Written by Having been born in the colorful sixties, I’m nostalgic today as the world says goodbye to Kodachrome. Today is officially the last day that any lab will process this film, after its 75-year run. As a kid I often shot lesser quality print film with my “instamatic” camera (remember film cartridges and flash cubes?), but during this time my father-in-law had smartly gravitated towards shooting slides with Kodachrome film.
Thanks to his good film choice and excellent camera skills, we’ve enjoyed some wonderful slide shows over the years. Many of his slides still have excellent color.
Below are a few samples of his work, featuring my wife Cathy as a youngster.
And at the bottom of this entry I embedded a youtube link to the Paul Simon tune Kodachrome, which is accompanied by a nicely done fan video.
Friend Jim Nissen’s 1916 Curtis Jenny, in Livermore California.
Six-year-old Cathy (in red) and her sister Laura catch dinner at a trout farm
Cathy on her sister’s back, with her mother holding brother Billy in the distance…at their home in Livermore California.
Cathy and her sister Laura, on their move across the country from Delaware to California at age six.
Cathy and Laura stop by a lake near Yellowstone.
Cathy explores the hills of Livermore California, at age seven.
Cathy (in pink) with her sister Laura (in yellow), and her mother, grandmother, and baby brother Billy.
Cathy and her sister Laura in Yellowstone
Christmas when Cathy was six.
Cathy, her sister, and her brother, on picture day at school (Cathy was in second grade).
Eleven-year-old Cathy, already a good rider.
A trip to Half Moon Bay, South of San Francisco, when Cathy and I were seventeen.
As always, I enjoy your pictures! thank you for sharing!
Kodachrome slides with their crazy blues are truly a wonder. Thanks for sharing.
Dear Mr. Corman,
This email is coming out of the blue. It has nothing to do with your website except for one photograph, the Jenny JN-4D.
My name is Larry Telles and I have written a middle grade children’s book whose hero flies such a biplane. I wanted to have a photograph of the Jenny on my bio page. I found a picture at the Air and Space Museum and requested a copy. They refused when I told them that the biplane was going to be in the background and I was in the foreground dresses in an WWII aviator’s helmet, goggles, and a white silk scarf.
On further research I came upon another website https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/curtiss-jn-4d-jenny-photograph. These two photographs will be combined using Photoshop. I contacted the photographer who took the photograph. He told me to contact the owner of the plane. I sent an email to the Hill Air Force Base in Utah. They said could not help. After more searches I found that Jim Nissen past away and I couldn’t find any relatives to contact for permission. I came upon your website after several hours.
The name of the pocket book: The Hooded Rider of Whispering Pines. The book is being published by Bitterroot Mountain Publishing House (www.BMPHMedia.com). This book will be on Amazon and since it is a Print On Demand site I can not predict how many copies will be sold. I don’t believe more 1000.
Do you know if he had any living relatives?
Thank you in advance.
Larry Telles