Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jul 2, 2013, at 7:45 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > The recent comments on Political Correctness reminded me of how much these > definitions have changed through the years. My only print-published photo > image was made in 1954, when the Tullahoma Jaycees, of which I was a > member, held a fund-raising Pancake Day in conjunction with the makers of > Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix. The pancake company had hired an attractive > African American lady to represent them as Aunt Jemima at these events. > My photo appeared on the cover of the Tennessee Jaycees News Letter, and > is the only published photo I can claim. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Pancake+1954_001.jpg.html > > I'm sure that, by today's standards, this might be thought of as > demeaning. But, she was a charming lady, with a great smile, and added a > lot to the event. She was much more photogenic than the club members who > were helping her with the cooking. ;~) > > Tina might comment on the skirts of the ladies in the foreground. Styles > also change. A most remarkable (and well made) social document. Thanks for sharing Jim. and On point for the subject. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist