Does anyone know who did these photos? - General Tiki

J JenTiki Grand Member (1 year) Home of the best rum collection in NC Joined: Jun 16, 2006 Posts: 2336	J JenTiki Posted posted on Mon, May 24, 2010 4:45 PM On 2009-01-14 13:47, Paipo wrote: I'm pretty sure those photos are taken from a book called "Tahiti Landfall" by William Stone (1946). I don't have it but have leafed through it a couple of times in a book shop I visit. I'll be back over in the city this weekend and will see if I can find it again... Paipo is correct. A non-tiki friend of mine happened to gift me a first edition hard copy of "Tahiti Landfall" that he picked up at an estate sale recently. There are several pages of photographs of Tahiti and Tahitians. The photos with the topless wahines even have very cheeky captions.

On 2009-01-14 13:47, Paipo wrote:

I'm pretty sure those photos are taken from a book called "Tahiti Landfall" by William Stone (1946). I don't have it but have leafed through it a couple of times in a book shop I visit. I'll be back over in the city this weekend and will see if I can find it again...

Paipo is correct. A non-tiki friend of mine happened to gift me a first edition hard copy of "Tahiti Landfall" that he picked up at an estate sale recently. There are several pages of photographs of Tahiti and Tahitians. The photos with the topless wahines even have very cheeky captions.

Post #532036 by JenTiki on Mon, May 24, 2010 4:45 PM