PAUL McCARTNEY Onboard TWA Flight 703 To JFK Airport, New York, USA. 13 August, 1965.

PAUL McCARTNEY about to board TWA flight 703 to JFK Airport, New York, USA. 13 August, 1965.

Wings over America, 1976. (x)

LINDA & PAUL McCARTNEY outside the Stanhope Hotel, New York. December, 1974.

PAUL McCARTNEY sailing in a Chinese junk around the Statue of Liberty. May 12, 1968.

Remembering the lovely LINDA McCARTNEY who passed away on this date, April 17, 1998.

“ Linda means beautiful in Spanish, and my Linda was certainly that — inside and out. — Anyone who met her, however briefly, was touched by her genuine interest and gentle kindness. I never stop thinking of her as my girlfriend, even though she became my wife, my children's mother, and my Lady. — The beauty of her spirit never failed to communicate itself to those she encountered, whether they were young or old, male or female, or whatever, they were worthy of respect and so she treated them exactly the same and they invariably felt very comfortable being with her. — Our love of animals was something we discovered, we shared as time went by, and they too enjoyed the same deep respect given to them by her. Her vision of the world was, and is, a simple one. Love, kindness, respect and thoughtfulness for one another and for our fellow species and a deep distrust of people who neglect these values. I am blessed to have shared thirty loving years with this uniquely special woman, a fact which I will remain eternally grateful for. “

— Paul McCartney, Club Sandwich - 1998.

PAUL McCARTNEY in Nice, France. 1965.

PAUL McCARTNEY photographed by LINDA in Scotland. November, 1968.

PAUL & LINDA McCARTNEY during the Wings North American tour. June, 1976.

1970s Wings promo card.

NEW!! LINDA McCARTNEY, Date Unknown.

Q: What is the most interesting thing you’ve learned about people in the twenty-one years you’ve been Mrs. McCartney?

Linda: It’s that people are a bit blind. They don’t see life. Being a photographer I see life, every inch of it. I’m obsessed with nature and animals and the earth; I find concrete things that distract me. Most people are the opposite…they find life boring, squirrels or sparrows boring, whereas I find them fascinating. It has to do with the way we live. It probably started with religion which leads some people astray. To fight over whose god is better has nothing to do with love or spirituality. Perhaps it’s guilt. We are suppressed and spend our time trying to figure out who we are. The most shocking thing I’ve learned concerns abuse, child abuse, animal abuse, abuse to every living creature. There is a world of little Hitlers out there. Slaughterhouses, vivisection and experimenting on animals for no reason is sick. Luckily younger people are becoming more aware.