tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post5223805075437691781..comments2024-01-20T16:49:46.154-08:00Comments on Soapy Smith's Soap Box: Replica of Jeff Smith's Parlor being constructed, part IJeff Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-48833203426963015792010-12-09T17:14:05.590-08:002010-12-09T17:14:05.590-08:00Thank you very much Chuck. I had trouble locating ...Thank you very much Chuck. I had trouble locating a good Wiki article but did find the following, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_colorization" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_colorization</a> if you know the link of the page you referenced please post it. I sure could use it.<br /><br />I have been led to a few other sites as well, including these two.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.csulb.edu/~percept/kyotocolor.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.csulb.edu/~percept/kyotocolor.html</a><br /><br />and<br /><br /><a href="http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f88/gizmowizzard/?action=view&current=ColorWheel.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://s45.photobucket.com/albums/f88/gizmowizzard/?action=view&current=ColorWheel.jpg</a>Jeff Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-56413311936610016442010-12-09T10:32:55.599-08:002010-12-09T10:32:55.599-08:00Hi Jeff,I too am no expert in this sort of thing b...Hi Jeff,I too am no expert in this sort of thing but I know there exists what is called the grey scale. On the grey scale, white is white and black is black, but there are different shades of grey which represent different colors in the color spectrum. If you search under the grey or gray scale on Wikipedia they explain it in great detail and give great examples making it easy to understand. By examining the shades of grey you perhaps could determine the colors yourself. Hope this helps.<br />Chuck Smith<br />Thatcher AZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-25652246005067405662010-12-06T11:37:39.265-08:002010-12-06T11:37:39.265-08:00Friend, Rich.
Thank you very much for your commen...Friend, Rich.<br /><br />Thank you very much for your comments. I did not think to ask the Park Service whether the Parlor may have been white washed. Historical records do show that many common items were shipped to Skagway, where the shops made a killing in profits. this included paint as studies show numerous buildings were painted. I could be wrong but I assumed the white portions of the Parlor were white paint. You know what happens when one assumes! <br /><br />My post started with a search for the colored sections of the building which are not white. The sign, "Jeff Smith's Parlor" at the top appears to have white lettering with a dark background and trim of another color. Then there is the trim around the edge of the building, the windows, and doorway. Placing all the known photographs I have of the Parlor together shows different shades of color which is most likely from mixed camera exposures and sun light depending on the hour of the day each photograph was taken. I doubt that the Parlor trim was painted several times while owned by Soapy but this is a possibility as well.<br /><br />Friend, JeffJeff Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-41218184560129394902010-12-05T22:34:20.329-08:002010-12-05T22:34:20.329-08:00I am certainly no expert re: deciphering the true ...I am certainly no expert re: deciphering the true colors of painted surfaces via old photos.<br /><br />As an artist however...and noting the gray shadowing beneath the banners etc....my guess would be pure white...as in 'white wash'...a lime based common solution used to quickly color natural wood...white.<br />Due to the remoteness of Skaguay in early 1898....actual 'paint' may not have been commonly available...yet.<br /><br />Let's not forget...time seemed to be of the essence to get ones building and business up and operable as quickly as possible...so as not to miss out on the potential business from the fervid stampeder's.<br /><br />So...white washing a building 'may' have been the logical choice.Richnoreply@blogger.com