Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gotta say that I love response-messages which include the whole message being responded to, but lack any response. There's just something otherworldly about them. Like some form of communication from the beyond that never actually materialized. 1/2 a dialog. "The Human Voice" (Jean Cocteau) A whistle in the dark. Over and out. Guy >----- Original Message ----- >From: "onetreehillclw" <onetreehillclw@compaq.net> >To: <leica@topica.com> >Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 9:50 PM >Subject: Leica in WWII > > >> I received the LHSA Viewfinder last week. The article on the Leica Goes to >> War was excellent. >> Today I went to the one year anniversary at the DDay in New Orleans. I met >a >> man named Jim Keller. He was carrying around a photo album of his war >> pictures. His collection started after the invasion and went to Germany >> surrendering. >> Pictures were of the glider planes, tanks,soldiers in the snow,pow's in >> russia, and the concentration camps. After talking to him for a few >minutes, >> he told me all his photos were taken with a Leica that was issued to him >in >> his company. He did not go in as a photographer, but I guess he knew >enough >> about the cameras to be issued one. >> He told me that most of the rolls he took were taken by the censors when >he >> came home to New Orleans. He did have a few rolls hidden in his food tin. >> Thanks to him at least some photos will always exist for future >generations. >> >> Chris Williams >>