Finding slides with people is always fun. Who are they? Where did they live? Sometimes the photos hold clues to the time and the place, others are a complete mystery. The Favourite Child It’s clear to me that this...
Melbourne in Kodachrome
It’s always interesting to come across old photos of your home town. If you recognise the location you study them closely to see what’s changed, cars being the telltale sign of the era they were taken. This selection of...
Australian Towns – Kodachrome Slides
When it comes to rescuing slides, finding ones of caravans or motels is at the top of my list. However, finding one of an ordinary Australian country town is right up there too. Even better is when the photographer...
VW Auto Club Melbourne – 1960s
Our passion for certain things in life often begin in rather mundane ways; sometimes we can’t even recall what the trigger was that set us off on a life-long obsession. My passion for rescuing 35mm Kodachrome slides and giving...
Mouldy Kodachrome Slides
I recently purchased a batch of 200 Kodachrome slides for less than $30 on eBay which is fairly cheap for Australia. As with any sight-unseen purchase, it was a gamble; at best I could hope for 20 or so...
The Motels of Yesteryear
“Motor hotel” = MOTEL I had the misfortune of spending a night in a very tired, past-its-use-by-date motel during my recent trip to Western Australia. My trip began with a very comfortable room at the stunning Rydges Fremantle followed...
Cars, Cars, Cars – Rescued Kodachrome Slides
When I’m on the lookout for Kodachrome slides I gravitate to the ones that define the era they were ‘snapped’ in. People in the 1950s and 1960s dressed smarter and were often seen sporting hats. Motels and caravans tell...
Vintage Caravans
Ahhh vintage caravans. The humble house on wheels. Designed to give the family of yesteryear a break from the drudgery of daily life by enabling them to move their beds and kitchen to the seaside or some other equally...
Dayboro and Gatton 1960s – Rescued Kodachrome Slides
I was super excited to see this set of five Kodachrome Slides on eBay and wondered if I was about to be embroiled in a fierce bidding war. Only days prior I had been outbid on another set of...
John Smith and His Bike
Cold, miserable days are the best kind for poking around in vintage warehouses; the buildings are lacking in any type of temperature control so rugging up is essential. A few weekends ago, wintry weather descended upon Melbourne even though...
Vintage Airplanes – Kodachrome Slides
The vintage aircraft Kodachrome slides in this collection are a select few from my father’s and a family friend’s collection. Some were taken in the 1960s, a few in the 1980s and others I’m not sure but most likely...
Rescuing the Hopgood Family
During one of my expeditions to the Waverly Antique Bazaar, I spied a cabinet that contained several boxes of Kodachrome slides. The cabinet was locked so I asked the assistant to pick me a box, any box. “Any box...