Mystery rolls of film from the 1960's in San Francisco

[xkaes]

Was it YOU???? Curious minds want to know!!!

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/man-seeks-answers-about-mystery-cache-of-photos-from-the-1960s/

 

[Kino]

Beware; a million pop-ups and the video refused to play after the commercial! Dumped 52 cookies on my browser as well; had to clear my cache and wipe my cookies!

Too bad; I wanted to see this...

 

[xkaes]

I didn't have that problem, and it is from the genuine, https, CBS website. Maybe it's available somewhere else.

 

[Don_ih]

had to clear my cache and wipe my cookies!

Sounds obscene....

The video played fine for me. Maybe because I have Privacy Badger and UBlock Origin installed as extensions.

The photographer may have died 50 years ago. Some very recognizable people in those photos, though. I hope they do figure out who took the photos and that there are more good ones on the remaining rolls. Wonder how the Anscochrome will develop at this point in time?

 

[xkaes]

Apparently they were found in a "Storage lot auction". That's where a storage lot is unpaid/abandoned and the lot owner sells whatever is in it to the highest bidder. Fortunately, the winner found the rolls of film and didn't just throw them out -- like most people would have. I assume the owner of the storage lot must have records of the owner, but you are right, the photographer is probably dead. S/he was obviously an experienced photographer -- skilled and with good gear -- and politically savvy. Obviously not an 18 year old punk.

I'm sure there will be more clues as the photos are examined. Lots of people in those photos know who was behind the camera, and with enough PR will be uncovered.

Just beautiful work -- I hope a documentary is done when all the rolls are developed.

Does anyone develop Kodachrome today?????

 

[Don_ih]

Obviously not an 18 year old punk.

Nothing obvious about that. Knowing how to use a camera isn't now and wasn't then any kind of magical ability. They are just photos - they happen to be photos of socially and historically important people and events. But at the time, that was all just what was happening. And whoever took the photos was in the middle of it. And probably belonged there.

 

[pbromaghin]

Astounding.

 

[qqphot]

It's unfortunate that the remaining rolls of Kodachrome are more or less orphaned, it hasn't been possible to develop it in color for years now. I suppose black and white is better than nothing. Perhaps there's hope for the others though!

 

[xkaes]

They are just photos

Ansel Adams pictures are "just photos". Whoever took those photos obviously had a lot of skill and experience that didn't just fall out of the air. It's certainly way beyond what I could have done -- or do today, for that matter! I don't think it will be long before we learn who it is. S/he has to be known by many people in those photos, of course, many of those people, like Timothy Leary are dead.

 

[Don_ih]

Looks like it could be one of these people on the left:

That was from Getty. The following by the unknown photographer:

That was April 27, 1968.

A reflection of the photographer:

"just photos".

You probably wouldn't be able to count the number of skilled and experienced photographers in San Francisco at the end of the 60's. It was a counter-culture mecca.

There's more at Internet Archive blog.

Also, this photo:

by Paul Richards is similar to

So many people taking so many photos of the same things, chances are whoever took these photos is in a lot of photos of those events.

 

[xkaes]

So many people taking so many photos of the same things, chances are whoever took these photos is in a lot of photos of those events.

Good point. Where's Paul Drake when you need him?