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Many years ago, my friends and I purchased 36 panoramic images from a person in Texas who said he found these images in a book.

This appears to be a family trip between San Francisco, and Sacramento, California shortly after the 1906 Earthquake. There are images from both San Francisco, traveling down the delta, and photos of Sacramento.

From my research, it appears these images were taken with a Kodak Panoram, Model 1 camera due to the size of the negatives.

I hope you enjoy these images as much as we do.

All image © Daniel Cuny 2016. All Rights Reserved. This work is protected by copyright laws and international treaties.

In 1922, a group of noted scientists from Europe led by Jean Massart and Raymond Bouillenne, Paul Brien, Albert Edouard Navez, and Paul Vincent Desire Ledoux traveled to Brazil to study flora and fauna of the region. In 1929, they wrote a book about their travels and finding on the trip, "Une mission Biologique Belge au Brésil (août 1922-mai 1923)" or in English, A Belgian biological mission in Brazil (August 1922-May 1923). Below are a few of the unknown and newly found images from that trip.

Upon researching the photos, I came upon a knowledgeable educator in Brazil, Alda Heizer, who wrote about the trip. I asked her to write a few words about their trip, which I am ecstatic that she did so. Below is what she wrote.

The photographs produced in the first half of the twentieth century's expeditions are vital to the documentation of the environment. They have been increasingly interested in researchers from different fields of knowledge. The Belgian biological mission to Brazil in 1922 to study flora and Brazil's fauna is an important example. With their final destination in the Amazon, biologists traveled through several states collecting and recording what they saw. Associated with "travel impressions," these photographs are valuable testimonies, among others, of biologists' interest in nature protection."

Alda Heizer

Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical/Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro;

National School of Tropical Botany / Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute;

http://www.jbrj.gov.br

http://ppgpat.coc.fiocruz.br

http://lattes.cnpq.br/9858749582469905

Looking through some recently purchased negatives. I came across these three images from the Charles Lindbergh Ticker Tape parade in New York, 1927.

Knowing that the Goodyear Blimp, Pilgrim was originally launched in 1925. I’m guessing this is a fairly early image of it looking at the cars in the photo.

Many years ago, I had the opportunity to purchase 4x5 glass negatives in a shop, and they mentioned they were from The Oakland Tribune. I picked what I thought were some good ones. When I went back to purchase more, I was told, they weren’t for sale. I should have purchased all at the time but grateful for what I have.

I love collecting old negatives. Many years ago I purchased a group of beautiful glass negatives of a family or friends taken in Germany during the 1930s. This is just one of many different groups I’ll be posting. If any people or scenes look familiar, please let me know. I hope you enjoy them.

Recently I purchased a few old 35mm film canisters from a local sale. It wasn’t until I got home and was sorting through the items purchased that on one of the canisters was “TI FIRE” written on a piece of paper taped to the outside of the canister. As I opened the container, I was thrilled to see 35mm negatives rolled up inside. As I looked through the other containers, there was film in them as well.

Looking through the negatives that I scanned, the photos are from a navy seaman that had a camera during the fire. All of these photos appear to be from the inside of the base and many behind the scene.

Doing a bit of research on the fire, I did find this information on the NFPA website. From the NFPA Quarterly v. 41, no. 1, 1947:

"This fire at the Treasure Island Navy Base, San Francisco Bay, April 10, 1947, destroyed buildings having a ground area of over 7 acres, all of wooden construction, without automatic sprinklers. Three fire walls did not extend through the roof, and fire doors were tied open. After delayed discovery, 54 fire companies from San Francisco and Oakland, plus 12 pieces of Navy fire apparatus, used 92 hose lines, but were powerless to prevent total loss."

There are also other images you can see on OpenSFHistory website here. I also found a newsreel on YouTube which you can view here.

Thank you for taking a few minutes to look through these images.