Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, in retrospect, one needs to check 30+ year-old memories before typing away. Here's my shot of the Munttoren taken in 1975. In memory I placed that 1620 on a church in Leiden where the pilgrims did spend a few years before sailing out of Delfshaven to America. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/EUROPE/IMGP1421.jpg.html or http://tinyurl.com/2ymnwt Regards, Dick On Dec 14, 2007, at 4:20 PM, Michiel Fokkema wrote: > look here:http://www.rootsweb.com/~mosmd/ > and here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munttoren > > The 1620 on the munttoren refers to the date it was rebuild after a > fire. > Eventually the pilgrim fathers left Holland from Delfshaven which > is now part of Rotterdam. I used to live in that area when a was a > student. > > CHeers, > > Michiel Fokkema > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> Hi Dick, >> Thanks for looking. I do not believe that the date on the >> Munttoren is related to emigration to America, but maybe I am >> wrong. There is a place in Rotterdam from where lots of ships >> departed for the New World in the 19th century--that place is >> recognized, and there is now a hotel on that spot, called Hotel >> New York. >> Nathan >> Richard Taylor wrote: >>> Nathan - Always nice to tour your home towns with you. That shot >>> of the church with "1620" on the tower brought back memories of >>> my own walk up that street many years ago. I was surprised to >>> see the departure, in this case, of my forebears to the new world >>> recognized there. If I'm not mistaken, there is similar >>> recognition in Leiden. >>> >>> I hope the transition from rainy Holland to sunny Spain isn't >>> proving too much of a shock for you. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Dick >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 14, 2007, at 1:38 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >>> >>>> Another week of shuttling between Spain and the Netherlands. >>>> This time, since Thursday was a holiday in Spain, I took Friday >>>> off and flew up to see my wife and daughter already Wednesday >>>> night. So this week's PAW starts with some Alicante sunshine and >>>> continues with some Almere/Amsterdam rain: >>>> >>>> http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws/?page_id=113 >>>> (all pictures with the Olympus E410 and the 14-54mm lens) >>>> >>>> As always, comments and critique are more than welcome. >>>> >>>> Nathan >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>> Almere, The Netherlands >>>> >>>> *Opportunistic Image Acquisition* >>>> >>>> General photography: http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>>> Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>> Seville: http://www.frozenlight.eu/fotosevilla >>>> >>>> Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp? >>>> qt=wajsman >>>> http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 >>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>>> >>>> >>>> SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information