

 

[MattKing]

Welcome to Photrio.
Are the negatives individual, or are there two or more attached? Is there any indication that they are Kodak film negatives?
They sound like the size for 116 - which was made between 1899 and 1984 - or 616 - which was made between 1931 and 1984.

 

[CGA'82]

Thank you for your reply. The negatives came in a very dilapidated yellow Kodak envelope with a man standing behind a women with a camera. A Kodak box(V620) image at the bottom of envelope.
The negatives are singles images not attached. They are mostly of the Coast Guard Academy content b&w. Thanks again!

 

[MattKing]

It might help if you shared some images of them - including the envelope.
If you show us backlit digital images of the negatives, including the edges - something like these: https://www.photrio.com/forum/resou...nsparencies-for-troubleshooting-purposes.461/

 

[CGA'82]

Here are 2 examples, I hope the images come thru.

 

[CGA'82]

This is the front and back of the envelope.

 

[MattKing]

You may need to re-size the images before uploading them - I aim for jpegs, with the longest dimension being 1000 - 1200 pixels.

 

[CGA'82]

Yellow envelope

 

[CGA'82]

Other side yellow envelope

 

[CGA'82]

CG Academy with the "V" at the top edge.

 

[CGA'82]

Top edge #2255.

 

[MattKing]

Here is an inversion of that single negative:

 

[MattKing]

I think I can read the name "Tharp" in pencil in the spot for the name on the envelope. I don't know if that means something to you.
I also think I see "616" in pencil on the negative, but as posted above, that only narrows it down to about 50 years!
The envelope has an ad for "Verichrome" film, which was made between 1931 and 1956, but labs were known to keep using envelopes like that until they ran out of them - they wouldn't necessarily have been removed from service in 1956.

 

[CGA'82]

Wow! That is unbelievable what you have done. Thank you Matt and all. This was someone's history that got sold(my guess) at an estate sale. I collect old Coast Guard Academy items(being a graduate) and will donate them to the Academy museum. The more I learn about these items the better connection they will have for others- I hope. Thank you all.

 

[CGA'82]

Tharp- may be Edward R. Tharp who graduated in 1944 from the CG Academy. He recieved a Bronze Star on D-Day aboard the Samuel Chase.

 

[MattKing]

You are welcome.
I think you will find that Photrio is full of people who love trying to solve historical mysteries.
Hope you decide to stay around.

 

[loccdor]

Quite awesome.

 

[Sirius Glass]

Welcome to Photrio!

 

[CGA'82]

You are welcome.
I think you will find that Photrio is full of people who love trying to solve historical mysteries.
Hope you decide to stay around.

Very cool place you have here. I might have a few more other items coming... Thanks again!