Hipster alert: From Italy #fragile on InstaGram

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: VERY Expired Polaroid Type 47

Story: I picked up an old Polaroid 900 camera in January 2012. When I examined it, I was surprised to see film in it. The film was labeled Type 47 film, ASA 3000 and it was on exposure #2. The camera was in a Polaroid leather case and had an original receipt of sale in September 1963. I was really excited about trying the film and nervous as well. Only one exposure was used from the roll. I have no idea how old the film was, but I surmise it was probably circa 1970's-- 30 to 40 year old Polaroid roll film! I knew the batteries were dead,but the 900 should work in manual mode. I carefully read the on-line instruction manual to operate the camera. I took exposure #2. I waited 1 minute to develop (normal Type 47 develops in 10 seconds). When I peeled the print off, I got a big black (or rather grey) rectangle. Shutter did not work!?! BUT, I was hopeful-- since I got a black picture, the developer was sort of working! If the developer was not viable, the picture would be all white. Double checked everything and took exposure #3. Again black picture. This is not good. I was wasting the precious film. Not enough light? I hooked an electronic flash to the camera. Took exposure #4. Flash did not trip. *sad face* Shutter was broken... My next idea was going to see if I could transfer the film from the 900 to a working Polaroid 110A. I never ran film in the 110A, but I knew the shutter worked flawlessly. Since I never loaded Polaroid roll film before, I had no idea how it was done. All I knew was there were 2 doors in the back of the roll cameras and two bays in the camera. I put the two cameras on the floor of my closet, closed the door and attempted to do the transfer. I didn't want to disturb things too much and try to keep the film and paper registered. It took a little doing. The paper and film separated a little, but I did my best to register it before I closed the two covers... (mind you this is in the dark, and I have never seen Polaroid roll film before). Now, I am really excited. I tell my family to come and take a picture. Took a meter reading at ASA 3000 and I used the self-timer on the camera to try a family portrait. Exposure #5; pulled the film through the rollers and waited 1 minute again. The suspense was killing me. We stand around the camera, pull the paper, and the picture is mostly white... When I transferred the film, there was this tissue paper stuff that got skewed and found itself between the paper and film. The paper never got any developer... A little discouraged, I decided to try again. Exposure #6; took another exposure and waited another minute. Lo and behold, we got this image from 30-40 year old Polaroid roll film!! The white streak on the bottom right is leftover tissue paper stuff that was not cleared from exposure #5. I still have exposure #7 and #8 to go. Not sure what to take a picture of!?!

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: Japantown San Jose



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Hipster alert: Be Thankful... #AmnestyInternational on InstaGram

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Hipster alert: Stormy on InstaGram

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: Pie!



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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: Star Award

Mascotte I designed for the american firm Touchpoint Solutions(a healthcare communications network): they have a 'Star Award' and this guy seemed appropriate to be the mascot of that. www.touchpointsolutions.com/index.html

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: Thanksgiving Day

The first migrant junco at my feeder! And a red-breasted nuthatch caught our eyes...usually we see the white-breasted ones.

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: Magic Magnetic Photo Album

Remember these? "Magic Page" photo albums--lift the plastic sheet, lay your print on the tacky page, smooth it down, and enjoy. That is, until the plastic and tacky crap caused your photos to fade, stick and warp. I had dozens of books filled with careful arrangements of photos, and I spent most of the late 1990s carefully peeling my prints and ephemera bits from the pages. Some of my prints refused to come up clean, and many were color-damaged by the chemicals in the plastic pages.\ Nowadays, I lose photos to the Blue Screen of Death and the expiration of media types (floppy disks, corrupt CDs, etc.).

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: 1952 ... he remembered!

actress- Elizabeth Taylor

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: Vintage Christmas Card



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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: Hostess Twinkies Box - 75th Anniversary - August 2005

I had posted a full scan of this box previously, but needed to scan just the front for a project I'm working on. This box is from August 2005, commemorating the 75th anniversary of Twinkies. There's double the fun with a 50th anniversary Lego promotion, too. August 2005

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: Mr. Pink Squid, A Very Handy Crafter, Single

Mr. Pink Squid will be on my Etsy shop soon!

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: Del Monte

An undated cardboard cut-out of the mascot from a Del Monte Variety Show sale.

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: Ammo Magazine Lumberjack

My contribution to the Lumberjacks Illustrated Guide to Woodcutting edition of Ammo Magazine

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: Ski hi

www.amadteapartyphoto.com

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: (via File Photo)



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Hipster alert: Bet your paper book can't do this #kindle on InstaGram

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Hipster alert: It's beginning to look a lot like Peeps-mas. #JustBorn on InstaGram

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: .



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Hipster alert: One does not simply shop all day.... #SmallBizSat on InstaGram

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Hipster alert: Father Daughter Collaboration #Paper #iPad #Mickey on InstaGram

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Hipster alert: At night the robots come out to bake on InstaGram

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: Photograph of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Posing on the Big Bird Nest Set with Big Bird...

Original Caption: Photograph of First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton Posing on the Big Bird Nest Set with Big Bird and Rosita to Celebrate the 25th Season of Sesame Street , 10/14/1993 U.S. National Archives’ Local Identifier: P08630-13 From:: Series: Photographs Relating to the Clinton Administration, compiled 01/20/1993 - 01/20/2001 Created By:: President (1993-2001 : Clinton). White House Photograph Office. (01/20/1993 - 01/20/2001) Production Date: 10/14/1993 Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=4003478 Repository: William J. Clinton Library, Little Rock, AR For information about ordering reproductions of photographs held by the Still Picture Unit, visit: www.archives.gov/research/order/still-pictures.html Reproductions may be ordered via an independent vendor. NARA maintains a list of vendors at www.archives.gov/research/order/vendors-photos-maps-dc.html Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker: Hostess Outlet Store Bronx NY

Your welcome Twinkie, see you again soon!

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Hipster alert: SJ Sharkie spotted at #TraderJoes on InstaGram

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Hipster alert: Multi Purpose Spoons. We live in magical times.... #plastic on InstaGram

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Hipster alert: FORWARD on InstaGram

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Hipster alert: Quidditch tournament @ Guadalupe Park #HarryPotter on InstaGram

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Hipster alert: GrumpyBot on InstaGram

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Hipster alert: School Photo: Teacher Emma & 5 of her 9 children. #horizonorganic on InstaGram

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Hipster alert: Class Photo: Teacher Emma & 4 of her 9 children. #Horizon on InstaGram

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Hipster alert: Hello Pumpkin #sanrio #hellokitty on InstaGram

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Just a quick peek at a picture I starred on Flicker:



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