Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/18

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Subject: [Leica] Re:Forbidden building
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Mon Jun 18 22:32:03 2007
References: <369574.40486.qm@web34208.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <009901c7b237$f2220650$0202a8c0@MacPhisto>

Seems so:


http://www.submarinebooks.com/Manitowoc.htm




On 6/19/07, Christopher Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Any photos of this around? Would be cool to see.
>
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Biava" Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:Forbidden building
>
>
> >I was not around to see it, but new American submarines were built in 
> >Wisconsin and traveled down the Mississippi to the Gulf on
> >their way to the war.  And that's a fact....
> >
> >
> >  ( But to tell "the rest of the story" they were transported on river 
> > barges.)    {8o)
> >
> > Christopher Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> >  During WWII, Germans living in New Orleans(including ambassadors) were 
> > using their cameras(on fishing trips) to photograph the
> > waterways in and around the mouth of the Mississippi River. Of course 
> > now we know there was no way a U-Boat could get into the
> > Miss
> > River but they had excellent targets at the mouth of the river to shoot 
> > at for 2 years before we actually did something about it.
> >
> > I've never had any problems here photographing bridges, but like Jeff 
> > pointed out, the local gov does not like their refineries
> > photographed.
> >
> > Chris
>
>
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-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
Natchitoches, Louisiana
USA

Replies: Reply from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re:Forbidden building)
Reply from hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson) ([Leica] OT was forbidden buildings now submarines)
In reply to: Message from leicam4pro at yahoo.com (John Biava) ([Leica] Re:Forbidden building)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re:Forbidden building)