15 unseen image of Hanna-Barbera make the "The Flintstones"

Joe Barbera (center) during a meeting of the audio recording, "The Flintstones" with a penchant Planck, Alan Reed, Jean Vander PYL and Bea Benaderet.

In November 1960, Life magazine published an article about the success of breaking the seed animated series The Flintstones peak Hanna-Barbera. At three images from the studio room choose, but they are also no longer have amazing publish. Photographer Alan Grant took 850 photos for sale magazine, documentation of every part of the activities of the studio. Remarkably, all of these images are now available for collecting display on the Internet to life picture .

Choose twenty bonus scenes from the document, so there are dozens of pictures differ slightly from the same people and scenarios. The images, however, offer to be an insightful look at Hanna-Barbera before only the largest mobile equipment in the world. It is refreshing, a positive two politicians Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera see on the assumption that these practical roles in their tracks. Hanna-Barbera, in all phases of the process of animation in the opposite direction, with nearly two decades of creating Tom and Jerry shorts at the Theater MGM, and during the first years of their own company, deep in ensuring that the final product were involved agrees. These images are a tribute to the professionalism and experience in the creation of animated characters that are not forgotten loved always by half a year later than a century.

Here are some of the most prominent live group Click on the image to enlarge it.:

The inkwell on a cel unpainted Fred Flintstone works.

Yogi Bear and berries Hound soap container produced in a factory in Los Angeles.

Bill Hanna supervision of the music recording session.

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Wed Planck (left) and Alan Reid to vote shall be recorded for Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble.

Joe Barbera combines relaxation with his family at home.

Meeting of the story. Standing, from left to right: Joe Barbera, Bill Hanna, Warren Foster. Seated, l R:. Dan Gordon, Alan Dinehart, unidentified, Michael Maltese, Alex lovy. (Thanks, Yowp for more idents.)

Dryer used as a tool for animation production.

Joe Barbera secretary Maggie Roberts read something for him.

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Photographer (possibly Frank Paiker) Flintstones cel fire under the camera. (Thanks, Yowp to IDENT.)

Homework inkwell.

Bill Hanna grilling steaks for his family.

Carlo Vinci animation presentation on stage.

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Already in the first years the studio has more than one show at a time. Seem to have here, Joe Barbera (right) discusses the concept illustrations Touche turtles, most of which was developed by Ed Benedict.

Bowling team workshop "Yogi Bear" to get to the game.

UPDATE: For a detailed analysis of the collection from the life of the image, so that the fantastic blog Yowp Hanna-Barbera and after a follow-up is worth reading .