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geordie
Tol Eressea
Jan 30 2013, 1:48pm
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They are fine photos. According to the Scull-Hammond, the first set were taken in 1961. They weren't exactly for any special occassion: what happened was that Pamela Chandler wrote to Allen & Unwin to ask if she could make a series of photographs of authors whom they published. A&U passed the request on to Tolkien, and there we are. Several of the photos taken that day have been used in books - one of my favourites (not shown on the page I linked to, for some reason) is in a book just by my hand, here: 'English and Medieval Studies Presented to JRR Tolkien on the Occassion of his Seventieth Birthday'. The second series was taken in August 1966 - I'd always assumed they were taken to mark Ronald and Edith's Golden Wedding Anniversary, but no - that was in March. Anyway, they are another fine set. Tolkien liked Chandler - though he jokingly remarked in a letter to Rayner Unwin: '(she) inflicted such blistering lights on me, and held the poses until I was nearly stunned. So that I felt like a boiled or grilled owl, and think I look rather like one in most of the resulting pictures'. (Scull & Hammond, Vol.II p.153) BTW - the book in Tolkien's hand is the 1st Japanese ed. of The Hobbit. (which I don't own a copy of, dagnabbit).
(This post was edited by geordie on Jan 30 2013, 1:51pm)
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geordie
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Jan 30 2013, 11:01am
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Oh, my!
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dernwyn
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Jan 30 2013, 11:29am
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yes,
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geordie
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Jan 30 2013, 1:48pm
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Lovely!
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jan 30 2013, 2:19pm
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#1188404
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silneldor
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Jan 30 2013, 10:54pm
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Aren't they lovely?
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dormouse
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Jan 30 2013, 2:51pm
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That's the first time
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Ataahua
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Jan 30 2013, 6:26pm
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The Oxford don. Wonderful photos!
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Lissuin
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Jan 30 2013, 6:42pm
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You're all welcome -
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geordie
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Jan 30 2013, 8:01pm
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WHAT a surpriZe geordie!
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silneldor
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Jan 30 2013, 10:04pm
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Seriously...so many pics
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Rostron2
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Jan 30 2013, 11:24pm
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Wait a minute - that last picture, the dwarf in the middle...
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dernwyn
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Jan 31 2013, 1:18am
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Director: Roy Marsden
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Elizabeth
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Jan 31 2013, 4:28am
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That is recent!
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dernwyn
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Jan 31 2013, 11:22am
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Edith is Beautiful
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IdrilofGondolin
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Jan 31 2013, 10:38pm
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You know, she is.
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silneldor
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Jan 31 2013, 11:13pm
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Yes, she was.
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geordie
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Feb 1 2013, 1:09pm
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*swoon* oh my...
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grammaboodawg
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Feb 3 2013, 6:32pm
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