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pencil1974
05-10-2018, 04:42 PM
So I picked this up the other day. I like Anson and thought it was cool. I did a bit of research when i got it and if I am not mistaken this is a Bain photo of Anson. How do I now if its a type 1 or not? Just curious.
Thanks for any info. (I'm attaching what I found with the photo too)
prewarsports
05-10-2018, 05:47 PM
You can see part of the etched number at the top which would indicate it is most likely off Bain's negative.
pencil1974
05-10-2018, 05:56 PM
Yeah I saw that too along with the backwards Anson sketched in at the bottom by the wicker chair.
It's also a silver gelatin photo which I tried to show in the second photo I took. So does it make it a type 1 photo? It's a very cool image and I didn't pay much for it so I'm happy either way.
Kris19
05-10-2018, 06:14 PM
Great research, Brad! Glad to hear you are happy with your purchase!
pencil1974
05-10-2018, 06:28 PM
Thanks Kris, I’m very happy with it!
prewarsports
05-10-2018, 06:37 PM
Not 100% but highly likely. PSA pretty much wont assign a type to mounted photographs anymore even if its pretty obvious that the photos are "Type 1". I think its a corporate rule or something. Anyways, it all comes down to clarity because a duplicate negative photo would still have the Bain marks potentially, they would just also not be as clear as they should be. A high res scan should do the trick since you already have a high res scan of the negative from Bain to compare it to.
T206Jim
05-10-2018, 07:20 PM
Having held it in hand, I believe it to be a Type 1 affixed to a mount.
Michael B
05-10-2018, 08:04 PM
Is the masking on the photo or in the photo? It is a bit hard to tell.
pencil1974
05-11-2018, 06:02 AM
It's the paint that they used to do in post production at newspapers. So its added to the photo after the photo was printed.
Michael B
05-11-2018, 07:51 AM
It's the paint that they used to do in post production at newspapers. So its added to the photo after the photo was printed.
Yes, I do know that. It is called masking in photo terms. I have seen photos masked on the emulsion and photos of photos that were already masked. I was not able to tell by the photos provided if it was in or on the photo.
pencil1974
05-12-2018, 09:06 PM
Thanks everyone!