Re: [Leica] Fw: Leica in WWII

["onetreehillclw" <onetreehillclw@compaq.net>]

Thanks guy. All this water here in New Orleans is getting to my head. Anyone
got a waterproof  leica case I can borrow for a few days?

Chris Williams

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Guy Bennett" <gbennett@lainet.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Fw: Leica in WWII


> >I sent the message to Leica@topica.com first.
> >then I forwarded to the LUG.
> >Figures I would get some dumbass reponse from the LUG.
> >
> >Chris Williams
>
>
> Sorry Chris,
>
> I thought you were one of those guys who sends responseless responses to
> the LUG.
>
> Don't know how I got you mixed up with them.
>
> Guy
>
>
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Henning Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com>
> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> >Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 2:23 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Leica] Fw: Leica in WWII
> >
> >
> >> At 10:18 PM -0700 6/7/01, Guy Bennett wrote:
> >> >Gotta say that I love response-messages which include the whole
message
> >> >being responded to, but lack any response. There's just something
> >> >otherworldly about them. Like some form of communication from the
beyond
> >> >that never actually materialized.
> >> >
> >> >1/2 a dialog.
> >> >
> >> >"The Human Voice" (Jean Cocteau)
> >> >
> >> >A whistle in the dark.
> >> >
> >> >Over and out.
> >> >
> >> >Guy
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>----- Original Message -----
> >> >>From: "onetreehillclw" <onetreehillclw@compaq.net>
> >> >>To: <leica@topica.com>
> >> >>Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 9:50 PM
> >> >>Subject: Leica in WWII
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>>  I received the LHSA Viewfinder last week. The article on the Leica
> >Goes to
> >> >>>  War was excellent.
> >> >>>  Today I went to the one year anniversary at the DDay in New
Orleans.
> >I met
> >> >>a
> >> >>>  man named Jim Keller. He was carrying around a photo album of his
war
> >> >>>  pictures. His collection started after the invasion and went to
> >Germany
> >> >>>  surrendering.
> >> >>>  Pictures were of the glider planes, tanks,soldiers in the
snow,pow's
> >in
> >> >>>  russia, and the concentration camps. After talking to him for a
few
> >> >>minutes,
> >> >>>  he told me all his photos were taken with a Leica that was issued
to
> >him
> >> >>in
> >> >>>  his company. He did not go in as a photographer, but I guess he
knew
> >> >>enough
> >> >>>  about the cameras to be issued one.
> >> >>>  He told me that most of the rolls he took were taken by the
censors
> >when
> >> >>he
> >> >>>  came home to New Orleans. He did have a few rolls hidden in his
food
> >tin.
> >> >>>  Thanks to him at least some photos will always exist for future
> >> >>generations.
> >> >>>
> >> >>>  Chris Williams
> >> >>>
> >>
> >> eh??
> >>
> >> (generalized Canadian response)
> >>
> >> --
> >>     *            Henning J. Wulff
> >>    /|\      Wulff Photography & Design
> >>   /###\   mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com
> >>   |[ ]|     http://www.archiphoto.com
>