Filmwasters
Which Board? => Photo Essays => Topic started by: Jack Johnson on June 22, 2016, 07:22:05 AM
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The brother of my wife's paternal grandfather was a Filmwaster. :) His name was
Austin Harold Childs, but everyone called him Brick due to his red hair.
I have two albums, one circa 1925 and the other circa 1945. He was stationed in Marrakech in World War II.
I've started to scan some of the images.
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7455/27553263680_27c34e34a2_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/HYMFmm)
1925-00-00-001 (https://flic.kr/p/HYMFmm) by Jack Johnson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/27031365@N02/), on Flickr
Brick, on horseback.
(https://c8.staticflickr.com/8/7348/27755505271_08a61e9670_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JhEdJk)
1925-00-00-002 (https://flic.kr/p/JhEdJk) by Jack Johnson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/27031365@N02/), on Flickr
Scene from an unidentified Wild West show.
(https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7791/27831398755_9e3a7b8a4c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/JpncdF)
1925-00-00-004 (https://flic.kr/p/JpncdF) by Jack Johnson (https://www.flickr.com/photos/27031365@N02/), on Flickr
Anyone know their planes?
(Quick fact edit: Austin was my wife's grandfather. His brother's name was Harold.)
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Exciting and emotive histories in those images. Thanks a lot for sharing.
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These are amazing! Can't wait to see more :)
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They might be Curtis JN-4 trainers. I like the photographer's shadow in that shot. Thanks for sharing these.
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Really cool photos. Reminds me that I need to start going through the family photos.
The planes aren't Jennies. The cockpits are too far back in the fuselage and they're V-12s, not V-8s. I'm not sure what they are, but probably 1920s-30s. Need to do a little research.
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VERY interesting!
Love them.
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I'm guessing the colors on the rudders of those planes are blue/white/red: they look kind of French to me...
Oops! now I see the stars on the wings--clearly American.
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My best guess for the plane would be some sort of De Havilland DH4. They were made in many variations, but most of the details seem to line up, equal wingspan, hoops under the ends of the lower wings, water cooled, V12. Here's a tiny image I found of one that's pretty close: http://www.corpusetampois.com/che-20-19170919etatsuniens-dehavilland-dh4.jpg (http://www.corpusetampois.com/che-20-19170919etatsuniens-dehavilland-dh4.jpg)
Here's some info: http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/MuseumExhibits/FactSheets/Display/tabid/509/Article/197397/de-havilland-dh-4.aspx (http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/MuseumExhibits/FactSheets/Display/tabid/509/Article/197397/de-havilland-dh-4.aspx)
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Yep, I think you're right - DH-4s, and from the service history in the link you posted, DH-4Bs or -4Ms. Judging by the surroundings in the photos, could very well have been taken while on anti-bandit patrols along the Mexican border between 1919 and 1921.
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It's fitting that some of these were part of an aerial photography unit.
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Hey Jack, great shots and a fascinating story too. I have something similar to offer and have been meaning to get started on the scanning required to bring it 'to the people', but as usual, I haven't had time. My grandfather, Charlie Wenn, was in the Royal Air Force during WWII and was stationed in the UK, South Africa, India and the Far East. He ended up - after several role changes - running a mobile photographic unit in Malaysia and he left me a TON of photos when he died a few years ago. Most are contact prints from 6x9 negs and so are nice and sharp. Lots of annotations on the back too which is a big help in placing and dating them.