Th e Inte gral Polaroids Of Jone s Sm ith
S. Cous in
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(pack 1)
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Jone s Sm ith 's w ife , days be fore h e r de ath at th e h ands of pe rson or
pe rsons unk now n.
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An unide ntifie d w om an. Be lie ve d to h ave be e n de stroye d. It is
th ough t th at th e w om an de picte d paid Jone s Sm ith to h ave it burnt a
fe w days afte r it w as tak e n.
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Jone s Sm ith h im s e lf. Th is is be lie ve d to be th e only s e lf-portrait tak e n.
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Th e suns e t ove r More cam be Bay.
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Th e fe rry Ole ande r be fore e m bark ing to O ste nd - w h e re Jone s Sm ith
ofte n h olidaye d.
(pack 2)
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Be lie ve d de stroye d by Jone s Sm ith h im s e lf, th row n ove rboard th e
fe rry on w h ich h e w as trave lling to O ste nd. Th e re ason for h is
dis satisfaction w ith th is particluar inte gral Polaroid is unk now n,
th ough Le ah Sh ank s h as ve nture d th at it de picte d th e fe rry on w h ich
h e w as trave lling, a diffe re nt fe rry (Ole ande r) to th at w h ich h e usually
boarde d.
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An unide ntifie d w om an sat on a de ck -ch air in Joh n Sm ith 's k itch e n,
nak e d e xce pt for a plastic glove , a sun h at and one s h oe .
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A copy of 080541627-02 1711 9 273.
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A sundial and som e oak tre e s.
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Th e front door of Jone s Sm ith 's h ous e , from th e ins ide .
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Th e front door of Jone s Sm ith 's h ous e , from th e outs ide .
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Unide ntifie d w om an in a blue dre s s.
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Th e sam e w om an as de picte d in 080541627-02 1711 9 278, nak e d,
touch ing h e r toe s.
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Th e sam e w om an as de picte d in 080541627-02 1711 9 278, and
080541627-02 1711 9 279 , dre s s ing. Initially it w as state d by Julie
Adam s, am ongst oth e rs, th at th e w om an w as actually in th e act of
undre s s ing, and th us pre figure d th e pre vious tw o ph otograph s
te m porally. Th is is re fute d, h ow e ve r, by th e num be r s e q ue nce .
(pack 3)
A close - of a w om an w ith h ack e d, s h ort h air, facing a w all.
Th re e w om e n, nak e d but for k itte n m as k s , stood against a w h ite w all.
Each h olds a black baloon attach e d to a pie ce of string. Th e one on
th e le ft h olds a lit cigar. Th e oth e r tw o e ach h old a glass of w ine .
Th e w om an on th e le ft in th e pre viously m e ntione d im age . Laugh ing,
h olding out h e r h and to Sm ith .
In re fe re nce to th e w om an Sm ith w rote (in pape rs found afte r h is
de ath ): 'AND SH E SPEAKS FRENCH !'
Th e sam e th re e w om e n from th e back , w alk ing dow n a h allw ay. O ne
of th e w om e n (on th e righ t) is look ing ove r h e r s h oulde r. O nly th e
w om an in th e ce ntre is still h olding a black baloon.
(pack 4)
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(pack 5)
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Tw o m e n sat on th e couch in Jone s Sm ith 's front room . Both are
nak e d, e ach e ngage d in th e act of m asturbating th e oth e r. W ritte n
be ne ath th e num be r along th e w h ite space is : 'You scratch m y back I
w ill scratch yours.'
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Th e tow e r at th e s e rvice station ne ar Lancaste r. W ritte n on th e front
is: 'E. Manch e ste r. 6pm .' Th is and 080541627-02 1712 89 51 are th e
only k now n inte gral Polaroids to be annotate d by Jone s Sm ith .
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Unide ntifie d m an and w om an sat on a couch in Jone s Sm ith 's front
room (also de picte d in 080541627-02 1712 89 51). Th e m an is nak e d
from th e w aist dow n.
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Be lie ve d to h ave be e n de stroye d. It is said th at Sm ith h im s e lf burnt
th is particular inte gral Polaroid in a fit of je alousy, th e caus e of w h ich
is unk now n (Je rry K irs h e nbaum h as, m e rcifully, re fraine d from
providing an unsubstantiate d pape r on th is spe cific inte gral Polaroid).
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A ce rtain K.V. Brace w e ll h as te stifie d on num e rous occasions (or as
Patricia Sm ith h as state d, ‘to w h oe ve r w ill liste n’) th at th e de piction is
of h e r, clad only in k nick e rs, dancing in h e r garde n, in O ste nd.
W h ile th e re are ce rtain incons iste ncie s w h e n s e t s ide by s ide – for
instance in a transcription of an inte rvie w conducte d by Ke nne th
Dam ford, date d D e ce m be r 7th 2005, h e state s th at th e ph otograph
w as tak e n in th e afte rnoon; in an inte rvie w for th e local O ste nd radio
station re corde d on th e Fe buary 6th 2006 and broadcast th e day
afte r, th at it w as e arly m orning. Th at th e k nick e rs w orn are blue in no
w ay give s cre de nce to Ge raldine Carro’s supe rstition th at it is th e
sam e w om an de picte d in th e th re e inte gral Polaroid's curre ntly in m y
ow n poss e s s ion (080541627-02 1711 9 278, 080546127-02 1711
9 279 and 080541627-02 1711 9 280). Inde e d, in th e latte r inte rvie w
s h e stre nuously de nie s such a claim .
Ack now le dge m e nts
A. Cre s sw e ll
A. Garre tt
A. Y. Gre gory
G. Morgan
J. Barlow
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