Don't know why...I'm old enough to remember the series but not the name. Thanks.
Larry

Thanks for the beautiful shots. It didn't look anything like that when my wife and I visited the town between Christmas and New Year. Didn't even know this existed!! Makes me want to make a return trip.
Larry

Dave,
I am not Barney. Who is that?
Larry Biond

Yes in Iran. And yes in Egypt where I was grabbed from behind by two machine gunned police on my way to look at the Karnak temple after dark. I was stopped by a number of kids playing under street light [really new with power supplied by the new Aswan dam] who wanted to practice their English. After explanation, I was escorted by them to the locked gate to the temple and with two cigarettes to cinch the deal, they left me there to stare.
In Iran, I was hustled into the police station and told I had photographed a military installation [ this turned out to be a one story police building which I didn't actually film] They decided to confiscate my film so I rolled it into the canister and put it on the desk. They asked me where was the film and I had to pantomime the rolling into the can. I was told I could leave; and after a few minutes the leader of the expedition and our translator came out and somehow had convinced them to give the film back to me.

Architecture; I retired in 2004;if you mean what did I do when I got back to the states; Philadelphia PA if you mean residence.

Thanks for the positive feedback and requests for more.
A not too long [I hope] backstory on this. The magazine I left an architectural office to edit was discontinued in 1979. I was uncertain to stay in publishing [ more $$$] or go back to architecture. I checked with the U Penn Museum and got a response " how did you know we were looking for an architect?" So off I went.
I met up with the group in Tehran after spending a bit of time in Europe and by June we had by trucks and car arrived in Nagadeh. Short stop made a bit longer by my arrest by secret police. I was thought to be a spy for Iraq as I was scoping the main street with my very visible telephoto lens. Once that was sorted we went to Hasanlu area.
Penn had been digging at Hasanlu every other year for about 12 years...stopped when the Shah was ousted. The Met was digging burial mounds in the next valley [Solduz] near Hasanlu. I worked on both sites until September when my wife [then fiance] came to Tehran and we traveled to Isfahan, Shiraz and Persepolis before leaving Iran.
So: a couple of shots of 1970 Tehran. a photo of main st. Nagedeh and the rest Hasanlu. Still more if you want them.
Larry

also police stop for me! Seems funny now.








Note scarcity of real lumber. this is about as big a rafter you can get here

Oldie but...I like it. This is one of my first B&W photos with my then new Nikon and also my first darkroom experience. Hope you like it too.
Larry

Fortunately not my car!!!

I am relatively new to UHH and I [hope] am responding to comments by alliebess, robertjerl and dave fales.
Thanks for your kind words. I can post additional photos but perhaps I will do a bit of post processing to sharpen up ones that need it.
I did no PP work on what you saw.
Some of the original slides are not totally sharp because of camera motion, weather conditions such as wind and sand storms, and no tripod. FYI, I use the Epson V370 photo scanner [approx. 8+ years old] which does IMO an excellent job as a rule. Again FYI: the skeleton is considered that of a murdered person because, like other skulls excavated, has a huge hole in the top of the skull. You can Google Hasanlu tepe and get the story of the site and it's destruction by the Urartians.
Larry

I have been reviewing and culling my collection and thought that this group may be of some interest.
I spent the summer of 1970 [between publishing and architectural careers (?)] on an archeological expedition in Iran. The dig was a joint effort between the Museum of the U. of Pennsylvania and the Metropolitan Museum of NYC. It was one of my best summers ever!
The dig was at HASANLU tepe in NW Iran up near the borders to Iraq, Russia and Turkey. The majority of the local population was Kurdish. There are many photos so if you like what you see and want more....I can make them available.
My gear at this time was a Nikon F3 and a bunch of Nikkor lenses and one Vivitar 28-200mm lens. I find that these downloads from the original slides are not as sharp as the original slide images were...sorry.
Larry

As rent for the season, the dig adds an addition to the local school, which in turn affords us a place to stay when complete


Village woman threshing grain

I belong to an ASA group of vets who have annual reunions in a different city each year. These photos are from a meeting at West Point and our visit to the WTC site.
Larry

Chapel at West Point




Token






new WTC Bldg


South pool

Utmike
Thanks for the clarification. My apologies for my misreading your response.
Larry

I am familiar with the song lyrics. Just think that the Title was appropriate.....remember!
Larry

Thanks. Truly fantastic images...you made my day and it's only 10 am.
Larry

from an old slide. WTC under construction View from Staten Island ferry. Didn't plan for the bird...!
Larry

Try to Remember A Day In September

If you don't mind a bit of post processing, it's easy to fix. I have Photoshop Elements and with that, I can overlay a temporary grid and then do custom rotation in order to line things up vertically and horizontally. I have to assume that other programs could also work like this.
Larry