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Oct 2, 2019 07:20:51   #
traderjohn Loc: New York City
 
PaulR01 wrote:
Nice, to have a moment in history in your portfolio. In today's world you would have been taken out by a Secret Service Sniper.

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Oct 2, 2019 08:02:02   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 

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Oct 2, 2019 08:23:36   #
yssirk123 Loc: New Jersey
 

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Oct 2, 2019 10:28:46   #
cigar dude Loc: South Central MA
 
Great stuff
Thanks
Dave

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Oct 2, 2019 10:28:47   #
cigar dude Loc: South Central MA
 
Great stuff
Thanks
Dave

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Oct 2, 2019 11:43:59   #
Blair Shaw Jr Loc: Dunnellon,Florida
 
AP wrote:
On assignment UPI Boston bureau Oct. 1, 1979. Cover photo tight crop shows Pope John Paul ll, knelling to kiss the ground, that was the key shot in the making to get. w/Nikon F3 & Nikkor 600mm f5.6 at f5.6. Opening cover page one, shows my inside cover page two, the Pope & Rosalynn Carter . . .

Photo two shows Pope John Paul ll and Roslynn Carter (President Jimmy Carter's wife). w/Nikon FTN & Nikkor 1000mm f11 lens. All photos made with Kodax TRI-X 400 ASA 35mm b&w film pushed 1-stop.

I had a prime position at Logan Airport Boston on the roof-top with my competitor, Jim McNight covering for AP New York. Below on the ground was a red carpet with a small grandstand 150 press members!

Forty years ago today . . . AP
On assignment UPI Boston bureau Oct. 1, 1979. Cove... (show quote)


Thanks AP.......those were the days.

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Oct 2, 2019 12:25:33   #
Ched49 Loc: Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
Interesting to see your shots while on assignment from back in the day.

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Oct 2, 2019 12:46:47   #
AP Loc: Massachusetts
 
sb wrote:
What a moment!


It was a true highly regarded moment indeed, SB! Full of excitement every minute. My position was elite on the roof. Rolled out Red-Carpet below with grandstand full as can be with the press!

Only two on the roof. AP Gawrys UPI, and Jim McNight from AP NYC. We had quite the historical assignment and the best position too beat!

The darkrooms were in the rest rooms. Mens Room UPI and Womans room AP. Pope's jet landed 3:20 PM.
Soon as I exposed my shoots the film was rooled in the caset and the runner standing there took the film to the darkroom for processing. CIAO, AP

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Oct 2, 2019 16:38:18   #
AP Loc: Massachusetts
 
sb wrote:
What a moment!

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Oct 2, 2019 18:35:04   #
foodie65
 
AP wrote:
On assignment UPI Boston bureau Oct. 1, 1979. ........................................
Forty years ago today . . . AP


Great memories AP and good job.
Hope all is well with you.

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Oct 2, 2019 19:47:26   #
AP Loc: Massachusetts
 
Gitchigumi wrote:
Thank you for sharing this bit of history! Photos are great, too!


Welcome very much, Gitchigumi! Your fine chosen words are an eye catcher! Older photographs can sometimes be very well known in time. Thank You! AP

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Oct 2, 2019 22:50:16   #
lschiz Loc: Elgin, IL
 
Incredible! Wow! Probly no airport rooftop access these days for anyone any reason.
Those were the days!!!

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Oct 3, 2019 00:49:52   #
Sam9987
 
Thank you so much for sharing. Such a fantastic journey you have been on.

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Oct 3, 2019 00:51:53   #
Sam9987
 
What a spectacular moment of history you captured!

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Oct 3, 2019 12:19:27   #
jpgto Loc: North East Tennessee
 
Hello AP, very nice series of history.

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