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Subject: [Leica] Eisenstaedt's The Kiss
From: bcaldwell51 at earthlink.net (Bryan Caldwell)
Date: Fri Aug 12 22:21:39 2005
References: <3.0.2.32.20050812143609.02308ed4@pop.infionline.net> <004601c59f99$aa5b9af0$6401a8c0@ejk> <c130a2bc17b1603c51593fcdeeca53d1@pipeline.com>

There are a number of articles that contain the quote from Eisenstadt  
you can read here:

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/V_J-Day

in which he describes using a Leica.


Bryan




On Aug 12, 2005, at 8:42 PM, Neil Schneider wrote:

>
> On Aug 12, 2005, at 7:57 PM, Ed Kowaleski wrote:
>
>
>> NBC News this evening (Friday, August 12), commorated  
>> Eisenstaedt's V Day picture of the Nurse and Sailor entitled "The  
>> Kiss".  They showed a picture of Eisenstaedt holding what appears  
>> to an old Rolleflex and, of course, the implied suggestion is that  
>> he took the picture with a Rollie.  I always assumed, perhaps  
>> incorrectly, that because of Eisenstaedt's mutual admiration  
>> relationship with Leica that the picture was taken with a Leica.  
>> Anyhone know for sure?
>>
>> Ed Kowaleski
>>
>>
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>
> In an interview I saw on TV that was played shortly after his  
> death, when he talked of how he was walking and saw the sailor and  
> woman,
> that he put the Leica up to his eye and shot the photo. He said he  
> didn't know until he got back and processed the film what her had.
> He also said that the sailor in dark clothing & the nurse in white  
> made the picture for if they were both wearing the same color, it  
> wouldn't have made a strong photo.
>
> Neil Schneider
>
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Replies: Reply from ekowaleski at twmi.rr.com (Ed Kowaleski) ([Leica] Eisenstaedt's The Kiss)
In reply to: Message from msmall at infionline.net (Marc James Small) ([Leica] Items FS 12 AUG 2005)
Message from ekowaleski at twmi.rr.com (Ed Kowaleski) ([Leica] Eisenstaedt's The Kiss)
Message from neilsimages at pipeline.com (Neil Schneider) ([Leica] Eisenstaedt's The Kiss)