Kodak Verichrome type 127 - Develop before February 1946 - roll II

This roll of Kodak Verichrome was found in its box and has the Develop Before date of February 1946. The sticker that sealed the film informs us that the label was printed in the United States of America. The shots are likely to be taken in the USA in 1945. The man that appears in several photographs is wearing a service cap which reminds the American Army model of that period.

The film was developed for 11 minutes in HC-110 dilution B at 6 °C. The aim was to get a thinner than usual negative. Fixing time was also extended to 11 minutes and extra washing was required.

This film is one of the oldest in the whole project and the results are surprisingly good for 77 years old latent images. The shots seem to be taken at two locations: a cottage with light coloured walls, a young pine tree in front of it and a forest some distance behind; and in front of a simpler type of dwelling that appears to be built from left-over materials. The windows are all different size and styles and the front door is of a primitive wooden board design. The person on the front steps could be the builder. He and the lady in the floral dress look like the parents of the uniformed man. Was he visiting the family while on leave?