Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017 16:15:23 -0500 From: Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> To: "LUG at Leica-Users.org" <lug at leica-users.org>, Olympus Camera Discussion <olympus at thomasclausen.net> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Gen. Hap Arnold Message-ID: <3777b30b-a03c-4a75-46f5-542f2ba6f0e7 at lighttube.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed >General Hap Arnold, along with Dr. Theodore von Karman and a few others, >were responsible for the creation of Arnold Engineering Development >Center, to get the United States capable of performing state of the art >aeronautical and engine research. A few years ago I received an award >plaque that contained a caricature of Gen. Arnold by noted cartoonist >Milton Caniff. I have always thought of it as a beautiful example of >his work. Perhaps a few of you are old enough to recall his "Terry and >the Pirates" and "Steve Canyon" comic strips. >http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Hap+Arnold-1.JPG.html <http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Hap+Arnold-1.JPG.html> >Jim Nichols >Tullahoma, TN USA ========================================================== Caniff also did the "Male Call" strip for armed forces publications in WWII. -- Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services (Retired) UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 amr3 at uwm.edu http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt