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General Subjects => The Archibald Archive => Topic started by: Maggi Young on October 16, 2016, 02:09:02 PM

Title: A memory of Jim Archibald
Post by: Maggi Young on October 16, 2016, 02:09:02 PM

A memory of Jim from Panayoti Kelaidis, who writes :


"Just scanned some transparencies of Jim (and one of Jenny) Archibald I thought you might enjoy seeing. Jim and I traveled to South Africa together in 1997: he asked me a few years later if I wanted to go back again with him. One of the many regrets in my life is that I didn't. He was a great mentor and an inspiration to so many of us. I shall always easily summon his gravelly, Edinburgh burr in my ear [and his impish witticisms] and will cherish his memory forever. "

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 Jenny and Jim Archibald at the International Conference in 1981


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 Jim laughing as he gathers seed of Kniphofia Northiae on Bastard Voetpad, East Cape.

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Photographing Kniphofia caulescens on Naude's Nek

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Jim Archibald photographing Klattia

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Jim climbing the chain ladder

Title: Re: A memory of Jim Archibald
Post by: Maggi Young on October 16, 2016, 02:12:57 PM

More pix of Jim from PK
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Jim Archibald photographing Dierama robustum

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more of Jim and Dierama

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Jim photographing Sutera

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Jim and Aloe broomii v. tarkaensis

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Jim with Dierama robustum