Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Link? Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> To: <MUGers at yahoogroups.com>; "lug" <lug at leica-users.org>; "paw" <paw at micapeak.com>; "seephoto" <seephoto at micapeak.com>; "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus at thomasclausen.net> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 5:48 PM Subject: [Leica] IMG: Dona Cleta > PESO: > > Moving to Honduras and B&W. This is a scan of a print. I'm still looking > for the negative - close to finding it. Dona (tilde on the n which I > don't > know how to do) was the only member of the Chorti Maya village who could > still speak the original Chorti Maya language. She said the kids were not > interested in learning and when she died two years ago, the language died > with her. Here she is explaining to Dr. Frank Strait that she has > problems > breathing. She had severe osteo-arthritis and was very stooped and tiny. > She's about 3'4" and Dr. Strait is about 6'4". I have another photo of > her with an even taller doctor that I'll try to find. I like their > eye-contact and obvious communication in spite of the fact that they do > not > speak each other's languages. > > C&C greatly appreciated. > > Tina > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >