Bill Lascher
@bill-lascher.bsky.social
Writer of stories about people, history, and place. Lover of getting lost in research. Player of pinball. I often digress.
Books: Eve of a Hundred Midnights | The Golden Fortress | A Danger Shared
www.lascheratlarge.com
Books: Eve of a Hundred Midnights | The Golden Fortress | A Danger Shared
www.lascheratlarge.com
J is for Japan. One can’t write about Melville Jacoby in Asia without writing about Japan, where Mel captured this 8mm footage in the summer of 1937, just weeks after all out war erupted between Japan and China.
Music: “Wakare no Blues,” by Noriko Awaya
Music: “Wakare no Blues,” by Noriko Awaya
April 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
J is for Japan. One can’t write about Melville Jacoby in Asia without writing about Japan, where Mel captured this 8mm footage in the summer of 1937, just weeks after all out war erupted between Japan and China.
Music: “Wakare no Blues,” by Noriko Awaya
Music: “Wakare no Blues,” by Noriko Awaya
H is for Hong Kong, seen here in this early 1937 footage by Melville Jacoby. Mel frequently visited Hong Kong while studying as an exchange student at Lingnan University, then located in nearby Canton (Guangzhou).
I’ll be in Hong Kong next week for an exhibit of Mel’s photos and other events.
I’ll be in Hong Kong next week for an exhibit of Mel’s photos and other events.
March 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
H is for Hong Kong, seen here in this early 1937 footage by Melville Jacoby. Mel frequently visited Hong Kong while studying as an exchange student at Lingnan University, then located in nearby Canton (Guangzhou).
I’ll be in Hong Kong next week for an exhibit of Mel’s photos and other events.
I’ll be in Hong Kong next week for an exhibit of Mel’s photos and other events.