No. 7 "READING POWER STATION", Tel Aviv, Palestine - real photo card - circa 1939
IMAGE INFO
- The internationally recognised independent state of Israel was proclaimed on 14th May 1948 [incorporating the city of Tel Aviv].
- Viewpoint is looking north-north-east.
- October 2011 Google Street View comparative viewpoint:
maps.app.goo.gl/D8cFxEYm5arJC7tBA
- The 1930s vintage Tel Aviv Port lighthouse can be seen at left of pic behind the breakwater [still standing].
- The original image can be reasonably dated to Circa 1939, since construction of the power station was not completed until 1938.
- From Wikipedia -
"The station features an impressive 1930s era architectural facade which has been restored to its original condition. A preservation project is under way to restore the main generating hall, Reading A, which dates from the 1950s. In 2011, a 60-dunam (15-acre) park was dedicated west of Reading with paved paths linking the site to Tel Aviv Port and the northern beach boardwalk". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Power_Station
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SOURCE INFO
- The original real photo card (1 from a pack of 12) was purchased by my late father-in-law, Driver Tom Beazley, 2/8 Infantry Battalion, 6th Division, 2nd Australian Imperial Force, whilst on leave in Tel Aviv.
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PROCESS INFO
- Digitized using a CANON Canoscan 8800F scanner.
- Initially restored from the original hand-coloured card quality using Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite 8.0 (note - I decided to remove the effect of the original poorly applied daubs of pastel water colour, as I felt the messy splashes of colour detracted significantly from some of the finer details in the photo).
- Latest version colourized & re-processed using AI software.
No. 7 "READING POWER STATION", Tel Aviv, Palestine - real photo card - circa 1939
IMAGE INFO
- The internationally recognised independent state of Israel was proclaimed on 14th May 1948 [incorporating the city of Tel Aviv].
- Viewpoint is looking north-north-east.
- October 2011 Google Street View comparative viewpoint:
maps.app.goo.gl/D8cFxEYm5arJC7tBA
- The 1930s vintage Tel Aviv Port lighthouse can be seen at left of pic behind the breakwater [still standing].
- The original image can be reasonably dated to Circa 1939, since construction of the power station was not completed until 1938.
- From Wikipedia -
"The station features an impressive 1930s era architectural facade which has been restored to its original condition. A preservation project is under way to restore the main generating hall, Reading A, which dates from the 1950s. In 2011, a 60-dunam (15-acre) park was dedicated west of Reading with paved paths linking the site to Tel Aviv Port and the northern beach boardwalk". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Power_Station
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SOURCE INFO
- The original real photo card (1 from a pack of 12) was purchased by my late father-in-law, Driver Tom Beazley, 2/8 Infantry Battalion, 6th Division, 2nd Australian Imperial Force, whilst on leave in Tel Aviv.
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PROCESS INFO
- Digitized using a CANON Canoscan 8800F scanner.
- Initially restored from the original hand-coloured card quality using Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite 8.0 (note - I decided to remove the effect of the original poorly applied daubs of pastel water colour, as I felt the messy splashes of colour detracted significantly from some of the finer details in the photo).
- Latest version colourized & re-processed using AI software.