This one of my favorite . For the longest time I would study it wondering how this gent felt 1 minute after landing . Then I found the story behind the photo. Interesting read
Leap into the Void, 1960Yves Klein (French, 1928–1962); Harry Shunk (German, 1924–2006); Janos Kender (Hungarian, 1937–1983)Gelatin silver print
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Roger Vaughan has been involved with Victorian & Edwardian photography for many years and is certainly someone special when it comes to dating old photographs. If you haven’t yet visited his website I suggest you give it a click .
http://www.rogerco.freeserve.co.uk/
Ramona Rose is raising a town from the dead. But she’s not an exorcist; she’s an archivist.
http://www.theprovince.com/Community+gets+reboot+Facebook/5107251/story.html
The National D-Day Memorial is looking for names of the fallen soldiers & sailors . Maybe you know someone or know someone who knows someone?
http://www.dday.org/programs/participant-identification-program.html
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