https://www.jrvphotojournals.com/work-jasper-1 daily 1.0 2024-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1668454087040-SC1E9XD9RVWB5YCMSQE1/Boston+Veterans+Day+1969+Roll++2+026.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1675297168194-CEXKO3KEIDWF24GU92KG/Bicyucle+Exchange.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1670269336496-OU8M571T1R8BSDBCVHIQ/E+Washington+November+1969+Roll+2+003.jpg Work - (E) Image 1. MARCH ON WASHINGTON 1969 The “March Against Death” Thursday night and Friday, cold and wet.. There were 40,000 placards with the names of killed US military and destroyed Vietnamese villages. The march, silent except for 6 drums, went from the White House to the Capitol where the placards were placed into a coffin. Comments: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1613339116702-L70F7601X5Z7X5NK2CRW/E+Holland+1968+015.jpg Work - Chicago Lake Michigan 1969 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1615734236274-8WAWBNU3QNQ2PGK012RH/EENew+Orleans+E+1972+008.jpg Work - New Orleans 1972 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1613337523391-BAMT5IKN8VRS1G1HFBHM/New+Orleans+E+1972+016.jpg Work - Louisiana 1972 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1613337787407-G5XDK218SZEU7DWEUTZQ/Italy+1970+E+009.jpg Work - Venice 1970 At that time an Italian brick or stone mason came to the worksite in a suit (usually heavy wool) carrying his canvas tool bag. He changed into his work clothes and at the end of the day he changed back into the suit and walked home. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1667942264933-CRLDO60A164Y67FZ85N1/image-asset.jpeg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1613339643214-4VOG0E1ZTRH3J0KFXYAF/E+Boston+Veterans+Day+1970+1+026+%2810%29.jpg Work - Boston Veterans Day 1968 - 1970 Photo journalism has many formats. It can tell a story, take one to distant places, and be a time vault accessible without breaking it open. Some are surprised that the Magnum Photo Agency did significant post-war work for travel magazines, airlines, displaying the work of government and non-government agencies in addition to the more recognized news and events coverage. The legacy for the photographers is usually individual pictures that can tell the story “in a thousand words.” Jumping out of third person JRV and going to first person. In making this site a “Living Book” I had to determine the format. There are images that have visual impact or make a statement that can stand alone, and they can also be part of a series. The web design format offered six panels permitting to me organize my work into six distinct categories, which seemed rich enough, and capable of holding many photos. So the six pages were made as: City and Town, Country, Work, Events, Play and Leisure, and Sky and Water. These categories made it possible to have photos from various places mixed within the categories. I have visited the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia. It has idiosyncratic assemblies of art, artifacts and other things in each room. It was very interesting and the staying power in a room was much longer than a museum with just art hanging on the walls. To some extent, I’ve modeled the format on the rich assemblies I witnessed at the Barnes Foundation. I looked at two areas in my inventory that are different: Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia is a very small town and would easily be described as a travelogue. In a two week stay in 1973 I could not make a poor picture. The Boston Veterans Day parade covered from 1968 to 1970 is something different. I find parades and fairs very interesting because they are live theater with different setups. There are actors and an audience. For me, the very nature of these activities render all participants as actors. The marchers are the active actors, the viewers are the reacting actors. On the stage there can be roles where the actor or actress has very few lines but is the center of the story by virtue of their reactions to those around them. Most of my photos of parades and fairs have a significant number of “off stage” actors With that in mind I have built on the numerous images of the Veterans Day Parade — photographs that find an equal fascination in the varied expressions of marchers and the sometimes surprising reactions of the onlookers. The “Contact” button in the “About” section is an email function through which you may send comments or questions to JRV. Thank you, Jim Vaseff (JRV) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1671899589518-PDJQUVNPYW7QHVR2RHDT/E+Boston+Haymarket+Tim+and+Cathy+1968+021.jpg Work - Haymarket Square 1968 Your intrepid photographer is in the left edge of the photo, capturing film in 16 mm. I think he set up the still camera on a tripod with a delayed shutter release. — mid-20th Century selfie! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1668105463942-5QO1HFLGK6VZ29HBXULB/E+North+End+Sunday+October+1969+Roll+1+029.jpg Work - (B) Image 1. Boston North End October 1969 (This was a photo essay of three images in the Independent [accidentally titled “The South End” It is rewarding to show more images here). The Heart of the neighborhood after Mass The mothers and girls visit with the Priest The boys appear to be free-range, however there are eyes throughout the neighborhood The men are in the Paul Revere Mall. B: Image 1. In the ‘60s the North End’ s Italian heritage was widely known . Like other older areas of a city, the North End has a long history of ethnic identities over time. Today these photos look archaic to the photographer, as the North End is now a tourist attraction. Before the Covid period, the most calls to the police were complaints about loud noise from tourist parties, something the grandmothers may have taken care of some 50 years ago, if that ever happened.. Comments: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1673646110356-NSY1WC0PC293V1SF0PSD/E+Boston+1969+1165.jpg Work - (H) Image 1. Boston Common 1969 For me coming from the Midwest, Boston gave the impression that the people running the place, and their graphics (retro even at that time), and their trolleys, were from an ancient time – the 1930s, and I liked it. I found Boston a perfect place for outdoor photography. It has very unique features, that are not apparent at first glance. It appears cold and dark in the winter when one goes to work and returns home in the dark The region has an average of 58% of sunny days — 65% in July and 52% in December. Chicago has a sunny day average of 54%. However, just about every day Boston has dynamic weather. The wind is very evident and can present several seasons in a day. Also, there is a difference with sunny days in Boston and elsewhere. Georgia’s 60 % to 66 % sunny days compared to Boston’s 58% are handicapped by the fact that extreme heat and humidity (the Georgia branch bank time and temperature sign shows that temperature and humidity numbers can be the same all the way up to 100 ) that keep people in air-conditioned buildings and automobiles for more than a collective month in the South. So, Bostonians will go out on any day, even the “working stiffs” at lunch time, to see sun and clouds, have a brisk breeze adding to the visual stimulation, and enjoy the day. San Francisco and Seattle may share a similar experience. Comments: “I have NO problem choosing [a photo from your 2021 Holiday offer]. I would like the "keep off the grass" photo of Boston Common. It strikes me as capturing the spirit of the year.” Rollie Cole, 1970 co-founder and Vice-President 1970. Agree with Rollie that this photo captures the spirit of the times. Mark Shields, co-founder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1613337161883-ZSEBUQFR54HWQHHEAGLN/Boston+19691+E++001.jpg Work - Boston 1969 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1668186132589-VNWVM9DZI8MPN3FNJ6DI/E+Harvard+Stadium+May+5+1970+007.jpg Work - (C) Image 1. SOLDIERS FIELD, HARVARD STADIUM, MAY 8, 1970 Briefing before the event.In April 1969 Harvard’s University Hall was taken over by students and occupied for 10 days. Similar activities occurred in several schools around that time.In April of 1970, an anti-war demonstration marched from the Boston Common to Harvard square and the “Harvard Square Riot” commenced complete with tear gas, broken windows, and other damage. On May 8, 1970, there was a demonstration at Soldiers Field, Harvard Stadium following the May 4, 1970, Kent State shootings. there were numerous similar demonstrations across the country. Comments: “What I Remember about the Kent State incident was that it inspired a number of us to go to Washington D. C. to demonstrate our reaction — moving us outside the Harvard/Cambridge area into the wider world.” Rollie Cole, 1970 (co-founder and Vice-President 1970) https://www.jrvphotojournals.com/about-jasper daily 0.75 2021-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6029904ebebaab04bd3c64ed/1613519452621-8TRFJVEJ1RCEPDDH3756/Cartier+Bressson+letter+001.jpg About