Thursday, August 09, 2007

Circus Hall of Fame #1 (From Eric Beheim)


CHOF1, originally uploaded by bucklesw1.


Attached are 15 photos from a 1957 View-Master set on the Circus Hall of Fame. (These were either taken in 1956 or 1957.) None of the performers shown are credited, but perhaps your bloggers can identify them.
Eric


"I don't recognize a soul here. Of course, pictures taken of me a half century ago would be quite a mystery as well." Buckles

Posted by Buckles at 8/09/2007 06:05:00 AM

4 comments:

Harry Kingston said...

Eric,
Since these are view master and shot in the mid 1950's, view master used Kodachrome slide film.
this is some of the greatest color in the world when exposed right. The film was only had a speed of about asa 8 and then they came out with asa 25. It requires alot of light but renders the ebst color ever and will not fade with time like other slide film.
Note, the way every shot is framed as these were 3-D images and showed depth. You place something near the camera then another in the middle of the frame and them farther out. It is like being there seeing the depth added to the photos.
When I take circus photos I always shoot Kodachrome for the color registration since it will last forever. So 30 years down the road I will know what color this wagon or truck was.
Harry

09 August, 2007 15:38
Anonymous said...

I was lucky enough, being a northern boy, to see the Hall of Fame in 1971, The impression that the two hemisphere wagon made upon entrance to the attraction was amazing. It is great though that through John Zweifels efforts that you can still be overwhelmed by that great wagon as it is on display at CWM in Baraboo with the Museum's and John efforts. Even though the wagon hasn't paraded down any streets now for a couple of years it and the rest of the wagon collection present their circus history through their preservation. RDP in Baraboo

09 August, 2007 15:57
Anonymous said...

Harry,
All stereo (3D) was and is still shot with a camera that has two lenses approximately as far a your eyes are apart. If you look at some old stereo cards, you will notice that the views are not exactly alike, thus the 3D effect.
As far as the Kodak color film, Hollywood found that it did not stand up over the years and I have some old Kodak pictures (printed) that are turning red or pink.

09 August, 2007 19:05
Harry Kingston said...

Hi Bob Kitto,
Yes, i know exactly what yuo are talking about with 3-D photography.
I have and use the Stereo Realist cameras as well as the Kodak Stereo also.
It takes 2 pictures at a time offset to give the 3-D effect.
The view master was also 3-D put on a wheel with 2 shots also. When you shoot 3-D you always try to put something in the forground and something else a little farther out for the effect like hollywood did it in the 1950's with there 3-D movies.
Bob, I think you miss understood me on what I was talking about on kodachrome slides and this film will not fade or turn red as it is a black and white process with the color dyes added to it. It has been around since 1935 and still has beautiful color.
Yes Kodak Kodacolor will fade as it is a color negative process like Hollywood used and will turn red in time. Hollywood bitched at kodak on account of this and they chaged there process to make it last longer.
When I shoot circus photos I shoot both color negatives and Kodachrome slides as Kodachrome will not fade with time like the negatives will.
Eric's viewmasters of the Circus Hall of Fame ought to be still just a beautiful now as they were in the 1950's and should say Kodachrome on them and will not fade.
Kodak's Ektachrome slides are bad about turning blue.
Kodacolor negatives will turn red with time.
Harry

10 August, 2007 07:14

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