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Topic: Incredible LIFE pictures on Google

Thad
First Class Passenger
Member # 1224

posted 11-19-2008 12:53 AM

Here are a selection of liner pictures from LIFE magazine on google.

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 11-19-2008 01:14 AM

Thanks for sharing. There are also several interior images of ss France showing just how elegant some of her interiors were. The color images of Normandie after the fire on her side are very dramatic.

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Jekyll
First Class Passenger
Member # 1878

posted 11-19-2008 10:22 AM

These are great shots! I look at the pic of QE each day as i have it framedin my solarium. I love that shot.

The pic of QM and Normandie is quite striking and a real contrast between wartime and peace time.

Thanks for sharing. Do you have a URL to more shots?

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Cunard Fan
First Class Passenger
Member # 7530

posted 11-19-2008 02:16 PM

Great pictures! Its funny to me seeing colored pictures from back then. I have a hard time imagining stuff from back then in color. LOL

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 11-19-2008 02:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Cunard Fan:
Great pictures! Its funny to me seeing colored pictures from back then. I have a hard time imagining stuff from back then in color. LOL

As dramatic as B&W is, color certainly makes the image more contemporary.

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Liner Enthusiast
First Class Passenger
Member # 6336

posted 11-19-2008 03:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Thad:
Here are a selection of liner pictures from LIFE magazine on google.

Wow! What fabulous shot!
The contrast between the B&W/Grey Queen Mary and vibrant prewar livery still on Normandie is absolutely poetic.

I would love this as a framed poster print on my office wall.

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Thad
First Class Passenger
Member # 1224

posted 11-19-2008 03:30 PM

When searching Google Images, type "source:life" after whatever it is you are searcing for...

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Thad
First Class Passenger
Member # 1224

posted 11-19-2008 03:43 PM

Two other nice ones..

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Thad
First Class Passenger
Member # 1224

posted 11-19-2008 03:56 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Liner Enthusiast:
Wow! What fabulous shot!
The contrast between the B&W/Grey Queen Mary and vibrant prewar livery still on Normandie is absolutely poetic.
I would love this as a framed poster print on my office wall.

Link to a larger version
Normandie & QM

And HERE to purchase versions...

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Liner Enthusiast
First Class Passenger
Member # 6336

posted 11-19-2008 04:02 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Thad:

Link to a larger version
Normandie & QM
And HERE to purchase versions...

Perfect!
Thanks a lot!

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dmwnc1
Cruise Director
Member # 3785

posted 11-19-2008 04:15 PM

Just out of curiosity why would the QM have her lifeboats swung out to the side?

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Johan
First Class Passenger
Member # 4458

posted 11-20-2008 05:24 AM

I see some khaki behind the lifeboats (it is a wonderful color photo !)
Perhaps a drill or exerccise is going on ?

Normandie looks much bigger than QM.

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 11-20-2008 07:31 AM

One correction....the colored photo of Normandie shows her funnels in a more Cunard red when in reality French Line funnels were a crimson red.....perhaps it's the age of the photo.

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matdark
First Class Passenger
Member # 5526

posted 11-20-2008 01:07 PM

... or dusk

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 11-20-2008 04:44 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Thad:
Here are a selection of liner pictures from LIFE magazine on google.

It appears that French Line crimson red (like Cunard red) either fades or changes w/each dye lot. I would think crimson red being much darker but I have seen color images of Normandie and ss France w/a lighter red/orange livery.

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 11-20-2008 04:50 PM

It is interesting to compare the bridgefronts of Normandie and QM. The Cunarder appeared very dated when compared to the incredibly modern look of the CGT liner.

Even though they are basically the same width, Normandie w/her expansive bridge appears much wider.

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NAL
First Class Passenger
Member # 1102

posted 11-20-2008 06:52 PM

Normandie was way before my time, but I have seen Flandre, Ile-de-France, Liberte, and France and have sailed on each. The CGT funnels were always crimson red with no orange-red at all. This orange-red only appears in photos.

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lasuvidaboy
First Class Passenger
Member # 4527

posted 11-20-2008 08:30 PM

quote:
Originally posted by NAL:
The CGT funnels were always crimson red with no orange-red at all. This orange-red only appears in photos.

Could be the light. There are a few color films of Normandie on YouTube. In those films, the funnels look anywhere from dark to medium red-depending on the light.

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