Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]+1 Lluis El 03/07/2013, a las 03:56, Tina Manley escribi?: > Love the photo and the skirts and Aunt Jemima! My how times do change! > > Tina > > On Tuesday, July 2, 2013, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> wrote: >> The recent comments on Political Correctness reminded me of how much > these definitions have changed through the years. My only print-published > photo image was made in 1954, when the Tullahoma Jaycees, of which I was a > member, held a fund-raising Pancake Day in conjunction with the makers of > Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix. The pancake company had hired an attractive > African American lady to represent them as Aunt Jemima at these events. My > photo appeared on the cover of the Tennessee Jaycees News Letter, and is > the only published photo I can claim. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Pancake+1954_001.jpg.html >> >> I'm sure that, by today's standards, this might be thought of as > demeaning. But, she was a charming lady, with a great smile, and added a > lot to the event. She was much more photogenic than the club members who > were helping her with the cooking. ;~) >> >> Tina might comment on the skirts of the ladies in the foreground. Styles > also change. >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > -- > Tina Manley > http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information