Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fascinating. Thanks Tina. Low labor costs though ;-) On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > Yes, somewhere I have photos of their father weighing the gold with a tiny > scale. They sell it to jewelers who melt it down and make beautiful > jewelry. It is usually less than a thimble of gold for many hours of > sifting. > > Tina > > On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Robert Adler <rgacpa at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Neat image, Tina. A real slice of modern history. > > Did they ever get any significant amount of gold (significant to them)? > > Bob > > > > On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:50 AM, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > > wrote: > > > > > PESO: > > > > > > Another old one: > > > > > > http://www.pbase.com/image/141107197 > > > > > > Typical division of chores among the children of the Mosquito Coast! > > > > > > C&C greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Tina > > > -- > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > > > www.tinamanley.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Bob Adler > > Palo Alto, CA > > http://www.rgaphoto.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Bob Adler Palo Alto, CA http://www.rgaphoto.com