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| ==== Geoffrey Bennett, “Colour Comes to All,” The Story of Popular Photography ==== | ==== Geoffrey Bennett, “Colour Comes to All,” The Story of Popular Photography ==== | ||
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| - | “The big screen filled with a motion picture in color—color so clear, unburied, so utterly natural that my first impression was not of seeing a movie at all. It was more like looking out of a window at reality.” This quote made it so clear how mesmerizing and shocking color movies really were. This one quote makes it possible to look into the mind of a person who is so desensitized to TV and Movies, that it seemed more likely to be real life rather than a movie. Memories were able to be captured and played back. People, events, and memories were being etched into time, providing a perfect display of what life and people were like. --- // | + | “The big screen filled with a motion picture in color—color so clear, unburied, so utterly natural that my first impression was not of seeing a movie at all. It was more like looking out of a window at reality.” |
| - | Reading through this article, I was surprised that photography took a top-down pathway to the widely popular pastime it has become. Imagining photography existing solely within a life of photography clubs for elites and enthusiasts of photography seems a bit far fetched at first, but then realizing that we do still see a form of this currently, as we typically see art galleries pricing their art and photographs in the high thousands and beyond during auctions. As widely popular as photography has become, there is still an elite appeal about it that has remained. | + | Reading through this article, I was surprised that photography took a top-down pathway to the widely popular pastime it has become. |
| This article was very interesting because I did not realize that color photography date back as far as the 1840s. In the earlier stages of color photography it was very time consuming work, in addition to being expensive. This allowed color photography to be reserved for the elite who had the means to use and manipulate it to make it better. Bennett explains how this changed when George Eastman introduced flexible film in the 1880s. The social dynamic changed, " | This article was very interesting because I did not realize that color photography date back as far as the 1840s. In the earlier stages of color photography it was very time consuming work, in addition to being expensive. This allowed color photography to be reserved for the elite who had the means to use and manipulate it to make it better. Bennett explains how this changed when George Eastman introduced flexible film in the 1880s. The social dynamic changed, " | ||
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| + | I found this article very intriguing because of the dynamic history of colored film. I was surprised that in the 1840's when colored film was first invented that it wasn't initially popular. Despite being expensive and time consuming I can't believe that the kind of technological advancement wouldn' | ||
| “Kodachrome film was in short supply for many years, and was eagerly sought by amateur British Enthusiasts.” This article brings forth the idea that the early on dominance battle between England and America came from not only agriculture, | “Kodachrome film was in short supply for many years, and was eagerly sought by amateur British Enthusiasts.” This article brings forth the idea that the early on dominance battle between England and America came from not only agriculture, | ||
| - | Like many things, the new implementation of color photograph was mainly reserved for the rich in its early stages. Originally beginning in special clubs and then the invention of the amateur camera. Despite the fact that color photography began in the 1840s, it did not reach the common household till long after that. I have seen evidence of that in family photographs. I can look at my grandparents photos and see the switch from black and white to color, allowing me to see when color photography reached them. --Kasey Mayer | + | Like many things, the new implementation of color photograph was mainly reserved for the rich in its early stages. Originally beginning in special clubs and then the invention of the amateur camera. Despite the fact that color photography began in the 1840s, it did not reach the common household till long after that. **I have seen evidence of that in family photographs. I can look at my grandparents photos and see the switch from black and white to color, allowing me to see when color photography reached them.** --Kasey Mayer |
| I found this article to be really interesting. One reason I found this interesting was because for most of his life, he was a photographer and even had his own darkroom in his house. I had never really thought about how the change from black and white film to color would have affected him - either in the amount of work he had to do to produce the film, or in general what it meant to have a picture and have it show exactly what it's capturing, including the color. - Helen Salita | I found this article to be really interesting. One reason I found this interesting was because for most of his life, he was a photographer and even had his own darkroom in his house. I had never really thought about how the change from black and white film to color would have affected him - either in the amount of work he had to do to produce the film, or in general what it meant to have a picture and have it show exactly what it's capturing, including the color. - Helen Salita | ||
| - | Reading this article makes me realize that I take the ability to capture high-quality photographs whenever I want for granted. At the beginning of the semester, we discussed how technology is a product of human want and desire. Few inventions embody that more than color photography. I am struck by the extent to which society was captivated by color photography: | + | Reading this article makes me realize that I take the ability to capture high-quality photographs whenever I want for granted. At the beginning of the semester, |
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| + | "I really loved reading this article! I find the craze surrounding the color photograph to be similar to the advancements that have been regarding the mobile phone' | ||
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| + | I found this article fascinating mostly because I love photography myself, and it was really interesting to read about the beginnings of the art form. One thing that struck me the most is how similar some of the processes still are for developing film - different colored filters are still occasionally used to develop color (and black and white) film in the darkroom. The idea of filters has been transferred to our digital cameras now too, on more advanced platforms like Photoshop in addition to every-day platforms like Instagram and even Snapchat. The progression of technology in this way is pretty impressive - going from using literal filters in film development to using digital ones with just the click of a button. | ||
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| + | The mechanization of the dairy process (found on page 174) is a nice microcosm of the mechanization of agriculture. Because of an increasing percentage of the population living in cities, farms near cities could not supply all of the necessary milk. The increasing demand and decreasing labor force meant mechanization was the only way to keep up. American technological advancements making up for an insufficient labor force has been a recurring theme in this class. -Nick Skibinski | ||
| + | I really enjoyed this reading about how photography changed over time. I myself enjoy taking pictures maybe more then others. | ||
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| ==== Christine Kleinegger – “Out of the Barns and into the Kitchens: Transformations in Farm Women’s Work in the First Half of the Twentieth Century.” ==== | ==== Christine Kleinegger – “Out of the Barns and into the Kitchens: Transformations in Farm Women’s Work in the First Half of the Twentieth Century.” ==== | ||
| - | “If not for your wife, then for your daughter” (Pursell 181). This quote interested me because at this time (1917) it showed how the father was more concerned about buying labor saving devices to keep their daughter(s) happy instead of making their wife happy. The farmers doing this for their daughter kept them on the farm to help with daily chores while the wife was already constricted to staying because of their marriage. – Jessie Cavolt | + | **“If not for your wife, then for your daughter” (Pursell 181).** This quote interested me because at this time (1917) it showed how the father was more concerned about buying labor saving devices to keep their daughter(s) happy instead of making their wife happy. The farmers doing this for their daughter kept them on the farm to help with daily chores while the wife was already constricted to staying because of their marriage. – Jessie Cavolt |
| I found this article to be very interesting as to how it described income distribution on a farm in the early 1900s. While most women would do household tasks, lug water back and forth, and raise poultry, men would be out in the fields with new types of technology and machines. Clearly the women were not having it based on the fact that women in Nebraska created a ' | I found this article to be very interesting as to how it described income distribution on a farm in the early 1900s. While most women would do household tasks, lug water back and forth, and raise poultry, men would be out in the fields with new types of technology and machines. Clearly the women were not having it based on the fact that women in Nebraska created a ' | ||
| - | Running water is definitely something that we all currently take for granted however, these women were having to lug up to 175 gallons of water daily in order to sustain their household (Pursell 180). For so long, men would not agree to have running water in the house, but with the attention gained from the technological agenda and some wives forcing their husbands to carry the water the men finally realized how difficult of a task this was. I think this article does a great job of showing what the gendered tasks were like and how far technology and household roles have come since this time. -Emma Baumgardner | + | **Running water is definitely something that we all currently take for granted however, these women were having to lug up to 175 gallons of water daily in order to sustain their household (Pursell 180).** For so long, men would not agree to have running water in the house, but with the attention gained from the technological agenda and some wives forcing their husbands to carry the water the men finally realized how difficult of a task this was. I think this article does a great job of showing what the gendered tasks were like and how far technology and household roles have come since this time. -Emma Baumgardner |
| - | When I read this article by Christine Kleinegger, I liked how she really shed light on how there was clear gender transition within the household when the production of food changed from in the farms to in the factories. Women were no longer responsible for making the cheese and gathering the milk for her household. Instead she was responsible for going to the stores and buying different types of sold foods that came from the factories. While the men transitioned to working in the factories to financially support their family. Kleinegger even states in the article that . . . “Because of factory competition, | + | When I read this article by Christine Kleinegger, I liked how **she really shed light on how there was clear gender transition within the household when the production of food changed from in the farms to in the factories.** Women were no longer responsible for making the cheese and gathering the milk for her household. Instead she was responsible for going to the stores and buying different types of sold foods that came from the factories. While the men transitioned to working in the factories to financially support their family. Kleinegger even states in the article that . . . “Because of factory competition, |
| - | As the homemade making of goods such as butter and eggs began to became less common and economical and became mass produced, farm women were left in a contradicting position. Kleinegger defines this position as, “the farm women’s new role as a consumer and her old role as the wife of a producer” (177). The barn and the farming, which was formerly a shared space and group effort between man and woman, become more solidly divided into gendered places of outside vs. inside, man vs. female. While their husbands began to invest in modern farm equipment, farm women were forced to deal with antiquated household items that made their work even more difficult. The struggle and persuasion involved in getting their husbands to install running water hammers in gender roles in which women is a domestic household servant whose job is to know how to buy smartly to get her work done best. | + | As the homemade making of goods such as butter and eggs began to became less common and economical and became mass produced, farm women were left in a contradicting position. Kleinegger defines this position as, “the farm women’s new role as a consumer and her old role as the wife of a producer” (177). |
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| ==== Venus Green, African American Women in the Bell System, 1945-1980 | ==== Venus Green, African American Women in the Bell System, 1945-1980 | ||
| - | In Greene’s piece she argues that African American women are crucial to the overall history of all workers (270). In Graham’s telephone system, black women began to replace white women as operators. This change was facilitated as telephone operators became more obsolete. (271) The Bell system encouraged mostly white women instead of women of color to advance to higher positions. (268) Even unions discriminated against black women. For instance, TTU claimed “reverse racism” because black women were hired for lower level jobs. Therefore, Green argues that racism crossed gender lines. As the Bell system evolved, the company placed women of color into clerical positions which were a great distance from their homes (275). Ultimately Greene argues that the Bell system “limited the employment of African American women…Telephone companies offered black women employment only as operators or low level clerks at the very time that white women’s opportunities expanded.” (281) Therefore, black women were displaced when newer technology replaced them. (281) | + | In Greene’s piece she argues that African American women are crucial to the overall history of all workers (270). In Graham’s telephone system, black women began to replace white women as operators. This change was facilitated as telephone operators became more obsolete. (271) The Bell system encouraged mostly white women instead of women of color to advance to higher positions. (268) Even unions discriminated against black women. For instance, TTU claimed “reverse racism” because black women were hired for lower level jobs. **Therefore, Green argues that racism crossed gender lines. As the Bell system evolved, the company placed women of color into clerical positions which were a great distance from their homes (275). Ultimately Greene argues that the Bell system “limited the employment of African American women…Telephone companies offered black women employment only as operators or low level clerks at the very time that white women’s opportunities expanded.”** (281) Therefore, black women were displaced when newer technology replaced them. (281) |
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| ==== Other readings ==== | ==== Other readings ==== | ||
| - | "Some Notes on Vocational Guidance" | + | "Some Notes on Vocational Guidance" |
| - | The values of American society in the early 20th century are made clear by Waddel’s statement that “Engineering, | + | **The values of American society in the early 20th century are made clear by Waddel’s statement that “Engineering, |
| - | Waddell talks about the value of engineering as a field and " | + | Waddell talks about the value of engineering as a field and " |
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