Thanks to all the readers who have sent photos in for use on this page. Lately, we’ve seen some striking finds.
Rick Karl wrote in and sent along a photo of his father, Fred Karl, then 20 years old, atop a Sherman tank — a medium tank M4A3 (76)W HVSS assigned to D Company, 2nd Armored Division, nicknamed “the Daytona Beach, “Karl informs us.
The photo was taken at the fall of Berlin, 1945. The elder Karl would return home and go on to represent Volusia County as a member of the Florida House and Senate before sitting on the Florida Supreme Court.
Tim Langford’s motorcycle photos graced an earlier page. Here’s another from his collection, taken by longtime News-Journal photographer Ed Baggett. The photograph appeared in the pages of The Daytona Beach Morning Journal in 1964, and shows Edward “Fireball” Roberts on a carefree motorcycle ride only months before his death. “Here the Fireballer gives Tammy Wilson, 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilson, of Daytona Beach, a lift,” the newspaper caption said.
Please keep these vintage looks at old Volusia County coming. Results are best if scanned on a flatbed scanner and sent in JPEG format, but digital pictures of photos often look just fine, too. There are several smartphone apps that scan pictures better than just taking a cellphone photo of a photo. I often use the Google PhotoScan app. It’s free to download and can take the glare off framed and glossy photos.
— Mark Lane
Do you have vintage photos to share?
Do you have old photos that depict the people, landmarks and stories of Volusia and Flagler counties? Don’t leave them hidden away in boxes and albums. Send a scan or photo to [email protected] for possible use on future historic photo pages.