RE: [Leica] OT- "The Endurance"- Shackleton's Expedition

["Tim Atherton" <timphoto@nt.sympatico.ca>]

I read the book a while back. When the ship sank in the ice, Hurley dived in
to rescue some of his plates!!

A really good book, and great photos.

Tim A

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Dan Post
> Sent: June 25, 1999 8:15 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT- "The Endurance"- Shackleton's Expedition
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>  LUG-
> I just got the Quality Paperback Book of the month- The book "The
> Endurance"
> about Shackleton's 1915 Antarctic expedition, with lot of photos from the
> groups diarist, Frank Hurley. It looks like authoress Caroline
> Alexander has
> a winner here. I 've just glanced through the book, but some of the photos
> look like they were on glass plates ( and we complain about the
> travails of
> loading reels and figuring development time!), and just thinking about the
> problems the photographer might had had to deal with, makes the
> books title
> all the more apropos! I thought I'd share this immediate
> impression because
> it looks like a really good read, and the illustrations are amazing.
> And the postman also brought my 'new' Ikonta B... Excuse me
> folks, I'm gonna
> be busy the rest of this rainy day!  :o}~
> Dan
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