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Posted by ken anderson. on 25/11/2012 14:50:25:

ken anderson ne..1 .......WW2 dept.....

forgot to mention that there is 6 page's of fullsize pic's.........really good quality also.....

Well done Ken ni the WW" dept... had to make a cuppa and go over these twice, superb....

My P51b is now going to be a British version....

Cheers Ken....

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There is a story behind this one, many years ago I was given an album of old photographs. They were taken during a motor tour of the French Alps in the Grenoble area, probably before the first World War. They were of very high quality, probably taken on glass slides. The car is visible in a lot of pics but despite the inclusion of the British registration I have been unable to find the make of car. Copied all the photos and researched their locations. I then sent the album to Grenoble town hall.........

This is a small part of one picture, apparently taken in the square at Nyons. The attitude of and expressions on the men's faces says it all.

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I have now looked at Nyons by Google street view and the square seems to be 'Place de la Liberacion, which obviously has changed a great deal in 100 years, but the shape of some of the arches can still be seen as part of some shops and bars.

Incidentally I also have similar copies from the same time of photos of Veynes, Tain l'Hermitage, Embrun in France. and other places nearby.

If anyone knows the area I am looking for a place or installation called 'Seychillumies' which appears to be a dam or hydro-electric station.

Having looked hard at the car again, the number is written

59 - HH so it might not be a British car,but I know the photographer was..........

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This is the car I mentioned. On a 'road' in the Grenoble area. (A bit stretched!!)

I have also identified the square in Nyons, it is Place des Arcades and still looks similar. There is a plaque on a wall under one of the arches there where a resistance member was captured.

Edited By Chris P. Bacon on 08/12/2012 00:22:08

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Posted by Chris P. Bacon on 11/12/2012 08:29:49:

I showed this at a Photographic club after hours of work in a darkroom. Most of them liked it but a few said that I should have left the picture as it was, missing the point, I think.

Edited By Chris P. Bacon on 11/12/2012 08:30:34


Wow, takes a great deal of patience to get a result like that, it's a work of art; photographs should be works of art IMHO and are worth more than something that just technically correct.

Garbo,

Is there a pot of gold in that car where the rainbow lands?

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