A Sampling of my Wares
Jimmy's Brother Billy Carter on the move.
Billy Carter's Service Station
Jimmy's Mother "Miss Lillian" Carter on the move
Miss Lillian Carter in the Railroad Depot autographing.
Miss Lillian was very congenial and polite to all the gawkers around her. But she had to snap at a couple of people who reached out to shake her hand. Apparently she did not want to touch anybody's germy hands. I'm sure being a nurse for any years taught her that humans are natural carriers of germs.
In November
1976, after Jimmy Carter was elected President, Anna and I drove down to
Plains, Georgia. I took a lot of pictures
of the town. I took on the role of a
rude unscrupulous prying paparazzi
photographer.
About 30
years later when I started my blog Chicken-fat in a desperate search for
material I remembered my Plains pictures and published them on the blog. There are some pictures of Mrs. Lillian
Carter signing autographs; some of Billy
Carter; and some buildings. Actually,
just after I took a picture of Billy in his vehicle he shot me a bird- he
caught me with my camera down.... I miss the best shots sometimes.
Arcadia
Press is releasing a book about Plains,
and Jimmy Carter. The editor, Bobby
Buccallato searched and found my Plains pictures on Chicken-fat. He emailed me and asked for permission to use
some of them in his book and I said sure.
Today the
book JIMMY CARTER IN PLAINS will be released.
The launching site is the Carter Center in Atlanta. We were asked to be there this evening. We probably will.
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