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Randy, Great job! I'm pretty sure that's my uncle Dean Belmonte, first row, 15th from the left!

Pete

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Randy, Great job! I'm pretty sure that's my uncle Dean Belmonte, first row, 15th from the left!

Pete

Wow, finally got this question solved. Congrats, Pete and Thanks, Randy!

 

Gary

Gary L. Gates

Proud Grandson of Randall Gates
Mechanic, A and H&S Companies, 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 1149th Engineer Combat Group
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Introducing Cpl. Dean Belmonte... proud member of C Company, 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion and Uncle to our good buddy Pete Belmonte (aka Jeweler)!

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Gary L. Gates

Proud Grandson of Randall Gates
Mechanic, A and H&S Companies, 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 1149th Engineer Combat Group
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That's cool Gary!

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Going by the Captains bars, this would be C Company's Commander Arthur Malcolm Wellman. He is number 26 in the front row from the left.



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Hello everyone! I wanted to share with you today the above item that my grandfather brought home with him after the war. My grandmother (we miss you Granny!) gave it to me about 25 years ago. It is a German box camera made by Agfa. The Agfa company was founded in Berlin back in 1867 and ceased producing cameras in 1983. I believe this particular model was called the Box 44, produced from 1933 until 1938.

 

http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Agfa_Box_44

http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Agfa

 

If this is correct he must have bought it used, maybe from a resale shop, I don't know where he got it. When you take off the back of the camera the inside is very spacious and for years I thought maybe something was missing from inside it. That is until I recently found a youtube video showing how you load it, cool!

 

 

 

 

Thought our 292nd photog expert would get a kick out of this item, ever use anything like this Gary? :D

Have a good one everybody.

 

Randy



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Here is a picture that I'm sure was taken by my grandfather's Agfa box camera. The second image is the back of the first, I'm sorry it is faint and hard to see but shows the "Agfa Lupex" trademark stamp.

 

Randy



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Hello everyone! I wanted to share with you today the above item that my grandfather brought home with him after the war. My grandmother (we miss you Granny!) gave it to me about 25 years ago. It is a German box camera made by Agfa. The Agfa company was founded in Berlin back in 1867 and ceased producing cameras in 1983. I believe this particular model was called the Box 44, produced from 1933 until 1938.

 

http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Agfa_Box_44

http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Agfa

 

If this is correct he must have bought it used, maybe from a resale shop, I don't know where he got it. When you take off the back of the camera the inside is very spacious and for years I thought maybe something was missing from inside it. That is until I recently found a youtube video showing how you load it, cool!

 

 

 

 

Thought our 292nd photog expert would get a kick out of this item, ever use anything like this Gary? :D

Have a good one everybody.

 

Randy

What a family heirloom, Randy! Very, very cool!

 

Gary

Gary L. Gates

Proud Grandson of Randall Gates
Mechanic, A and H&S Companies, 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 1149th Engineer Combat Group
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Here is a picture that I'm sure was taken by my grandfather's Agfa box camera. The second image is the back of the first, I'm sorry it is faint and hard to see but shows the "Agfa Lupex" trademark stamp.

 

Randy

I wonder if he was visiting C Company or happened to just see the sign while doing A Companies' work?

Gary L. Gates

Proud Grandson of Randall Gates
Mechanic, A and H&S Companies, 292nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 1149th Engineer Combat Group
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attachicon.gif025 (2400x1869).jpg attachicon.gif026 (2400x1800).jpg attachicon.gif027 (2400x1800).jpg

 

Hello everyone! I wanted to share with you today the above item that my grandfather brought home with him after the war. My grandmother (we miss you Granny!) gave it to me about 25 years ago. It is a German box camera made by Agfa. The Agfa company was founded in Berlin back in 1867 and ceased producing cameras in 1983. I believe this particular model was called the Box 44, produced from 1933 until 1938.

 

http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Agfa_Box_44

http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Agfa

 

If this is correct he must have bought it used, maybe from a resale shop, I don't know where he got it. When you take off the back of the camera the inside is very spacious and for years I thought maybe something was missing from inside it. That is until I recently found a youtube video showing how you load it, cool!

 

 

 

 

Thought our 292nd photog expert would get a kick out of this item, ever use anything like this Gary? :D

Have a good one everybody.

 

Randy

 

Wow, love seeing these old cameras. Very cool.

Marion J Chard
Proud Daughter of Walter (Monday) Poniedzialek
540th Engineer Combat Regiment, 2833rd Bn, H&S Co, 4th Platoon
There's "No Bridge Too Far"
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