Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/07/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Phil, Very good photos. Thanks for sharing. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Swango" <pswango@att.net> To: "LUG" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 3:16 PM Subject: [Leica] blast from the past >I was going through some old storage boxes and ran across some negatives > from VN that I thought had been lost, though I still have the contact > sheets. One set was taken when Nancy Sinatra was doing a USO tour in late > '66 and visited our post just outside of Saigon. I managed to find my way > into where she was hanging out backstage and got a few pictures. IIRC, > the > camera would have been an M3 and 50mm Summicron: http://tinyurl.com/5uu3wu > > They're nothing to shout about but I'm glad I found them anyway. My > daughter will enjoy them I'm sure. You can't tell from the photos but her > dress and boots were bright pink. Nancy would been 26 at the time, same > age > as I was. Her wiki article mentions the USO tour in 66-7. > > -- > Phil Swango > 307 Aliso Dr SE > Albuquerque, NM 87108 > 505-262-4085 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >