Photos taken by James Louis Blilie,
1955-58 Stationed at Eglin AFB, Florida
All images are copyright © James W. Blilie, 2010, All rights reserved
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These are all scans of slides, prints, and negatives. Some of the originals are quite damaged. Most of
the scans required some restoration in Photoshop. I'm not sure what materials he was using. When
he used Kodachrome, the colors are still well preserved. On other materials, the color has nearly
faded out completely. Here are a couple of examples (click on the thumbnails):
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Un-restored
This is typical of the slide films that are not Kodachrome. |
Restored by color restoration and various other techniques to bring something of the original image back |
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Un-restored |
Restored by color restoration and various other techniques to bring something of the original image back |
In addition, many of the slides from the 1940s and early 1950s were severely damaged by humidity
when he stored them in Florida in the late 1950s. You can clearly see large discolored blotches and
fungal growth on them. These are just too much work to correct. I present them more or less as
scanned, for record purposes.
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1940s and 1950s Photos by James L Blilie
Korea and the Philippines 1952-53
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| Near Eglin AFB, 1955?, Don Espegren, Unknown, Unknown, Henry Horne, Shep Williams | My Dad's boat, later named the Añejo (the name of an aged Bacardi rum) 1956 | My Dad's boat, later named the Añejo, Herb Benjamin 1956 | Shep Williams at the helm of the Añejo 1956 | Añejo's wake, Gulf of Mexico, 1956 |
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| The top of the Añejo, 1956 | Catching the Gulf sun on the Añejo | Eglin AFB, the King Hangar, 1956 | Fort Walton from the air, 1956 | Rosa Island, Ft. Walton, 1956 |
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| Ft. Walton area from the air, 1956 | Off to Loredo, W Whitfield and Marv Sullivan (and Unknown), 1956, C-45 | Jim Wetzel and a C-45, Eglin AFB, 1956 | My Dad and a C-45, Eglin AFB, 1956 | Jim Wetzel and Scott Stirling in the cockpit of a C-45, Eglin AFB, 1956 |
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| Susan, Alex, Peter, and Lorraine (Blilie) Polanek, Destin 1956 | Alex and Peter Polanek, Destin, 1956 | Lorraine and Susan Polanek, Destin, 1956 | Peter Polanek, on the Gulf 1956 | Peter Polanek with supper at 308 Okaloosa Avenue, Valparaiso, FL (my Dad's house, where he and my Mom met, later) |
 
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| Officer's Club at Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico, 1956 | Marvin B. Sullivan at Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico, 1956 | Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico, 1956 | Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico, 1956 | Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, 1956 |
 
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| 1957, the Añejo, dry docked for repairs, including fiberglassing. Jim and Bobbi Wetzel | 1957, the Añejo, dry docked for repairs, including fiberglassing. Jim and Bobbi Wetzel | Herb Benjamin and Jim Wetzel, 1957 on the dry-docked Añejo | 1957, New Orleans | 1957, Shep Williams at New Orleans |
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| 1957, Audubon Park, New Orleans | C-124 at Port-of-Spain, Trinidad | 1957, Trinidad | 1957, St. Lucia | 1957, St. Lucia |
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| 1958, Hamilton, Bermuda | 1958, Hamilton, Bermuda, the starting point for the Thursday Afternoon Regattas | 1958, Hamilton, Bermuda, the Thursday Afternoon Regattas | 1958, Hamilton, Bermuda, the Thursday Afternoon Regattas: The skipper, Jimmy Ringold | 1958, Hamilton, Bermuda, the Thursday Afternoon Regattas |
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| 1958, Hamilton, Bermuda, the Thursday Afternoon Regattas | 1958, Hamilton, Bermuda, the Thursday Afternoon Regattas | 1958, St. Georges, Bermuda | Shep and Irma Williams and their children, Bermuda, 1958 | 1958: Eglin AFB Open House |
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| 1958: Eglin AFB Open House: Bomarc missile with Snark cruise missiles behind | 1958: Eglin AFB Open House: Firepower demonstration | 1958: Eglin AFB Sergeant Clarence Hendryx |
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1940s and 1950s Photos by James L Blilie
Korea and the Philippines 1952-53
Background image is Herb Benjamin with my Dad's boat, the Añejo, Tom's Bayou, Florida, 1955 or 56
Last updated: 25-Sep-2010
