Press photographers and Fedoras

[GearHead]

I of course almost always wear a nice vintage fedora and have been an avid photographer for years.
I finally picked up a 1948 Graflex Speedgraphic which was the staple of press photographers of that era.
Does anyone have pics or good reference photos of the press passes most photograhers would stick in their fedoras?
I'd love to recreate some to use when out doing photo shoots in my vintage attire and Speedgraphic camera.
Thanks!

Erick

 

[J. M. Stovall]

Hi Gearhead,
You know, I've searched high and low for quite some time and have never been able to to find any. The closest I've ever come was this press badge,

which is really cool but not something you would stick in the fedora band.
Apparently the San Francisco Police would issue these for crime scene photographers.

I hope someone here at the Lounge knows more about them.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Matt Deckard has a nice press pass that he wears in his fedora.

 

[GearHead]

Hopefully Matt will pop in with some good shots of it then.
I've seen similar badges a couple of times as most press passes aren't really real unless issued by the police.
You always see them in the movies so I figured it would be easy enough to come by one to use as a template but no luck so far and I've searched everything from google to ebay.

Erick

 

[J. M. Stovall]

Matt Deckard has a nice press pass that he wears in his fedora.

That would be swell! I too have an old press camera like this, and have been dying to play golden era crime scene photographer.

Matt?

 

[Matt Deckard]

 

[Marc Chevalier]

"Whoomp! There it i-i-s!"

 

[GearHead]

Thanks Matt. Do you have a better shot of it or can you get one?

Erick

 

[Matt Deckard]

I'll get a better pic

 

[jamespowers]

I'll get a better pic

Ah, a Silent Butler. I love those. :eusa_clap

Regards,

J

 

["Doc" Devereux]

Ah, a Silent Butler. I love those. :eusa_clap

Regards,

J

Best kind, after the trouble they keep having up at the Palace.

 

[Quigley Brown]

The cops are always gonna let me in to the crime scene....

 

[jamespowers]

[QUOTE="Doc" Devereux]Best kind, after the trouble they keep having up at the Palace.[/QUOTE]

Hahahahahahh! Yep gotta keep them quiet.

Regards,

J

 

["Doc" Devereux]

Hahahahahahh! Yep gotta keep them quiet.

Indeed so. It's just a shame that discretion seems to be such an under-rated commodity these days.

 

[jamespowers]

[QUOTE="Doc" Devereux]Indeed so. It's just a shame that discretion seems to be such an under-rated commodity these days.[/QUOTE]

When Bugsy was around they kept quiet---or else.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Yeah, Bugsy kept his eye on them ... until it was shot off!

 

[Matt Deckard]

Weegee's World... Great book for you aspiring crime scene photographers... get it's one to get.


http://museum.icp.org/museum/collections/special/weegee/

 

[jamespowers]

Yeah, Bugsy kept his eye on them ... until it was shot off!

You mean with the rest of his t?™te (head)?

Regards,

J

 

[GearHead]

Thanks for the link Matt. I'll have to pick it up!