Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/27

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Subject: [Leica] The hair book
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:17:15 -0400
References: <AANLkTik4R-YNiFNgs2MO+m_LiByium0JmufUXsvWJEGK@mail.gmail.com> <1B08B6DBFFCF4F5AA4EEE2003C65396A@syneticfeba505> <AANLkTimge9R-EHKTZDD=u1B3BVfK9MmPvmcKcZhppvt_@mail.gmail.com>
 
my understanding is that hair clipping remembrances were popular in the mid 
to late 19th century and often collected from the dead

there is quite a bit of creepy involved

i remember  a hair clipping in my baby book

ric




On Sep 27, 2010, at 9:11 PM, Sonny Carter wrote:

> The collection was donated by a family here in Natchitoches.  Nice tangible
> treasure, and it is chilling to look at, because you can touch people who
> lived here before us.
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