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William Suarez Prieto: 1943
Submitted by down_like_silver on Sun, 12/28/2008 - 9:46pm.
"To Ernest. Sincerely, William Suarez Prieto, Panama, 1943." There are two addresses for William, one in Panama City, Panama, the other in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba; and the words "agua dulce." View full size.
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"Prieto"
Submitted by Latin American on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 3:46pm.
Prieto is a very common last name in Latin America too. I've also seen some small towns been called "Agua Dulce" too, mostly those towns where, in ancient days, there was a largish source of sweet water.
Translation
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Sat, 01/03/2009 - 2:28pm.
"Agua Dulce" translates to sweet water. I think there was an alcoholic beverage in the old days with that name in Cuba. "Prieto" means dark and was a common nickname for dark-skinned Cubans (sometimes derogatory in later years).
Zoot Suit Riots
Submitted by Lord-Velveeta on Wed, 12/31/2008 - 5:41pm.
Dressed in his finest Zoot Suit, in 1943 the year of the infamous "Zoot-Suit Riots" in Los Angeles.
Style Incarnate
Submitted by Mike Cash on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 10:02pm.
He embodies perfectly the adage that "Fashions come and go, but style is forever."
The Good Old Days
Submitted by Baboomska McGeesk on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 5:57pm.
When mustaches were thin and trousers were wide.
Famous?
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 5:19pm.
Is William Suarez Prieto famous? I've never heard of him, if he is.
Delusions of grandeur
Submitted by down_like_silver on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 2:19pm.
Not on the part of the cool and pretty William -- as he is grand -- but on mine, as the photo was shot in Havana, during the years that a famous author named Ernest owned a home near there. I don't really believe Ernest is "the" Ernest -- but it is possible!
Technical question
Submitted by treplovski on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 1:01pm.
Does anybody with darkroom savvy know how they achieved the embossed watermark effect?
[With an embosser. - Dave]
In Webster's you'll see him listed as...
Submitted by steveb on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 12:28pm.
the epitome of suave.
You can't be "that" cool ...
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 11:24am.
unless you "know" you're cool! Great portrait.
Mi Haberdasher...
Submitted by chollisr on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 9:21am.
...been berra, berra good to me!
William, Prince of Cats
Submitted by Dave K on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 3:18am.
Even if I live several lifetimes, I'll never be that cool.
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