Tribute - John Gorman's vintage San Francisco

[Nancy123]

What a blast it is to see all these photos, Nancy! I can't imagine what it's like for you combing through your father's work. Please keep it coming!

Thank you millenial. And yes, it's a lot of fun combing through the archives. I get the biggest kick out of the 4x5 negatives from the 1940s. There will be more coming!

 

[Nancy123]

"Jane Russell arrives at S.F. Airport aboard a Western Airlines, Feb. 2, 1953."

 

[Nancy123]

In post #218, page 9, the first three cars in front of the War Assets Administration are:
1948 Studebaker convertible, 1941 Buick, 1946 or '47 Chevy.

 

[Nancy123]

I don't have a name for this guy, just "Alcatraz official" and "Swift & Co." and "March 16, 1949." No other reference to his job or why the meat company is mentioned (if that's what it is). It's a cool shot and he sort of looks like he could be Al Capone's buddy!

 

[MattKing]

Or J. Edgar Hoover

 

[grahamp]

Very much of the period. Well balanced fill-in flash. Not much else you could do on a day like that.

 

[Nancy123]

Very much of the period. Well balanced fill-in flash. Not much else you could do on a day like that.

And I like to point out that my dad was a mere 29 years old when he took that picture. Of course, he'd been taking pictures since he was a young teenager. He was an accomplished artist and technician at an early age.

 

[grahamp]

The scope of subjects and the quality of the work has to command respect. Something to be said for press training when you only had a handful of sheets to get a defining image!