Trying to dig up old pictures and the story behind the people interested me some time ago when I chanced upon this family picture.. http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoart/2532359183/in/photostream
I have since dug up pictures of our first cat, Laximon who showed up in the family album, http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoart/6619174601/in/photostream We had forgotten Laximon, who was the centre of attraction amongst my parents and the neighbours. The mother talks of how popular he was, his looks, his charms. Laximon was a character who lived dangerously. Then, there is the story of this Angelo de Fonseca's pencil/charcoal portrait, truly a Goan Mona Lisa huh? http://www.flickr.com/photos/goafurniture/sets/72157626466875452/ It took a few phone calls to identify the person in the subject in the picture (holding an infant if you look carefully) and likely a work by artist before he went North East. There are interesting pictures and the story, in particular pre-liberation. One chanced on a story of a P'guese offer who hid in an empty water tank for three days and managed to get on the last plane out of Dabolim. He sent his picture and a letter of gratitude to the family. So much said and alas, lately one is overwhelmed with stories of greed, deceit....and the pettiness amongst Goans. One wonders why tell their stories anyways! On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:00 AM, Wendell Rodricks <[email protected]> wrote: > Lovely! > Someone needs to do a book on photographs of 20th century Goa > W > > Sent from my iPad > Wendell Rodricks, Campal, Panjim. GOA 403001. INDIA > Off tel: +91-832-2420604, Shop tel: +91-832-2238177 > Off email: [email protected] > > > On 01-Feb-2012, at 6:40 PM, Frederick FN Noronha wrote: > >> Dear all: >> >> Please see these photos: >> >> OLDPHOTO: Farewell to Dr. Froilano de Mello :: Photo from the >> collection of SOBRINHO Antonio Jose. Meeting to pay tribute to Dr >> Froilano de Mello, on April 26, 1951, at Margão (Sanatório do >> Hospício) on the occasion of the definitive departure from Goa of Dr. >> Froilano de Mello. Dr De Mello decided to live in exile in Brasil. >> Gentlemen on the image according to Mr Percival Noronha are as >> follows: Front row (From left to right) 1). Dr. João Filipe Ferreira --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
