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Vintage WW2 Minox negatives


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<p>Hello, I uploaded some vintage WW2 minox negatives. They are both shot on VEF 10/10 film. If you are interested have a look at minoxriga.atwebpages.com If you recognise anything (locations, buildings,etc email me please) l will upload the a second film soon :-)</p>

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<li> Picture 2 (of 44): Lunch break, munching on delicious sandwiches</li>

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<p><img src="http://minoxriga.atwebpages.com/Riga/Film_B_individual/Film_B_02.jpg" alt="" width="439" height="455" /></p>

 

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<p>I scanned these on my normal fladbed scanner 600dpi (Canon CanoScan 8800F) and then inverted the negative strip to positive. I do not have a proper film scanner. I can enlarge one or two pictures on the Minox Enlarger if it helps, and scan them back in. The Minox enlarger always produces much more detail than the scanner</p>
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<p>Yes, I also had one or the other idea, but churches with twin towers so common. I Looked at York and Canterbury. I never thought of those. I really like Peters idea!</p>

<p>I think the tall long structures/spikes? on each tower are an extremely close match to York Minster. And the third tower on the right hand side also correspond to the church. Hm... extremely interesting suggestion.</p>

<p> P.s. An army friend told me that the 2nd Divison were transferred to India in May 1942. Their HQ was York. However their shoulder emblem was different. The London Divison Bow&Bells may or may not have been part of them. But maybe the pictures show several different officers which may not have belonged to the photographers unit. Very interesting. Yes, the 2nd divsion sailed from the west coast to India and not east coast such as Hull which is a stone throw away from York (for obvious u-boat reasons). </p>

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<p>No, it is quite definitely York - the single tower is completely different at Canterbury. The single tower on the right in the OP's picture is York Minster's 'Crossing Tower'<br /> <br /> This photo was taken from near the corner of Duncombe Place and St. Leonard's place in York, looking northeast to the Minster. You can almost duplicate the shot using Google Earth Steet View.<br /> <br /> Fascinating.</p>
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