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<p>[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 4437222, member: 33"]He looks a little like Carl Sagan, but not sure that it's him. The hair looks a bit different. The loose suit hides his body type a bit but I think Sagan was thinner. They did meet in 1991, as has been publicized. <a href="https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2007/10/meeting-two-minds-carl-sagan-and-dalai-lama" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2007/10/meeting-two-minds-carl-sagan-and-dalai-lama" rel="nofollow">https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2007/10/meeting-two-minds-carl-sagan-and-dalai-lama</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The loose-fitting suit on the man is reminiscent of the 1980s or early 1990s. The Dalai Lama does look young-ish, but he could be 44, imo.</p><p><br /></p><p>What can you tell us about the photo itself? Sepia seems a bit odd in the coloring. It's more reminiscent of a much earlier time. And of course, as far as I know this could have been taken in another country besides the U.S.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Figtree3, post: 4437222, member: 33"]He looks a little like Carl Sagan, but not sure that it's him. The hair looks a bit different. The loose suit hides his body type a bit but I think Sagan was thinner. They did meet in 1991, as has been publicized. [URL]https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2007/10/meeting-two-minds-carl-sagan-and-dalai-lama[/URL] The loose-fitting suit on the man is reminiscent of the 1980s or early 1990s. The Dalai Lama does look young-ish, but he could be 44, imo. What can you tell us about the photo itself? Sepia seems a bit odd in the coloring. It's more reminiscent of a much earlier time. And of course, as far as I know this could have been taken in another country besides the U.S.[/QUOTE]
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