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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Chicken Yard 1943, for Tina
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:01:45 -0600
References: <20121127231102.KQWD26743.eastrmfepo102.cox.net@eastrmimpo209><252B0C6D50994450BA886618A444A0A3@jimnichols> <CA+3n+_=ZCzmYkhA4u3s8SzfYDaLi18hPHGevV6yqt0+LPh-bWA@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks, Don.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Dory" <don.dory at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2012 4:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Chicken Yard 1943, for Tina


> Classic feel of the depression era photographs, proud people in by modern
> standards not so proud circumstances.  Thanks for sharing.
>
> If anyone drops by Texas near Austin one of the county seats celebrates
> Tomatoes.  It seems one of the local youngsters doing her part started
> tomato clubs to grow tomatoes.  Like the chickens in Jim's photograph the
> idea was that they were easy to raise and good for the effort.  This young
> lady started with an acre of tomatoes; only in Texas.
>
>
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Jim Nichols 
> <jhnichols at lighttube.net>wrote:
>
>> Thanks, Jon.
>>
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "jon.streeter" <jon.streeter at 
>> cox.net>
>>
>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 5:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Chicken Yard 1943, for Tina
>>
>>
>>
>>  Love this chicken-yard photograph!
>>>
>>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone
>>>
>>> ----- Reply message -----
>>> From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net>
>>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Chicken Yard 1943, for Tina
>>> Date: Tue, Nov 27, 2012 2:41 pm
>>>
>>>
>>> I love it!  Especially the lady's hat and the shadow of the 
>>> photographer.
>>> They seem very proud of their healthy chickens!  Chickens are a 
>>> wonderful
>>> source of protein and very easy to raise.  Good for them.
>>>
>>> Tina
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at 
>>> lighttube.net>**
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  During WWII, in addition to Victory Gardens, many small town families
>>>> also
>>>> fenced in their own chicken yards to provide eggs and meat.  This image
>>>> from 1943 was probably made by my late father-in-law, Herb Miller, with
>>>> his
>>>> 4x5 Speed Graphic.
>>>>
>>>> I thought of Tina's chickens when I ran across this image.
>>>>
>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/OldNick/Chicken+Yard+**1943.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Chicken+Yard+1943.jpg.html>
>>>>
>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>>
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>
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>>>
>>> --
>>> Tina Manley, ASMP
>>> www.tinamanley.com
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>
> -- 
> Don
> don.dory at gmail.com
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