photographing rome (3 resultados)

Softcover. Condición: Near Fine. A book that looks almost new; Amphoto travel guide; 9.10 X 4.50 X 0.40 inches; 128 pages; Filled with photos and maps.

Condición: Good. Meets the good condition guidelines. Tear on cover. Has wear. Five star seller - Buy with confidence!

Three vols. 1st -- Atlas Folio. 21 x 25 in. With 67 original photographs sized 20 x 24 in. printed on very thick matte-finish photo paper stock, many w/ USAF stamps on verso of images, some w/ ink or pencil annotations (a very few w/ small pinholes at corners of blank margins, slight rippling); 2nd -- 4to. [78; 76 (unpaginated).], pages comprised of mylar leaves, black paper separation pages inserted, with 151 original and commercial photos laid-in, some w/ photographer's stamps, or other annotations on verso, most with identifying text in lower fore-edge of the negative; the first volume primarily printed on thick matte-finish photo paper stock; second volume photos printed mostly on glossy photo paper stock; 1st vol. is a black vinyl 19-ring binder, rounded corners (occasional rippling to photos inserted, some wear the mylar covered leaves), 2nd vol. is gray vinyl 3-ring binder, w/ bicentennial sticker for the Air Force Reserve on front cover, rounded corners, still an excellent archive, images with excellent contrast, two business cards for Colonel Arthur H. Martin laid-in, as well as 6 pp. ALS from Martin stationed for training at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, MT, to fiance Priscilla Prickett (later married in 1958), in East Stanwood, WA. This extraordinary photographic archive offers an inestimable visual record of western Europe and North Africa from the air following World War II, with the large poster-size images revealing a surprising artistry and composition, especially considering they were shot while traveling at an average cruising speed of 410 mph. In 1952, with the Korean War dragging on, and the Cold War growing colder, the United States Air Force began a massive upgrading of their strategic and tactical assets in Europe, reactivating many units which had been decommissioned, or transferred back to the U.S. from 1947-1949. The 117th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing was transferred in from Georgia to provide tactical, visual, photographic, and electronic reconnaissance by both day and night for NATO forces within the European Command. The poster-size and smaller 8 x 10 photographs from these missions document a Europe rebuilding itself following World War II, occasionally showing buildings covered in scaffolding, some areas still bombed out, automobiles traveling the roads, apartment blocks recovering, and of course many of the most famous architectural landmarks in Europe. These images encompass ice flows on the Rhine River, stunning vistas of US Sabre jets flying in formation over the Alps, views over Paris, Venice, Padua, Florence, Rome, Marseilles, Monte Carlo, the remarkable switchback road leading up to the Eagles Nest, American World War II battlefield monuments in France, and much more. The second album is composed largely of photographs of military aircraft, naval vessels, together with a few images of combat in Korea and Vietnam. The album opens with a photo of a Lockheed Shoot Star RF-80 shown with all of the camera equipment piled around the nose, followed by images of Vought F4U-1A Corsairs flying in formation, B-17 & B-29 Bombers, F100C Super Sabre jets, Gloster Meteor jet fighter, a Gloster Whittle, a crashed Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, a Nike Hercules missile, and many other military aircraft. The 32nd TRS which was redesignated from the 157th TRS was charged with vertical photography of Germany, prospective paratroop drop zones, oblique photography of the Danube and Rhine Rivers and their bridges, as well airfields, cities, and other surrounding areas. In late 1952 and early 1953, the 32nd was dispatched to North Africa to photograph the Sidi Slimane and Nosseur Air Bases in Morocco, as well as cities and strategic areas in Libya, Algeria, and other areas of the Mediterranean. Unfortunately, until 1955, the Reconnaissance Wing Squadrons often suffered from parts shortages, obsolete and worn out aircraft, and the 32nd suffered a number of accidents, or grounded aircraft, even occasionally suffering casualties. which had been redesignated from the 157 TRS Wing in July, 1952 to expand the Cold War mission. Martin (b. 1930) enlisted in the Air Force, and by 1952 was stationed for training at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, MT, and later served with the 32nd & 38th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadrons, and would eventually become a Colonel with the Oregon National Air Guard Reserves, and historian for the Oregon Military Museum Foundation, as well as teacher and principal of Meek School. See: Doug Gordon, Tactical Reconnaissance in the Cold War (2006), pp. 74-110.