Photos rescued from a skip

[M.Chapman]

7 hours ago, geogphotos said:

 

 

You are right. It must seem very weird to be approached out of the blue etc

 

On the other hand some families are absolutely thrilled when they see the images of their Dad ( or whoever) on the internet and when I do a blog post about them.

 

https://blog.geographyphotos.com/2020/06/18/roy-haslett-archive/

Excellent work!

[geogphotos]

12 hours ago, M.Chapman said:

Excellent work!

 

Thanks Mark and Harry - it was you guys that helped me get going on this! 😃

[Jansos]

On 05/01/2023 at 12:29, geogphotos said:

.... these images of great historical importance are being lost for ever - literally in many cases to landfill.

So sad, what a loss to society. 

[geogphotos]

I saved this one!

 

Floating village at Manaus, Brazil 1962, destroyed later in the decade as part of slum clearance.

 

It became a tourist attraction and used in a Bond movie before its disappearance. 

 

Licensed today so will be seen by the WORLD!!!!!

 

Edited February 3, 2023 by geogphotos

[Mr Standfast]

26 minutes ago, geogphotos said:

I saved this one!

 

Floating village at Manaus, Brazil 1962, destroyed later in the decade as part of slum clearance.

 

It became a tourist attraction and used in a Bond movie before its disappearance. 

 

Licensed today so will be seen by the WORLD!!!!!

 

👍

[geogphotos]

Other ones of Manaus here:

 

https://www.geographyphotos.com/search?I_DSC=manaus&I_SDATE[MM]=&I_SDATE[DD]=DD&I_SDATE[YYYY]=YYYY&I_EDATE[MM]=&I_EDATE[DD]=DD&I_EDATE[YYYY]=YYYY&I_CITY=&I_STATE=&I_COUNTRY_ISO=&I_ORIENTATION=&I_IS_RELEASED=&I_IS_PRELEASED=&_CB_I_PR=t&_CB_I_PU=t&_CB_I_RF=t&_CB_I_RM=t&I_SORT=RANK&I_DSC_AND=t&V_ID=&G_ID=&C_ID=&_ACT=search

[gvallee]

1 hour ago, geogphotos said:

Other ones of Manaus here:

 

https://www.geographyphotos.com/search?I_DSC=manaus&I_SDATE[MM]=&I_SDATE[DD]=DD&I_SDATE[YYYY]=YYYY&I_EDATE[MM]=&I_EDATE[DD]=DD&I_EDATE[YYYY]=YYYY&I_CITY=&I_STATE=&I_COUNTRY_ISO=&I_ORIENTATION=&I_IS_RELEASED=&I_IS_PRELEASED=&_CB_I_PR=t&_CB_I_PU=t&_CB_I_RF=t&_CB_I_RM=t&I_SORT=RANK&I_DSC_AND=t&V_ID=&G_ID=&C_ID=&_ACT=search

 

Now I have saudade of Manaus. I went there many times. Well done for rescuing those.

 

Edited February 3, 2023 by gvallee

[John Morrison]

This link seems to belong in this thread...

[geogphotos]

Interesting link. I also need to trace families because of copyright. The reactions from them are unpredictable and varied. Some are delighted and positive, others suspicious, some just plain not interested. Some people seem to feel  some sense of criticism of their family in allowing the situation to arise that I have their pics. 

 

Of course, there are also enormous rewards in terms of self satisfaction.  A former student of the Manaus photographer follows my blog and has made several wonderful comments. I don't think that I should publish her recent comment here but do go and have a read.

 

What a testament to a wonderful geography teacher way ahead of her time and also to the power of photography.

Edited February 3, 2023 by geogphotos

[geogphotos]

I forgot to give the link:

 

https://blog.geographyphotos.com/2023/02/03/the-floating-city-of-manaus/

 

Scroll down to find the comment.

Edited February 3, 2023 by geogphotos

[geogphotos]

4 hours ago, gvallee said:

 

Now I have saudade of Manaus. I went there many times. Well done for rescuing those.

 

 

What a beautiful word. Thanks!😄