snapping a strolling couple, 1934 style
Toronto. Not that kind! Some cities have a street photographer who snaps folks walking the streets just like him/her. For example, Vancouver had its Foncie – his fame spred well beyond Vancouver.
This November, 1934 article from Popular Mechanics tells how some photographers use a shoulder held movie camera to get a trio of fast shots.
Like most street photographers, the subject is given a card to retrieve the photos (card plus coin). A good percentage of cards were submitted for photos last century when photography took special talent. The card identified the correct prints (hopefully) while the coin paid for the prints and postage (in the days when stamps were inexpensive).
My thanks to good friend and photo history bug, George Dunbar, for sharing this odd article about ways a movie camera can take photos of people as they stroll along the city streets.
