On the water. 1950s Kodachrome slide.
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20220909 a memory
In 1995 when I visited Scotland QEII was in residence at Holyrood Palace. Which meant her presence loomed large over the country and you never quite knew which tourism plans would be disrupted, especially in Edinburgh. No visits to Holyrood (out of the question) an interrupted tour of the castle (w/ brief glimpse of Her in her car, see slide), and leapfrogging Her Majesty on visits to nearby manor houses, castles, and formal gardens.
After the trip, I created a collaged flip book-style artist's book featuring QEII in various outfits in the colours of the visible spectrum (ROYGBIV). Except, I couldn't find a foto of her in green. So at the very center of the book, in a flash (le rayon vert*), I collaged her head onto the body of a Scotsman in green tartan kilt (Jackie Stewart??) looming large over some of Scotland's most popular touristic sites. It's a unique piece, and besides my memories one of my favorite mementos of the trip.
Requiescat in pace Queen Elizabeth II. I'm glad your final rest occurred in a place you clearly loved, and where you felt at peace.
*le rayon vert : a meteorological optical phenomenon that occurs transiently around the moment of sunset or sunrise; the green flash usually lasts for no more than two seconds. Also a novel by Jules Verne; also an impressionable 1986 French film by Eric Rohmer.
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Somewhere in Czechoslovakia
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1970s
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West Canal Street, October 4, 1942.
Photo: Charles W. Cushman via Indiana Univ.
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(via Arizona Daily Star)
This giant slide was located on Alvernon Way south of 22nd Street. Here it is pictured in September 1968.
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September, 1962.
From my personal collection of thousands of photo slides. I'll be posting more analog, both my own and other people's memories.
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Camping in the lower Tatras, Czechoslovakia
Color slide
1970s
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