Cool 50/60s Los Angeles Press Photographers Annuals covers

Leif says: "Bradley J. Gake has put a set of absolutely incredible 50/60s Los Angeles Press Photographers Annuals on Flickr." Link

[#1 posted by Fnarf , May 5, 2008 5:29 PM]

So awesome! Great style. And I love the wire finders on those old Graflexes -- no press photographer would be caught dead with a 35mm SLR until the late sixties.

[#2 posted by Falcon_Seven , May 5, 2008 5:38 PM]

I am totally fascinated with the graphic style that these publications are created in. Although it predates the animation style of Jay Ward and Alex Anderson, back to at least the mid-forties, seeing illustrations like these always reminds me of Rocky and Bullwinkle. Anyone out there know the roots of this illustration genre? Some links to examples maybe?

[#3 posted by Amy Crehore , May 5, 2008 5:45 PM]

I love those! And I love flickr. You can find the best collections of old illustrated covers on there. Thanks, Mark.

[#4 posted by arkizzle , May 5, 2008 8:17 PM]

Wow!

And a second to Rocky & Bullwinkle :)

[#5 posted by Egypt Urnash , May 6, 2008 8:49 AM]

Falcon 7: Go digging into futurism and cubism.