on 2/5/04 10:39 AM, LandSpeed Louise at landspeedlouise@adelphia.net wrote:
> Well now, that's another tune being whistled up . . . and speaks more to the
> truth of the matter. Your original comments implied I wanted something for
> nothing.
>
> What puzzled me about the Society is that on my last research trek in Aug
> '03 many of my original post-it notes from 1997 were still on the photos
> that were still mis-filed and mis-identified. When I asked why, the reply
> came, "We do things slowly around here." Nevertheless, at least the
> corrective posting were still attached and the "discovery" of the original 8
> x10 glass negatives depicting the first timed race on the salt used in the
> first chapter of Bonneville Salt Flats were donated to the Society in 1937
> and I was, in 1997, -- according to "those people in charge" the first
> person to ask to see them since the images had been catalogued into the
> collection. Imagine what else might be hidden . . .
>
> Speedy Regards,
>
> "LandSpeed" Louise Ann Noeth
> LandSpeed Productions
> "Telling stories with words and pictures"
>
> www.landspeedproductions.biz
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of W S Potter
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 5:08 AM
> To: LandSpeed Louise; Benn; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: vintage B'ville photos wanted
>
>
> Quite to the contrary Louise, my sources said you discovered quite a
> treasure trove of photos by doing some serious digging. You found some
> things they had filed in some obscure ways much to the benefit of those of
> us who have looked there for photos in the past. Since my friends are doing
> some serious research for scholarly publications we get some interesting
> comments that are volunteered by the people there. They are grateful to
> have the additional pics.
>
> Wes
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