Kodak Verichrome Type 120

This is the first version of Verichrome produced from 1931 to around 1956. Verichrome was an orthochromatic film (it was sensitive to the blue and green parts of the visible spectrum but did not register red).

The roll was processed together with the Super-XX in HC-110 dilution B at 5 °C for 12 min 30 s.

This roll could have been shot in the 1940s. The first frame appears double-exposed and shows two figures standing in front of a house. The remaining nine frames were shot at a scene of a car accident involving a cistern truck. The content of the cistern spilled on the road, and we see three people dealing with the consequences on this image. They appear to be wearing uniforms. There is also a person in a suit and coat holding some papers, probably an inspector. The details of the crash are documented on the remaining images, including the last two showing braking traces.

Was the film shot as a part of this car accident investigation? If this is so, how is the first frame related to the rest of the roll? A professional photographer would most likely use either a large-format press camera, or a miniature 35 mm rangefinder. Also, Verichrome was an amateur film. Professional photographers would probably use a different film stock. They would also have enough experience in using the camera to avoid double exposures. Besides, what are the chances that a professional photographer would forget to process their films?

It appears that the author of these images was not a photographer, but was somehow involved in the investigation of this accident and used a personal camera to "take visual notes".