WW2 redux
 

How was this stuff undiscovered for so long - new to me at least and I search...

What a record of war....beautiful - horrifying

Real Art

Underfire: The Untold Story of Pfc. Tony Vaccaro | Official website for the HBO Documentary 'Underfire: The Untold Story of Pfc. Tony Vaccaro'.

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Wow... horrible and amazing...

An Argus C3, it looks like.

Had one of those. Would fit in my pocket. Thousands of color slides.

It is what it is.

From wiki:

The Argus C3 was a low-priced rangefinder camera mass-produced from 1939 to 1966 by Argus in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. The camera sold about 2 million units, making it one of the most popular cameras in history. Due to its shape, size, and weight, it is commonly referred to as "The Brick" by photographers.
The most famous 20th-century photographer who used it was Tony Vaccaro, who employed this model during World War II.

And he took 8000 pics with it - many as bullets were flying - at him - the Hurtgen Forest fer christ sake !
Developed them in helmets.
Hid them away for 50 years - I had never seen any of those shots.
Lots of German soldiers carried cameras at the front; this is a great site;

http://histomil.com/viewtopic.php?f=338&t=3918

But This guy is an amazing artist - post war pics were great and deservedly well known.

- but it is always fascinating to me when something significant appears "out of nowhere"
And the past comes alive - it ain't even past.