Archive of World War II Technical School Photography Course Materials at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. First editions.

United States War Department

Published by Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado.:States War Department - Department of the Army,and Polaroid-44, 1940

About this Item

Most material in the Archive is printed in mimeograph form and measures 11x8½", unless otherwise noted. Some material marked "Restricted" (below "Confidential") which is a classification no longer used. . A large Archive of WWII photo technical school course materials used by the Department of the Army for the training of personnel in photography at Lowry Field in Colorado.The Basic photography classes at Lowry Field normally lasted six months, consisting of courses in elementary, ground, and aerial photography; mosaics and mapping; camera repair; cinematography; and photographic field equipment. During World War II Lowry's tasking to provide increased trained personnel to the U. S. military resulted in the base population reaching 20,000, operating three shifts, seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day.Archive includes: Photograph: Photo School at Lowry Field, Graduating Class of November 14, 1942. 154 pp Manuscript course notes.(IF abbreviation stands for Information Form) List of Instruction Forms of the Photo Technical School. 8/1943. 7 pp. List of Instruction Forms of the Photo Technical School. 11/1943. 7 pp. IF#1-1 Organization of Army. 1942. 51 pp. IF #0 Photographic Department. 1942. 2 pp. IF #0 Index of Instruction Forms. 1942. 5 pp. IF #4 Lettering Of Student Instruction Negatives. 1942. 1 pg. IF #4 Mix Photographic Processing Solutions. 1943. 7 pp. IF #9 Photographic Assignments. 1942. 2 pp. IF #10 Skin Inflammation Caused By Photographic Developers. 1941. 2 pp. IF #10-1 Optical Formulas. 1942. 16 pp. IF #10-2 Care and Cleaning Lenses and Bellows. 1942. 8 pp. IF #10-3 Photographing With the Tripod Mounted Camera. 1942. 16 pp. IF #10-4 Exposure and Exposure Meters. 1942. 18 pp. IF #10-5 The Elements of Photography. 1942. 14 pp. IF #10-6 Projection Printing. 1942. 18 pp. IF #10-7 The Elementary Principles of Fixing Baths. 1942. 18 pp. IF #10-12 Photographic Finishing. 1942. 18 pp. IF #10-13 Artificial Lighting For Photography. 1942. 22 pp. IF #10-15 The Elementary Principles of Developers. 1942. 24 pp. [2 copies] IF #10-19 Photographic Processing Solutions. 1942. 20 pp. [2 copies] IF #10-20 Contact Printing. 1942. 14 pp. IF #10-22 Copying. 1942. 16 pp. IF #10-23 Fundamentals of Photographic Filters. 1942. 16 pp. IF#10-25 Mechanics Of Sheet Film Processing. 1942. 10 pp. IF#10-26 Elementary Principles Of Light and Lenses. 1942. 20 pp. IF#10-27 Mixing Photographic Solutions. 1942. 14 pp. IF#11 Photographic Chemistry. 1942. 6 pp. [2 copies] IF#12 Photographic Optics. 1941. 8 pp. IF#12 Photographic Optics. 1942. 8 pp. IF#15 InterValometer. 1942. 3 pp. IF#17 Check Sheet Operating of the Type A-2 Ground Camera. 1940. 2 pp. IF#18 Check Sheet Setting the A-2 Ground Camera For Register Without Filters. 1940. 2 pp. IF#19 Photographic Review. 1941. 7 pp. IF#27 Check Sheet Operation of the Type C-3 Ground Camera. 1942. 10 pp. [2 copies] IF#29 Printing Aerial Negatives For Mosaic Assembly. 1942. 1 pg. IF#34 Retouching Varnish For Use Either With Negative Or In Spotting Glossy and Semi-Mate Prints. 1942. 1 pg. IF#48 Mixing Solutions By Hydrometer. 1941. 1 pg. IF#50 Intensification Of Aerial Roll Film. 1942. 2 pp. IF#50-1 The Contrast of the Negative. 1942. 6 pp. IF#50-2 Principles of the Fixing Bath. 1942. 10 pp. IF#50-3 Photographic Lenses. 1942. 10 pp. IF#50-3 Photographic Lenses. 1942. 9 pp. IF#50-4 Mixing Photographic Solutions. 1942. 12 pp. IF#50-5 Speed of the Film. 1942. 7 pp. IF#50-6 Standard Developing and Fixing Solutions and Their Use. 1942. 13 pp. IF#50-7 Copying-General. 1942. 5 pp. IF#50-8 Copying With Process Color-Blind Emulsions. 1942. 4 pp. IF#50-9 Copying With Orthochromatic Emulsions. 1942. 3 pp. IF#50-10 Copying With Panchromatic Materials and Filters. 1942. 4 pp. IF#50-12 Exposure and Photoelectric Exposure Meters. 1942. 5 pp. IF#50-13 Use of Kodachrome Film Type V, Class M. 1942. 8 pp. [3 copies] IF#50-16 Calculating Exposure With Extended Bellows. 1943. 6 pp. IF#50-22 Reduction and Intensification of Negat.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Archive of World War II Technical School Photography Course Materials at Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado. First editions.
• Publisher: Lowry Field in Denver, Colorado.:States War Department - Department of the Army,and Polaroid-44
• Publication Date: 1940
• Condition: Good
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  • Photography